Writing

History books lie

Posted by Georgia Ann Mullen on August 16, 2011  | Leave a comment (1)

“Women never did anything important. If they had it would be in the history books.”
So claims the father-in-law of National Women’s History Museum founder Karen Staser. Can you imagine spending holidays with that guy?
Still, he’s not alone. Most Americans grow up thinking men built the country single-handed, since women and their accomplishments are mere [...]

Read the whole story
Writing

Women rule in Seneca Falls

Posted by Georgia Ann Mullen on August 10, 2011  | Leave a comment (1)

If you support women’s rights and haven’t made a trip to Seneca Falls, NY—go!
I’ve visited several times and never fail to be moved by the names of the 68 courageous women engraved on the wall in the Women’s Rights National Historical Park who signed the Declaration of Sentiments 163 years ago.
The Wesleyan Chapel where [...]

Read the whole story
Writing

How writers get ideas

Posted by Georgia Ann Mullen on May 19, 2011  | Leave a comment (0)

Ideas for my historical novels grew out of my employment as a journalist–or, more exactly, from the places my job as magazine writer and editor took me.
One of those places was Seneca Falls, NY, where I traveled to write a town profile for a regional magazine. I toured Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s house, visited the [...]

Read the whole story
Writing

A marvelous book about women’s rights

Posted by Georgia Ann Mullen on May 8, 2011  | Leave a comment (0)

Georgia Mullen has written a marvelous book about women’s rights in the early part of the twentieth century. The characters in [A Shocking & Unnatural Incident] are very believable and the reader is involved in the story quickly. The work Elizabeth Stanton did for women should be greatly appreciated by women of today. This book [...]

Read the whole story
Writing

4 reasons to read A Shocking & Unnatural Incident

Posted by Georgia Ann Mullen on May 8, 2011  | Leave a comment (0)

I must disclose that I am a big fan of historical fiction, and this book falls in that genre. Regardless of possible bias, A Shocking & Unnatural Incident is engaging first because it is well written, second because it has an interesting plot, third because it has a surprise (to me) ending, and fourth because [...]

Read the whole story
SHARE AND ENJOY!
Coastal Gardening Facebook LinkedIn RSS Feed Twitter