Books That Inspire Me
Author Sarah A. Chrisman discusses three masterful writers and the way their works inspire her own stories: Louisa May Alcott, Gene Stratton Porter, and L.M. Montgomery. Be sure to look for Sarah's Tales of Chetzemoka on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Sarah%20A.%20C... My Tales of Chetzemoka Cycling Club Historical Fiction book series: 1 "First Wheel in Town: A Victorian Cycling Club Romance" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01... 2 "Love Will Find A Wheel: A Victorian Cycling Club Romance" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01... 3 "A Rapping At the Door: A Victorian Cycling Club Suspense Story" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01... 4 "Delivery Delayed: A Victorian Cycling Club Romance" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07... 5 "A Trip And A Tumble: A Victorian Cycling Club Story" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07... 6 "Three Women Awheel: A Victorian Cycling Club Story" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07... 7 "Spark's Press: A Victorian Cycling Club Story" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08... 8 "A Bumpy Road to Marriage: A Victorian Cycling Club Story" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C... 9 "Where the Sea Turns A Corner: A Victorian Cycling Club Story" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0F... My non-fiction: 2020: A Private Diary From A Time When Humanity Went Mad but (despite predictions to the contrary) the World Didn't End https://tinyurl.com/yfskwc74 Victorian Secrets https://tinyurl.com/5y74dnk2 This Victorian Life https://tinyurl.com/bdfns6mt My Victorian anthologies A Rose Commencement (Graduation stories for girls and young women) https://tinyurl.com/3ynnt4cr Christmas Every Day https://tinyurl.com/4ae8cmhr The Haunted Wheel https://tinyurl.com/ff4x7up4

Research tips

Chatelaines (19th-century / Victorian history, Fashion)

He Expected a Cold, Loveless Marriage—Then His Mail-Order Bride Changed His Entire World

Chatelaine Bags and Chatelaine Belts (History, fashion)

Elizabeth Strout on family secrets and the things we never say

Why Grandma Slept Better Than Us (1940s Bedroom Reset)

Victorian Era Couple Live Like It's The 19th Century | Extraordinary People | New York Post

A Lacy Edwardian Skirt (Made with Edwardian Sewing Methods)

Corsets: A brief talk while getting dressed; my cats try to be my lady's maids (Victorian History)

The Secret Life of Edith Wharton | Historical Documentary | Lucasfilm

DON’T Get the “Granny” Cut — 3 Haircuts That Make Women Over 60 Look Younger

Bookshelf Tour of The Largest Home Library on Reddit - Complete Loeb Classical Library and More

Julian Fellowes | Boarding School, Cambridge & Advice for Young Actors

Tour of my den

Victorian women's casual and work clothes (19th-century / 1800's history, fashion, everyday life)

Harvard Professor Explains The Rules of Writing — Steven Pinker

The Prince Whose Body Was Ravaged by Disease Before 30 | Documentary

Refrigeration in the Victorian era (19th-century / 1800's history, everyday life)

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