Paper Lantern Writers

TravelLust ~ Vintage Denmark & Beyond!

on August 25, 2020

As you might know, I’m a big fan of postcards. The older the better! Since I can’t go on my much-wished-for-first-vacation-to-Copenhagen this year, I took a short, refreshing visual side-trip by browsing through my Danish grandmother’s collection of postcards. Dating from the early 1900’s, these postcards feature beautiful photographs of Copenhagen (København) and other locales… Read More


PAPER LANTERN WRITERS READ! – Book Club News

on August 19, 2020

It’s a BOOK CLUB! Virtual, of course! My girls, the Paper Lantern Writers, have started PAPER LANTERN WRITERS READ! where we’ll share…the books we are reading and want to read. Join us!


A Lady’s Revenge – YouTube Interview with Author Katie Stein

on August 17, 2020

Would you take up boxing to research your Regency Historical? Paper Lantern Writer Katie Stein (aka Edie Cay) did! Find out more in this YouTube interview. A LADY’S REVENGE   The Paper Lantern Writers are a collective of Historical Fiction Writers, both published and unpublished. Our goal is to tell a cracking good story, using… Read More


“…help Mrs. Thomas Catt with her ‘Rats’”

on August 14, 2020

Ever wonder how American women got the right to vote? Check out my Links Essay  on PaperLanternWriters.com! I’m sharing links to women’s suffrage archives, exhibits celebrating the 19th Amendment, women’s suffrage artifacts, and LOTS MORE!  


Regency Romance Spymaster, Author Elizabeth Cole

on July 24, 2020

Now on PaperLanternWriters, it’s Friday Wordsmith: Regency Romance Spymaster, Author Elizabeth Cole. As Katie Stine (aka Regency Romance author Edie Cay) shares… “In our first Friday interview for our new Friday Wordsmith series, we’ve thrown some questions at historical romance author Elizabeth Cole. Ms. Cole is the author of the Regency spy series Secrets of… Read More


More great quotes about photography…

on July 11, 2020

Yesterday’s links essay on Paper Lantern Writers featured some great quotes about photography, including this one: “There are no bad pictures; that’s just how your face looks sometimes.” – President Abraham Lincoln There were, in fact, so many great quotes about photography and being photographed that I couldn’t used them all. But I would like… Read More


“May I secure your likeness?”

on July 9, 2020

“May I secure your likeness?” is a quaint, mid-19th century way to ask if you can take someone’s photograph. It’s also the name of my first Links Essay for Paper Lantern Writers.   GREAT links in this essay for readers, writers, & historians.  I hope you enjoy them.


Goodreads Giveaway of THE ALOHA SPIRIT!

on July 9, 2020

“The poignant and atmospheric tale captures the pre–World War II diversity of Hawaiian culture, a melting pot of religions and ethos… Evocative and engaging, with a protagonist determined to keep the aloha spirit in her heart.” —Kirkus Reviews   ALOHA! Win a copy of fellow Paper Lantern Writer Linda Ulleseit’s novel THE ALOHA SPIRIT and get… Read More


FREE First Chapters Collection from Paper Lantern Writers!

on June 15, 2020

I’m very pleased to announce that Paper Lantern Writers–a Historical Fiction Writers Collective that I belong to–is launching a store! Our initial volume offers readers a sneak peek into the various historical worlds of our current members. Download Paper Lantern Writers’ FIRST CHAPTERS: VOLUME ONE on either a .epub platform or a .pdf platform for… Read More


UNDER THE ALMOND TREES – YouTube Interview with Author Linda Ulleseit

on June 3, 2020

Find out more about Paper Lantern Writer Linda Ulleseit in this YouTube interview. UNDER THE ALMOND TREES   The Paper Lantern Writers are a collective of Historical Fiction Writers, both published and unpublished. Our goal is to tell a cracking good story, using the context of history. Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel!