Connie Lacy
Thorny issues in my novels
Like a lot of people, I have concerns about a variety of issues. But because I’m a novelist, I get to weave the issues I’m worried about...
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Connie Lacy
- Oct 27, 2019
- 2 min
“Sista-bun” – the origin of a nickname
When I was a kid, my family lived in Japan and later, on the Japanese island of Okinawa where my Army dad was stationed. While living in...
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Connie Lacy
- Sep 25, 2019
- 2 min
Accidents of fate – in real life and in fiction
This month I'm re-running one of my most popular blog posts. What if your grandfather never met your grandmother? That’s easy – you...
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Connie Lacy
- Aug 25, 2019
- 4 min
New Zealand author Michael Gardner - my kind of writer
Multi-genre authors. What’s that, you say? Well, some authors write only one kind of novel, (mysteries, maybe,) but others write books...
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Connie Lacy
- Jul 25, 2019
- 3 min
Women join the work force in 1918
My next time travel novel is set in Atlanta in 1918. America has entered WW1 and women are stepping into previously all-male jobs. It was...
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Connie Lacy
- Jun 25, 2019
- 2 min
Connie the Contortionist – Vaudeville in 1918
Would you pay to watch Connie the Contortionist? If you were an average American in 1918, chances are the answer to that question would...
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Connie Lacy
- May 25, 2019
- 2 min
In a time of Jaywalkers and Trolleys
In early 1900s Atlanta, street traffic included trolleys, automobiles, horse-drawn wagons and lots and lots of pedestrians who crossed...
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Connie Lacy
- Apr 23, 2019
- 2 min
Tennis in a dress, anyone?
I played tennis when I was younger. So I find it fascinating as I do research for my next time travel novel what women wore in the past...
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Connie Lacy
- Mar 30, 2019
- 2 min
The excitement of Researching a new novel
It’s always exciting when I begin doing research for a new novel. I have to find out information on the setting, the culture, the styles...
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Connie Lacy
- Feb 28, 2019
- 2 min
Incarnations: Will the real Connie please stand up?
Do you ever feel like there are different incarnations of yourself? I do. Because the Connie I am now is not the Connie I was when I was...
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Connie Lacy
- Feb 4, 2019
- 1 min
Time travel and historical fiction in my 7th novel
I’m thrilled to announce publication of my second Time Travel novel, “The Going Back Portal.” This one features a producer for a TV...
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Connie Lacy
- Jan 7, 2019
- 2 min
A brief excerpt from my soon-to-be-published time travel novel
Publication of my seventh novel is just weeks away. It's my second time travel novel. The Going Back Portal is set in present-day Atlanta...
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Connie Lacy
- Dec 6, 2018
- 2 min
If you think cornbread is a southern invention, think again!
As I head down the homestretch on my latest novel, I’ve been thinking about cornbread. Growing up, I thought cornbread was a southern...
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Connie Lacy
- Oct 31, 2018
- 2 min
Outhouses and chamber pots
Ah, the good old days. When using the bathroom meant taking a little hike to the outhouse. Or sliding a chamber pot out from under the...
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Connie Lacy
- Oct 3, 2018
- 2 min
Names that mean something
While researching Cherokee Indians for my forthcoming novel, I was struck by how their traditional names always meant something. Their...
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Connie Lacy
- Sep 3, 2018
- 2 min
Spitting in a tube
Well, I took the leap this summer, spitting in a tube, sending it off to have my DNA tested. I was really hoping I might have at least a...
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Connie Lacy
- Aug 2, 2018
- 2 min
Like to sweat? Welcome to the 19th century
It’s August. Hot as blazes here in Atlanta. Boy, howdy, am I thankful for air conditioning! I’m also thankful I don’t have to wear long...
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Connie Lacy
- Jul 5, 2018
- 3 min
A story about a fig tree
Chapter 1 – Over a hundred years ago, my great-grandparents planted fig trees around their house in rural northeast Georgia. I wish I...
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Connie Lacy
- Jun 5, 2018
- 2 min
Journalists in my fiction
If you’ve read my books, you may have noticed I include journalists in every one of them. There’s a reason for that. I worked as a radio...
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Connie Lacy
- May 1, 2018
- 2 min
Truly, a Trail of Tears
There is a long and tragic history involving subjugation of peoples and cultures around the world. One of the most heartbreaking examples...
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