Comments on: History, Romance and Research

By: For Writers: How to Research (With Free Resources) | Raychel Rose

For Writers: How to Research (With Free Resources) | Raychel Rose — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 12:16:25 +0000

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By: Regina Jennings

Regina Jennings — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 19:43:38 +0000

My jaw dropped…good guess. You’re really close to being able to open a Navajo research center, aren’t you? I live in Oklahoma and am frequently asked why I don’t write about Oklahoma and this is why. I don’t know enough about the different cultures here pre-1889 and I wouldn’t even know where to start. Maybe someday…

Thanks for sharing! I’m impressed.

By: Jennifer Zarifeh Major

Jennifer Zarifeh Major — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 19:07:43 +0000

This is so cool!!
I had to start from scratch with my research, and it wasn’t easy researching the Navajo Nation pre and post Bosque Redondo/Hweeldi in 1868.
See? Your jaw just dropped, didn’t it? And if it did not? YAY!
Everything from doors always pointing east, to a Navajo person never pointing a finger. And owls are not friendly, but crows are.
I love what I do, but I have 22 books on my shelves that are JUST for Navajo history. That’s alot of work!

By: Regina Jennings

Regina Jennings — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 13:12:42 +0000

In reply to Lacy Williams. I need something like that for my cowboy clothing. I've borrowed books on Civil War uniforms and took pictures at the Cowboy Hall of Fame, but that sounds like a great resource. You're so funny about the medical stuff. I bet it's hard to decide whether to have your doctor do something that's historically accurate or something that would really help the person. :)

By: Regina Jennings

Regina Jennings — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 11:46:30 +0000

In reply to Erin Taylor Young. Leave it to you, Erin! That's a great idea. And off the top of my head I'm thinking it might have something to do with cow udders. :) Thanks for visiting!

By: Erin Taylor Young

Erin Taylor Young — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 03:44:14 +0000

Amen, Robin! I’m not a lover of doing research, but I sure love that historical writers like Regina get all up into it. Makes those books way more real for us fans of the genre. Regina, I totally want to see that bust cream in the next story. But hey, let’s make it a challenge and maybe the hero buys it (for some ridiculous reason that I know you can come up with).

By: Lacy Williams

Lacy Williams — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 03:41:05 +0000

I use both the Montgomery and Sears catalogs (reprints). I have a “fashion” book I love for my Wyoming cowboys “I See by Your Outfit: Historic Cowboy Gear of the Northern Plains” (tons of pictures) and for the girls “Calico Chronicle: Texas Women and Their Fashions”. For RETURN OF THE COWBOY DOCTOR, I did a lot of reading of modern-day medical remedies and then tried to take them back and see how they would’ve been treated in the Wild West. Cholera – shivers! – nasty disease and I was grossed out during research. Also gunshot wound freaked me out but I had to know how they would treat it. Probably my last “doctor” book because I’ve found the only research I don’t like!!!

By: Regina Jennings

Regina Jennings — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 03:26:10 +0000

In reply to Robin Patchen. Thanks, Robin. I'm afraid I'd come off sounding really old-fashioned even if I wrote contemporary, so I'd better stick where I am.

By: Regina Jennings

Regina Jennings — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 03:25:02 +0000

In reply to Terri Weldon. That's a great idea, Terri. And you have to love Pinterest, no matter what era you write. I love to pin gowns I think my ladies would wear on the story boards.

By: Robin Patchen

Robin Patchen — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 03:05:32 +0000

I’m so impressed by your ladies who write historical fiction. Just thinking about going through those old books makes me want to run away! I don’t even like to research for my contemporary novels. I’ve read your great historicals, Regina, and you definitely do your homework.