Connie Lacy
"Authentic, compelling… A stunner." The review that made me smile.
I'm thrilled with the review of The October That Changed Everything from The Prairies Book Review! See for yourself. "Authentic,...
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Connie Lacy
- Mar 16
- 2 min
My new book is set during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962
(My latest novel, The October That Changed Everything, is available in eBook for pre-order through April 1, 2024 on Amazon. It’ll be...
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Connie Lacy
- Dec 9, 2023
- 2 min
Freezing your legs off in 1962
A picture of me, (2nd from left,) and my sister Susan, (3rd from left,) along with two friends when I was in 2nd grade and my sister was...
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Connie Lacy
- Sep 10, 2023
- 3 min
Passing on a two-lane & other tidbits from the Sixties
One of my most popular blog posts was originally published six years ago as I prepared to release A Daffodil for Angie, my young adult...
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Connie Lacy
- Jul 5, 2023
- 2 min
Cheesy? The pits? What we ate in ’62
by Connie Lacy When my new novel comes out later this year, one of the things you’ll notice about 1962 is the food they ate. One of my...
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Connie Lacy
- Apr 2, 2023
- 2 min
"Sista-bun" - and now "Brotha-bun" - the origin of a nickname
(Note: This blog post was first published in October of 2019. My update is at the end.) When I was a kid, my family lived in Japan and...
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Connie Lacy
- Mar 8, 2023
- 2 min
Early sixties fashions for my next book
As I write my next novel I’ve been researching fashions of the early 1960s – the setting for my forthcoming book. Many readers jump to...
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Connie Lacy
- Feb 9, 2023
- 6 min
A spooky fantasy podcast!
My friend and fellow author Leah Noel is living proof that what may at first seem like a detour in life might turn out to be the road you...
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Connie Lacy
- Nov 23, 2022
- 2 min
Learning to create Book Trailers
In my quest to promote my books and reach more potential readers, I’ve recently dived into the world of book trailers. My latest effort...
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Connie Lacy
- Sep 5, 2022
- 2 min
How my book covers are born
Above, on the right, you see the cover of my latest novel, "Livvy and Enchanted Woodland." I'm super pleased with how it turned out....
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Connie Lacy
- Jun 15, 2022
- 2 min
Electricity in 1918. No electricity in 1930. How can that be?
My forthcoming novel is set in the year 1930. The main character lives on a farm in rural Georgia in the southeastern United States with...
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Connie Lacy
- Apr 7, 2022
- 2 min
Books that resonate
Sometimes books really resonate with readers. I’ve had that experience myself. So it was gratifying to hear from a woman recently who...
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Connie Lacy
- Dec 28, 2021
- 2 min
My Top Ten Time Travel List
As a writer of time travel fiction, I was asked recently which eras I would personally like to visit. This is my top ten list, assuming I...
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Connie Lacy
- Oct 31, 2021
- 2 min
Before the sewing machine
The main character in my new time travel historical, A Suffragette in Time, is a twenty-first century woman who must adapt to life in the...
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Connie Lacy
- Oct 6, 2021
- 1 min
My new novel available for pre-order!
I’m thrilled to announce pre-orders are available of the Kindle edition of my brand new time travel novel A Suffragette in Time....
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Connie Lacy
- Aug 29, 2021
- 2 min
Blushing as I write a sex scene
I’m re-sharing a popular blog post from 2016 about writing sex scenes in The Shade Ring Trilogy. The Shade Ring, Albedo Effect, and...
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Connie Lacy
- Aug 2, 2021
- 2 min
Brushing your teeth with a twig
Doing research for my forthcoming novel set in the 1850s, I learned that toothbrushes did exist back then, but they wouldn’t be mass...
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Connie Lacy
- Jul 4, 2021
- 2 min
The Gossip Bench
In my sixties coming-of-age novel A Daffodil for Angie there's a “gossip bench” or “telephone chair” in the hallway. It was a piece of...
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Connie Lacy
- May 30, 2021
- 2 min
Ain't it fascinating?
Doing research for a novel is a blast. You run across some intriguing information when you’re poking around. Like the history of the word...
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Connie Lacy
- Mar 31, 2021
- 2 min
My debut audiobook is here!
I’m excited to announce that my first audiobook is now available on Amazon and iTunes. The narration of The Time Capsule is performed by...
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