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Of Tools and Implements in Old Nanjing

By: Carol Jones February 6, 2019February 6, 2019

Author, historical fiction, Research, Travel, Writing researchChina, Nanjing, old stables, Presidential Palace Nanjing, writing historical fictionLeave a Comment

A writer of historical fiction dwells in the kitchens, barns, boats, farms, stables and workshops of many eras

Old House in Fuqing

By: Carol Jones March 20, 2018March 20, 2018

Author, Research, Travel, Writing researchFuqing China AncestorsLeave a Comment

Fuqing was the birthplace of my partner’s paternal grandfather, who was born into a family of chopstick makers.

The Scholar’s House – Fuzhou

By: Carol Jones January 1, 2018December 12, 2017

Author, Travel, Writing researchChina, Fuzhou, Scholar's House1 Comment

As I write scenes for my next novel set in a wealthy landowner’s house, I look back on these photographs of a Scholar’s House in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province.

Picture Books for Writers

By: Carol Jones November 22, 2017December 15, 2017

Research, Writing hints, Writing researcharchives, maps, old photographs, pictorial research

You know the old saying, ‘A picture is worth a thousand words’.

A Day in This Writer’s Life

By: Carol Jones October 4, 2017November 25, 2017

Writing hints, Writing researchfeatured, writing, writing habits

I am definitely not the kind of hardworking writer who gets in three hours of writing before breakfast.

Jade Archer Rings

By: Carol Jones September 9, 2017October 18, 2017

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It’s quite ironic that a tool of war evolved into a piece of statement jewellery.