Research Help (Tips & Tricks)

10/1/2019

by C J Bahr

Recently I was asked to speak to the Santa Clarita Romance Writers on the importance of research. I accepted and had a most wonderful time.

During my own prep for the topic I reached out to several fellow authors for their input and their responses were amazing.

Many had expressed interest in being able to read the presentation since they would not be able to attend. So I decided to have it available here for those who would like a chance to find out what amazing tips and tricks I uncovered.

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Please feel free to download and after reading, please come back and comment, and even share your own tips if they haven't been mentioned. I'd love to hear from you.

Until next time....

Eileen Charbonneau link

10/2/2019 02:39:42 am

Well done, CJ! I'm sure your presentation was a grand success. What creative researching ideas, too--- I had no idea that ancestry.com had Sears catalogues available!

One I just used to check the moon phase in September 1962...http://templatecalendar.com/moon/

Happy hunting to all!

CJ Bahr

10/2/2019 12:28:57 pm

I, too, was surprised by the info on the ancestry website. I'll have to add the moon information if I'm ever asked to present again. Thanks for the new tip!

Kathleen Buckley

10/2/2019 05:30:05 am

Excellent presentation. Thanks for making it available.

CJ Bahr

10/2/2019 12:29:33 pm

You're welcome! Thanks for stopping by!

Sharon E. Cathcart link

10/2/2019 05:49:42 am

Nicely done! Congratulations on both the event and the summation.

CJ Bahr

10/2/2019 12:31:16 pm

Thanks! It's always a bit nerve racking to public speak, but when I do and have everyone happy in the end, it makes up for the butterflies in my stomach!

Jean link

10/2/2019 06:40:00 am

Thank you CJ for sharing your most helpful presentation. My love of history and romance books were the perfect marriage for my writing enduvours. I write 19th Century American historical romance. Thanks to you, I now have several new resource places to refer to. Happy writing

CJ Bahr

10/2/2019 12:32:20 pm

It was so much fun discovering new research resources! I'm glad I could pass along new info to you.

Sally Brandle link

10/2/2019 08:38:35 am

Thank you. When I pen the story of my Irish grandmother arriving in New York in 1902, I know where to search for tantalizing details. Excellent work.

CJ Bahr

10/2/2019 12:33:37 pm

I know, right? There are some great gems I discovered while researching for my presentations. Fellow authors are amazing!

Joy Held link

10/2/2019 09:27:44 am

Nicely done, CJ! Generous of you to share. You covered the bases well. The only thing I could add is sitting down with a librarian for a chat. I regularly meet with a local special collections librarian who is amazing with local history where my books are set. She's always happy to help. All good things!

CJ Bahr

10/2/2019 12:35:30 pm

I actually would have added sitting down to chat as well (it's tough when I could have probably talk everyone's ears off!) Librarians, even in this day and age are still a defacto resource.

Harley Brooks link

10/3/2019 11:48:22 am

Never thought of Ancestry.com, but have used YouTube numerous times. I write YA/NA so I spend a lot of time on campus websites and Google Earth. Student boards give me favorite locales to eat and hang out. And lets me kind of relive my youth again. Thank you for sharing.

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