by Heather Hambel Curley | Jun 30, 2012 | Civil War, history, Writing
Writing what you know. It’s the topic of blog posts, articles, seminars, workshops, conventions, chapters in books, whole books. You get the picture. They say (whoever they is) your best writing will be what you know. Or, along those same lines, your passion....
by Heather Hambel Curley | Jun 24, 2012 | Civil War, history
I am not a fan of Joshua Chamberlain. During the Battle of Gettysburg, the 20th Maine was the end of the Union line, the “far left” if you will, and stationed on Little Round Top (not that you care, but Little Round Top wasn’t actually called Little...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Jun 14, 2012 | history, Writing
Not that it needs reiterated, but I love the American Civil War. The Hubs and I have an entire bookcase dedicated to Civil War (nonfiction) books. I’m writing a novel about the Civil War, I blog about the Civil War, I’ve been known to reenact the Civil...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Jun 10, 2012 | history, Writing
Well, we got to Antietam around 9:30am and it was already almost 80 degrees out. This is not something that brings joy to the hearts of individuals about to dress in wool. The baby and I were also not excited. Well, the baby was not excited because I slathered him in...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Jun 8, 2012 | history, Writing
I never come to Gettysburg in the summer time. It’s touristy. There’s ghost tours running around nonstop. You stick to the bathroom floors. Lines of traffic are long. The wait for a parking spot at Little Round Top is longer. Blah, it’s just...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Jun 3, 2012 | history, Writing
If there was a meter available that could measure my attention span, I’m thinking it would register at a big, fat, zero. Honestly, my two-year old has had better focus these days. Is it tiredness? Is it Age 30 looming in the distance, cackling and waiting to get...
