tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post3086162950106228275..comments2024-03-29T02:21:55.153-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Philadelphia StoryJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45289927378425700072010-03-11T11:28:28.402-05:002010-03-11T11:28:28.402-05:00Hello Susannah, and welcome to Philadelphia in adv...Hello Susannah, and welcome to Philadelphia in advance. When you arrive the city should be gorgeous; azaleas and wisterias in all their glory. Do email me through my website CordeliaFrancesBiddle.com if you need hints for interesting tourist spots. <br /><br />One place that is seldom visited and is a standout is the Athenaeum on Washington Square, a "private" library in an elegant building that houses many of Joseph Napolean's objets d'art. He built a chateau on the Delaware (now gone); I set several scenes in WITHOUT FEAR there. <br /><br />I promise my research is exacting and correct. Hopefully you'll learn a bit of Phila's history while have a good read...Cordelia Frances Biddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457285742682685395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84297833359729791282010-03-11T08:09:27.023-05:002010-03-11T08:09:27.023-05:00I have just put this series on my To-Read list. I...I have just put this series on my To-Read list. I love historical fiction if it's done well, and having just read Laurie Halse Anderson's <i>Fever 1793</i>, I am intrigued by Philadelphia, about which I know very little. I'm going to be in Philadelphia in about five weeks, so I'm thinking I should start this series Pretty Darn Quick(ly).<br /><br />I look forward to it!Susannah Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660387525544941776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90291139449465874152010-03-10T20:26:27.090-05:002010-03-10T20:26:27.090-05:00Hi Hallie.
I LOVE research - all those unexpected...Hi Hallie.<br /><br />I LOVE research - all those unexpected twists and turns that ultimately put "flesh" on a period in history. Knowing when to stop - for me - is a matter of taking a long hard look at what I've written, and then asking myself if the "fascinating facts" are true to the characters' interaction, or do they seem like footnote material. If it's the latter, I push delete. <br /><br />In the case of WITHOUT FEAR, I discovered how intertwined Philadelphia's textile industry was with the slave trade. I used those painful facts and allowed Martha Beale her own horrified revelation.Cordelia Frances Biddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457285742682685395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72910840317071626622010-03-10T17:35:33.988-05:002010-03-10T17:35:33.988-05:00Hi, Cordelia -
I am in awe of a writer who does a...Hi, Cordelia -<br /><br />I am in awe of a writer who does as much research as you do and uses it to artful effect. And it seems like research has its own built in pitfall - how do you know when to stop?Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29387653815920196752010-03-10T12:21:36.543-05:002010-03-10T12:21:36.543-05:00Sheila, What a fabulous notion. A series set in a...Sheila, What a fabulous notion. A series set in a museum/ historical society atmosphere. Heaps of dark secrets, vanished documents, and familial intrigue. I love it!<br /><br />As to Nicholas, I'm sure you're correct. For a poet and editor of the Journals of Lewis and Clark, he could be surprisingly succinct.<br /><br />Let's meet up in Phila. for a coffee. I'd love to hear about your new series.<br />Cordelia<br /><br />Hey Hank, and kudos on your continued success!<br />The bio is of Saint Katharine Drexel, a relative as well as a... gulp... saint. Her story is remarkable. She renounced her considerable fortune in order to found an order devoted to education the poorest of the poor. Xavier University in New Orleans was one of her crowning achievements. <br /><br />She also was courted by European royalty, so her story has romance AND vision.<br />To say I'm in awe of her is putting it mildly.Cordelia Frances Biddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457285742682685395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90604710635022800842010-03-10T11:40:18.910-05:002010-03-10T11:40:18.910-05:00Hey Cordelia! Welcome!
What biography are you wor...Hey Cordelia! Welcome!<br /><br />What biography are you working on? Can you share?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24178773512247311582010-03-10T08:40:28.352-05:002010-03-10T08:40:28.352-05:00We met at the Bouchercon in Baltimore--and I worke...We met at the Bouchercon in Baltimore--and I worked for years at HSP, next door to the Library Company. Between them, what an incredible treasure trove of material (which I'm plundering for my new Museum Mystery series)!<br /><br />Am I correct in remembering that Nicholas Biddle had one of the simplest and sweetest wills on record? Something like, I leave everything to my beloved wife? And that was all.<br /><br />I look forward to reading your book.Sheila Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165644581595919711noreply@blogger.com