The Language of Flowers

9 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

10 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

11 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

12 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

1 year 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

1 year 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…