Laura C. Rader's Newsies

  • Success

    photo: Madison’s Library https://madisonslibrary.com/2016/07/27/display-olympic-games/ We all know that there are many ways to measure success, and that both effort and luck are involved. When I began my journey with Hatfield 1677, I felt lucky to find so many primary sources for my research and successful to complete a decent first draft in about six months.…

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  • Happy Mothers’ Day

    Motherhood is a major theme in my upcoming historical fiction novel, Hatfield 1677, to be officially released May 21, 2024. Martha Waite is only 28 years old and five months pregnant when she is abducted by an Algonquian band, along with her three little daughters: Mary, age 5; Mattie, age 4; and Sally, just two.…

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  • Spring

    It’s the first day of Spring and it is definitely time for a newsletter! Spring is my absolute favorite season, especially here in my new home state of North Carolina. I never saw wild deciduous trees bloom in my native southern California. I had beautiful, flowering jacaranda, crepe myrtle, and Chinese orchid trees in my…

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  • Exciting News

    The expression,”I have no words,” comes to mind. I’ll allow my publisher to let you know the central message of this newsletter.

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