NOTE: This post has also been cross-posted to my author blog: https://deborahsholman.com/ I didn’t set out to write about a con artist. I wasn’t even researching criminals. I was trying to get the facts straight about my husband’s great-grandmother, known in the family as Catherine C. Fitzallen. I was scrolling through an Ancestry message board, […]
Read MoreOn Saturday, October 4, I had the pleasure of being a vendor at Family History Day, sponsored by the Connecticut Society of Genealogists. I always enjoy chatting with people who love family history, and inevitably, someone asks how I choose which ancestor to write about. For my first novel, Nothing Really Bad Will Happen, the […]
Read MoreI’ve been chasing my husband’s great-grandmother, Catherine Kenney, since 2015. She left behind a trail of contradictions that made her one of those maddening ancestors who seemed determined to hide in plain sight. But after years of digging, thanks to Scripty (my AI pal) I’ve finally cracked the case: where she was born, who her […]
Read MorePosted by Deborah Samuel Holman, Author of Nothing Really Bad Will Happen and the upcoming children’s version inspired by it NOTE: This post also appears on my author and book blogs—because it touches all three worlds. When I began adapting my adult novel Nothing Really Bad Will Happen into a version for my 6-year-old grandson, […]
Read MoreWe woke to a gray snowy scene outside our window. Thankfully our hotel is just a minute walk away. Before I head to the first session let me tell you something…I’ve got a secret. Which I’ll be divulging tomorrow. For now, let’s just say I’ve had to embrace my second “career.” So, this session was […]
Read MoreWe started the day at 9:00 with breakfast in the Sheraton. Not terribly thrilled with $22 buffet. We didn’t want to use the grab and go choices at the cafe. Hopefully, there will be more à la carte options during the week. Scott went off with a friend to tour the Eastern State Penitentiary and […]
Read MoreThe phone rang in the apartment at Silbergasse 43. Paul answered it, speaking in hushed tones. His six-year-old daughter, Doris, strained to hear, but couldn’t make out the words. She heard the apartment door open and listened intently as the sound of footsteps down the two flights of stairs faded into silence. It would be […]
Read MoreFor those of you who don’t follow my book blog (www.nothingreallybadwillhappen.com), I thought I’d catch you up on what’s been happening. After nearly eight years, my novel, Nothing Really Bad Will Happen, has been published on Amazon! It has been quite the journey. As my Daily Writing Sprint friend, Pam aptly put it, “It takes […]
Read MoreI’m cross-posting this to both my blogs, so I apologize in advance if you subscribe to my book blog as well as this one. I wanted to catch you all up with what’s been happening with my novel Nothing Really Bad Will Happen. As of Tuesday, March 12, my book has been live on Amazon.com! […]
Read MoreFeel free to skip this post if you’re not interested in learning a bit about Artificial Intelligence, I won’t be offended. Really. Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing the way we live and work, and it is also having a major impact on the way we write. In particular, AI is being used to help […]
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