The Language of Flowers

6 months ago
Elizabeth Bell

Like many a 19th-century novelist, I use the Language of Flowers throughout the Lazare Family Saga as part of my…

My Creative Process

7 months ago

I am a "pantser," not a plotter. This means I write "by the seat of my pants" and do not…

For the Love of Critters

8 months ago

One of my characters, Clare Stratford, is a Southern belle. When she falls in love, however, she considers spending the…

The Art Over My Desk

9 months ago

Above my messy writer's desk overflowing with research materials, I hung three works of art that helped inspire my historical…

Alternate Opening / Deleted Scene

10 months ago

It took me nearly three decades to write the four-book Lazare Family Saga. Over these years, I wrote at least…

Flashback: The Year It All Began

11 months ago

Over the next few months, I'll be reviving some of my most substantial, evergreen newsletters as blog posts so that…

My Debt to Colonial Williamsburg

2 years ago

Most of my Lazare Family Saga series takes place in the 19th century, so you might think visits to an…

Character Art!

2 years ago

I've spent three decades with the characters of The Lazare Family Saga. They are dear to me, and it's long…

Now in Audio: The Complete Lazare Family Saga!

2 years ago

The complete Lazare Family Saga, my historical fiction quartet, is now available in audio.

Necessary Sins Is An Audiobook!

3 years ago

At long last, my favorite format of Necessary Sins is live: the audiobook! I'm even more excited now than I…