After worrying about it all week, I finally just went ahead and did my first post on my repurposed blog. For those of you interested, it essentially repeats what I said here previously, just without as many personal details:
http://storyidyls.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-required-introductory-post.html
My thought is, I will try to post at least twice a month, and after I have a few posts up, I will, one day when I have a ton of courage, post a link to it on my twitter feed.
I’m supposed to be working right now, by the way, but writing on here is more fun.
Okay, so, guess what I discovered (And now that I mention it, this might make a good second post topic on Once Upon a Story)?? I discovered the Library of Congress! I mean, obviously I knew it existed, and have had a library card there for like 4 years, have been in it twice, and done absolutely nothing else. UNTIL last Monday. Last Monday I went to a research orientation class, where they explained all of their resources for researchers and I am SO excited. One, they are open much later than I expected and two, they have so many unbelievable resources? I mean, I discovered that I could probably go look at actual newspapers from back during the gold rush! I am so excited to put this new resource to work as I begin major edits and accuracy research for my book Picture of the Past. And the best part is, I LIVE RIGHT HERE – only a few metro stops or a 10 minute taxi ride away – I have to take advantage of this awesome resource before we move!
And that is my exciting news for the week. Hope you all had an awesome weekend!
Forest Idylls 