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Happy New Year and Twelfth Night!

by Gail Eastwood Posted on January 4, 2019

How do you celebrate the January holidays? I think I have only just recovered from celebrating New Year’s Eve, when I hosted a group of old friends who gather to enjoy a festive dinner every year. My health has improved … Continue reading →

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Artistic License and 12th Night Traditions

by Gail Eastwood Posted on January 5, 2018

The English count the 12 days of Christmas as starting on Christmas Day itself, so Christmastide, or the Twelve Days of Christmas culminate tonight with Twelfth Night, ushering in the Christian season of Epiphany. Which customs did people follow to … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Regency, Research, Writing | Tagged Artistic License, Gail Eastwood, research, Traditions, Twelfth Night | 2 Comments

West Galleries –Singing in the Choir (Quire)

by Gail Eastwood Posted on December 1, 2017

One of my weekly joys is singing with my church choir. Our church is small, and so is our choir, often only six or eight people, just as I imagine a small rural parish church choir in Regency times might … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Regency, Research, Risky Book Talk, Writing | Tagged Gail Eastwood, Quires, research, West Gallery Music | 11 Comments

On Research & Rabbit Holes

by Gail Eastwood Posted on July 7, 2017

I know you understand the issues –I think all of us here tend to be research geeks. Sometimes it’s hard to pull ourselves away from the endless journey of searching out more information, more fascinating details –just a little more … Continue reading →

Posted in Research, Risky Book Talk, Writing | Tagged Gail Eastwood, Reading and Writing, research, The Captain's Dilemma, The Magnificent Marquess, writing process | Comments Off

Queer in the Regency: a Slice of Once-Hidden LGBT History

by Gail Eastwood Posted on June 28, 2017

How much do you know about LGBT history during the Regency period? Today we offer you a guest post by writer Graham Stokes (who happens to be Risky Gail Eastwood’s son). As most of you probably know, June is LGBT … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest, History, Regency, Research | Tagged LGBT History, LGBTQ, Regency, research | 16 Comments

Mechanical Music in the Regency

by Gail Eastwood Posted on April 7, 2017

No release date yet for The Magnificent Marquess! Possibly end of this month? Or early May? In the meantime, I’d like to share a recent, new-to-me discovery. Do you listen to the radio all day or play music on your … Continue reading →

Posted in Frivolity, History, Music, Regency, Research, Uncategorized | Tagged Gail Eastwood, mechanical music, music boxes, Regency, research | 9 Comments

How Rich was Rich?

by Gail Eastwood Posted on February 3, 2017

Money is not an acceptable topic of conversation among the gently-bred, so I beg forgiveness for breaking the taboo. We people our books with wealthy, dashing characters who are the equivalents of today’s super rich –dukes and earls instead of … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Jane Austen, Regency, Research, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged Gail Eastwood, Jane Austen, Regency, research, Wealth | 10 Comments

Cover Reveal & an Unusual Topic -Cheetahs!

by Gail Eastwood Posted on January 6, 2017

Happy 2017! I had hoped to give you a date for the re-release of The Magnificent Marquess, but I am finishing up my revisions and still aiming for the end of this month or early February. I just can’t sit … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Plot bunnies, Regency, Research, Risky Book Talk, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged Book covers, books, Gail Eastwood, Reading and Writing, Regency, research, The Magnificent Marquess | 12 Comments

Helping Hands: Life with Servants

by Gail Eastwood Posted on November 4, 2016

Do you ever catch yourself wishing you had a cook and a housekeeper? How about a lady’s maid to do your hair, or a footman you could send to the store? My schedule imploded this week thanks to a big … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Rant, Regency, Research, Uncategorized | Tagged Gail Eastwood, Regency, Regency life, research, servants | 10 Comments

Of Chestnuts and More: Research Pitfalls

by Gail Eastwood Posted on October 10, 2016

Did you know that in Britain, the second Sunday in October is “National Conkers Day”?? Yes, yesterday you should have pulled out your best hardened-up horse chestnut on a string and challenged some other conker player to a match. What, … Continue reading →

Posted in Regency, Research, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged Gail Eastwood, Reading and Writing, Regency, research | 4 Comments

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Happy New Year and Twelfth Night!

Artistic License and 12th Night Traditions

West Galleries –Singing in the Choir (Quire)

On Research & Rabbit Holes

Queer in the Regency: a Slice of Once-Hidden LGBT History

Mechanical Music in the Regency

How Rich was Rich?

Cover Reveal & an Unusual Topic -Cheetahs!

Helping Hands: Life with Servants

Of Chestnuts and More: Research Pitfalls

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