on February 12, 2021
You might think you know about historical under garments, but do you really? Do you know the difference between stays and corsets, or how to support a bustle, or what a bum roll is? No shame if you don’t; I had no idea what a bum roll was, and now it’s one of my favorite phrases!… Read More
on February 1, 2021
MONDAY FEBRUARY 1ST ONLY! On facebook.com/PaperLanternWriters! To enter, just reply to the comment and answer the question. Entries will be closed tonight at 9:00 p.m. PST Winners will be announced on facebook.com/PaperLanternWriters tomorrow afternoon. Good Luck!
on January 18, 2021
Join members of the Paper Lantern Writers for their first Promotion of 2021! There will be books. There will be custom pens. There will be other goodies (French Roast Coffee from Café Du Monde, anyone?)
on December 13, 2020
Want to know more about the Paper Lantern Writers‘s new publication? Thought so! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKF3LqQpCj4
on December 2, 2020
It’s Holiday Season! Finally! Let the holiday baking (and deep-frying at my house) begin! The Paper Lantern Writers–a collective of historical fiction writers–is excited to share HISTORICAL HOLIDAY DESSERT RECIPES, a collection of recipes that our characters might have eaten in the past, as well as recipes that we are baking now. Download HISTORICAL HOLIDAY… Read More
on November 22, 2020
A while back I shared my favorite historic Zoom backgrounds. Thanks to The Great Dickens Fair (entirely online this year), I–and you–have a lot more Victorian backgrounds to choose from. Here are a few of the luscious backgrounds offered: All of these images are via dickensfair.com/dickens-fair-at-home/zooms.
on November 19, 2020
Hey! Here’s my first ever attempt at animation. Just press the arrow to continue….
on November 18, 2020
Author Linda Ulleseit is hosting a HUGE Flash Historical Fiction Giveaway TODAY ONLY (that’s Weds November 18) & I’m offering a paperback copy of FANNY NEWCOMB & THE IRISH CHANNEL RIPPER. Sign up on Linda’s FB page here: https://bit.ly/32XHq2N. Or get the scoop on my FB page: https://www.facebook.com/AnaBrazilAuthor/ Ends at 10pm PST tonight.
on November 16, 2020
Yep, you read that right. Jolabokaflod PDX, the annual Holiday Book Fair celebrated in Iceland, Portland (OR), and beyond, is just around the corner. And I’ll be there (kinda, sorta, be there in Portland), weaving a tale about moonlight, magnolias, and how to make a long-ago historical setting come and stay alive. Join Paper Lantern… Read More
on November 15, 2020
I hope you saw Friday’s PLW post where I shared historic holiday menus and recipes. Not for the first time, I researched and wrote more content than I could include in that post. But in the spirit of holiday giving, today I’m sharing what I couldn’t include. Here goes… Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household… Read More