FOR THE HISTORY BUFF ~ Wedding Shivaree

FOR THE HISTORY BUFF ~ Wedding Shivaree

by | Jul 15, 2020 | Cynthia Roemer, Cynthia Roemer's Prairie Sky Series, Encouragement, Historical romance novels, Inspirational novels, Inspirational writers, Inspirational writing, My Books, Nineteenth century, traditions

Weddings. What a joy. I’m excited to be helping my oldest son and future daughter-in-law plan their wedding as they prepare to take their vows. Nowadays, wedding celebrations include banquets, toasts, honeymoons, and photo shoots. But there was a time when...
When You Feel Like Giving Up!

When You Feel Like Giving Up!

by | Jul 8, 2020 | Christian authors, Cynthia Roemer, Cynthia Roemer's Prairie Sky Series, Encouragement, Historical romance novels, Inspirational novels, Inspirational writers, Inspirational writing, My Books

When I was in high school, I saw a PBS film entitled, My Brilliant Career, based on the true story of a sixteen year old girl who had written and published a book. I was mesmerized by the idea. When my high school English teacher urged me to enter a local college...
FOR THE WRITER ~ Self-Editing

FOR THE WRITER ~ Self-Editing

by | Jun 17, 2020 | Christian authors, Cynthia Roemer, Cynthia Roemer's Prairie Sky Series, Encouragement, Historical romance novels, Inspirational novels, Inspirational writers, Inspirational writing, Living a balanced life, My Books, True success, Writing Tips

So you’ve written a novel and polished it until it shines. Now you’re ready to submit to an agent or editor–at least you think you are. Then you take another glance and find you’ve overused a word or your sentence structure is too similar in places. No matter...
FOR THE HISTORY BUFF ~ Covered Wagons

FOR THE HISTORY BUFF ~ Covered Wagons

by | Jun 10, 2020 | Christian authors, covered wagons, Cynthia Roemer, Cynthia Roemer's Prairie Sky Series, Historical romance novels, History, Inspirational novels, Inspirational writers, Inspirational writing, My Books, Research, travel by covered wagon

Nowadays, we don’t think twice about hopping in a vehicle and heading out to commute to work or on a day trip to visit relatives or even a 1,000-mile vacation to the Grand Tetons. But a hundred and fifty years ago, it was a different story. Before planes, cars,...
FOR THE WRITER ~ Finding Time to Write in a Pandemic

FOR THE WRITER ~ Finding Time to Write in a Pandemic

by | May 20, 2020 | Christian authors, Cynthia Roemer, Cynthia Roemer's Prairie Sky Series, Encouragement, Historical romance novels, Inspirational novels, Inspirational writers, Inspirational writing, Living a balanced life, My Books, True success, Writing Tips

The pandemic has changed a lot in our lives! Some may find the extra time at home conducive to their writing, while others are struggling to find a quiet corner in their household to unleash their creative energies! To be serious about writing, one has to be...
FOR THE HISTORY BUFF ~ Civil War Battle

FOR THE HISTORY BUFF ~ Civil War Battle

by | May 13, 2020 | Christian authors, Civil War Novels, Cynthia Roemer, Cynthia Roemer's Prairie Sky Series, Encouragement, Historical romance novels, History, Inspirational novels, Inspirational writers, Inspirational writing, My Books, Research

This week on FOR THE HISTORY BUFF, I thought it would be fun to share a bit about the research I’m doing for my current work in progress (WIP), a Civil War manuscript, which I’ve tentatively entitled, Beyond These War-Torn Lands. These past few months,...