Research Archives - Shelley Blanton-Stroud

Queen of Mean: Hedda Hopper

Shelley Admin2022-09-20T16:54:22+00:00#amwriting, Catriona McPherson, COLUMNIST, Copy Boy, Fact and fiction, Flyboy, Gossip, historical fiction, Interview, Mystery Review Crew, Research, Stories on Stage Sacramento|

Researching the third Jane Benjamin Novel (Flyboy, November 2023) had me reading quite a bit about 1940s gossip columnist Hedda Hopper. [...]

Inspired by Herb Caen

Shelley Admin2022-12-01T18:25:50+00:00AUTHOR, COLUMNIST, Copy Boy, Fact and fiction, Gossip, Herb Caen, historical fiction, origin story, Research, San Francisco, Tomboy|

I love this Jerald Silva painting of Sacramento literary luminaries featuring authors Cornel West, Joan Didion, Ann Bannon, Ernesto Galarza, [...]

Caitlin Rother and Origin Stories

Shelley Admin2022-01-18T18:33:24+00:00AUTHOR, Craft, Fact and fiction, FAMILY, History, Interview, origin story, Research|

On LitHub's Authors in the Tent, Ona Russell recently interviewed true crime writer, Caitlin Rother. Rother's written 14 books. As a [...]

Shopping for 1939 fashion

Shelley Admin2021-11-01T22:33:16+00:00Fact and fiction, Fashion, historical fiction, historical thriller, History, Research, RMS Queen Mary, Uncategorized|

Writing historical fiction means a lot of learning. Some of it gives me a headache. But other research topics are [...]