Learning from History

Evaluated experience is the best teacher. And so is learning from history.

 

History is another great teacher. If we do not learn it, we are doomed to repeat the errors made in history.

 

Why do I love historical fiction? Some of these errors can be made and learned from again today. That's why. If we do not know our history, we live a very dangerous life. After all, we do not know the lessons others had to learn the hard way.

 

So, study up on history. It will help you live a better today. I write historical fiction to make this learning easier and more imaginative than reading a textbook.

(Clipart Credit: Microsoft Images Online.)
 

Stacy Duplease
Historical Fiction Writer of:

Inspirational American Historical Ancestry Romance Fiction

dba Remembering Your Present, LLC & Family Treez USA

Email: familytreezusa@gmail.com
Bookstore: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hisfiction   

A New Plan

I took some time to plan the next year or so of books I want to write. 

What I did not expect was how there will be eight books on Jamestown between the years 1607 and 1624. (Gulp!)

I hope you are ready to learn a great deal about Jamestown, Virginia. I know I am. 

(Photo Credit: Stacy Duplease. 2012. At Jamestown.)

-- Stacy Duplease
Historical Fiction Writer
Sent from my cell.

Camp NaNoWriMo, (Elizabeth) Book Progress, and Other News

Greetings. I hope you are doing well today.

I am doing quite well. I just got two days worth of my daily word count goals finished today so I am now four days ahead of schedule. I cannot even begin to tell you how thrilled I am to be this far ahead with my book, "ELIZABETH."

As to my progress of Camp NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), I am ahead of schedule as well.

Total word count at this point: 27,121 of 90,000 words.

I have decided to break my telephone sized books into six books instead. Therefore I will be able to write one every couple of months and will be able to write more and edit more that way.

Elizabeth definitely keeps surprising me. I have found this book a blast to write. Historical Fiction based on my family is rather a blast to write about and I am honored to share stories of what-might-been with you.

The other news I have is I am excited because I just re-joined ACFW and CWG. (American Christian Fiction Writers and Christian Writers Guild).

Have a blessed day and evening.

(Photo Credit: Stacy Duplease.)

Stacy Duplease
Geneaologist and Historical Fiction Writer

dba Remembering Your Present, LLC & Family Treez Etc

Family Treez Blog and Website: http://familytreezetc.blogspot.com

Email: familytreezetc@gmail.com
Bookstore: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hisfiction   

What I Love about Historical Fiction

What I love about historical fiction is that as a reader, I can learn about history--and it feels painless!

(Provided that the history is true and not fictionalized.)

(Photo Credit: Stacy Duplease)

Stacy Duplease
Geneaologist and Historical Fiction Writer

dba Remembering Your Present, LLC & Family Treez Etc

Family Treez Blog and Website: http://familytreezetc.blogspot.com

Email: familytreezetc@gmail.com
Bookstore: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hisfiction   

Download the latest copy of American Origins 1573-1590

I have put my book, AMERICAN ORIGINS 1573-1590, on my store at Smashwords (see the link at the bottom of this post).

The best news: It's free.

Warning: It's ROUGH. There has been NO editing done. (When editing is done, it will be for sale at that point.)

So, why do I offer it if it has errors? Why? It is so you can start to read it if you are interested. Just keep in mind it is rough, please.

Also, I will let you know periodically when I have downloaded the latest copy at the store on Smashwords.

By the way, this is a thrown together cover. I will work on a better one in time. Thank you for your patience.

Thanks for checking out the book and I hope you enjoy!
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Stacy Duplease
Geneaologist and Historical Fiction Writer

dba Remembering Your Present, LLC & Family Treez

Email: familytreezetc@gmail.com
Bookstore: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hisfiction  

Starting in Jamestown

The book, AMERICAN ROOTS 1585-1607 takes place mainly in Jamestown, Virginia. But, it starts in Roanoke, the Lost Colony of Virginia and the first attempt of making a permanent English settlement in America, the New World.

Jamestown is the first permanent English Settlement in the United States of America. It dates prior to Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Hence, Jamestown is the birthplace of the U.S.
(Photo by Stacy Duplease and Remembering Your Present, LLC.)
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Stacy Duplease
Geneaologist and Historical Fiction Writer

dba Remembering Your Present, LLC & Family Treez

Email: familytreezetc@gmail.com
Bookstore: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hisfiction   

What If?

What if you could trace your ancestors back to the United States of America and the year 1585?

What about 1607?

What about several people of your family from 1607?

That's precisely what I, Stacy--the author, have done. That is what the historical fiction series of: FAMILY TREEZ SERIES and the 1st book, AMERICAN ROOTS 1585-1607, is about.

Stay tuned.
(Photo is by Stacy Duplease and Remembering Your Present, LLC.)
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Stacy Duplease
Geneaologist and Historical Fiction Writer

dba Remembering Your Present, LLC & Family Treez

Family Treez Blog and Website: http://familytreez.blogspot.com

Bookstore: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hisfiction   

Welcome

Welcome to a new blog about History, Writing, Historical Fiction, Geneaology, Family Treez, reading, and life in the United States of America.

Let me put it a little more simply.

Welcome to a blog about a new series of historical fiction. It's the Family Treez Series, and saga, about the tracing of an American family from 1585 to the present. (Think John Jakes and Herman Wouk.)

Book 1 is called, "American Roots 1585-1607."

If you like American history, and fiction, this book and series are for you.
(Photo by Stacy Duplease and Remembeirng Your Present, LLC.)
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Stacy Duplease
Geneaologist and Historical Fiction Writer

dba Remembering Your Present, LLC & Family Treez

Email: familytreezetc@gmail.com
Bookstore: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hisfiction   

NaNoWriMo Countdown

NaNoWriMo (NaNo) begins in 34 days.

(Yikes! That's quite quick. But, I am quite excited!)

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~ Stacy Duplease

Author of Historical Fiction (of Virginia and the U.S.) & Journalkeeper

of Remembering Your Present, LLC

Latest Book: "Yorktown's Dawning" (Book 1 of 7)

Latest Historical Fiction Series: "The Chronicles of the Siege of Yorktown"

Next Book Planned: Jamestowne (Book 1 of 3) (NaNoWriMo Book 2011)

Check me out on Facebook under my name. Also, check me out on twitter @hisfiction

Email: hisfiction@gmail.com

My Historical Fiction Books

If you want to find out the latest information regarding the book I am working on currently,

Latest Book: "Yorktown's Dawning" (Book 1 of 7)

Latest Historical Fiction Series: "The Chronicles of the Siege of Yorktown"

Check out my blog at: http://ushistoryfiction.blogspot.com (my main blog)

Also, that is my main blog. So, if you want to find out more information about me, Yorktown, Jamestowne, history, and historical fiction, this is where you want to go. 

Thank you! Have a good evening. 

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~ Stacy Duplease

Author of Historical Fiction (of Virginia and the U.S.) & Journalkeeper

of Remembering Your Present, LLC

Blogs:

http://ushistoryfiction.blogspot.com (my main blog)

http://writingchronicle.blogspot.com/ 

http://journalingchronicle.blogspot.com/

http://thereadingchronicle.blogspot.com/

http://millifechronicle.blogspot.com/

Latest Book: "Yorktown's Dawning" (Book 1 of 7)

Latest Historical Fiction Series: "The Chronicles of the Siege of Yorktown"

Next Book Planned: Jamestowne (Book 1 of 3) 

Check me out on Facebook under my name. Also, check me out on twitter @hisfiction

Email: hisfiction@gmail.com