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It’s a fascinating period Noelle. My wife is one half a Tufts a East Anglia family having been
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Oops… as I was saying been born and brought up in Norfolk. I understand one of her ancestors emigrated to the US and set up the university of that name. You’re talking about research puts me in mind of that no doubt tangential link.
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Time for some ancestry research? I have no link to the Mayflower passengers, but do have people who came to Maine from Ireland during the potato famine. I need to do more work on that…
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There’s always another task, isn’t there…
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I’m sooo looking forward to further snippets – and to the novel.
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Thanks, Bruce. I love encouragement!
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Sounds fabulous, Noelle. I love historical novels.
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I may have to sign you up to be a beta reader, Robbie!
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Wonderful snippet, Noelle… β€ Sharing…
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Thanks, Bette!
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This is so interesting π
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Thanks, Willow!
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It sounds fascinating, Noelle. Not being a native speaker (and even if I was) I always wonder about the language choice for novels set far back in the past, although I’ve read quite a few novels and authors use different techniques. I agree with you that the women in the expedition must have been hard-working and tough. I look forward to learning more about it. Good luck!
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The language was another problem, after the voice. I decided to use ordinary English and am compiling a list of words that would have been common then – will substitute them at the end of writing. Contractions are one thing I am not certain about since there seems to be no definitive answer – so I’m not using them.
And yes, I need luck!
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I look forward to reading this, Noelle! I think The Last Pilgrim is the better title – do it!
btw, I think describing the ship through the eyes of a four year old would have been excellent!!
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Thanks, so much, Terry!
Mary’ll have her moments, but the information behind the voyage and most of the details was waaay out of the scope of a 4 year old! I hope through her father’s interaction the reader gets a sense of her (which of course could be completely wrong!)
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Reblogged this on Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life and commented:
Fantastic post from Noelle Granger with news of her next book – it is a historical novel – It is the story of Mary Allerton Cushman, the longest surviving person to come to the New World on the Mayflower β dying in 1699 at the age of 83, certainly a long life for a woman in those days. Head over and find out more..
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Thank you, thank you!
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Looking forward to the novel.
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Thank you so much! So am I, by the way! π
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This sounds like a very worthy and important undertaking. Even this particular blog post is very educational. I had never seen a map of MA/CT/RI explaining where different native cultures lived. And I had never thought much about how differences in native languages might make it challenging for different tribes to communicate. It’s obvious once you point it out! And how deeply sad that “The Indians who had lived there were Wampanoags called the Patuxet, but they were now all dead, leaving the site advantageous for the Pilgrims to build their colony…” Ahh, travel… and invasive species β whether they be fellow human beings, or microbes, or insects, or plants… Fascinating and heartbreaking history! Thank you for sharing what you are learning with the rest of us.
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Thank you, Willowdare, for you comments. I appreciate your support. I will post other things as I go along – I have some in my archives, too. I love research – you should never stop learning!
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I enjoy this type of story–normal people accomplishing the impossible. I like both titles but The Last Pilgrim rolls off the tongue better for me.
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Several people have voted for the Last Pilgrim, so that is what I will go with! Thanks so much!
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I agree. xo
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Sounds fascinating Noelle. A lot of research I’m sure. π
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Days and days, Debbie! My loft is piled with books and I use computer resources, too. I plan to go to Plimoth Plantation to get other questions answered. The best thing about it is that since it is a novel, I can take some liberties which historians canβt!
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Days and days, Debbie! My loft is piled with books and I use computer resources, too. I plan to go to Plimoth Plantation to get other questions answered. The best thing about it is that since it is a novel, I can take some liberties which historians can’t!
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Your novel sounds fabulous, Noelle. Actually, I can already see it being made into a screenplay too – would be a terrific movie, and one we need. Our kids don’t know their country’s Pilgrim history well enough – certainly not that of the strong women who kept everything going.
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Nat Geo did a series on the Pilgrims last year – not available yet on disc but you can view a trailer on their web site – I’d love to see a movie though! But FIRST, I gotta finish writing it! Wish me luck!
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MUCH luck to you. Nat Geo is great, but I like the idea of fictionalized truth, as you’re doing. xo
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This is fantastic! A labor of love that will reap many rewards. While Iβm from Massachusetts and teach school, I have to remember that much of our nation knows little of the settlement. So, thank you!
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Hi Jennie! Thanks for your kind comments – and I’m sure you teach your children well!
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You are welcome, Noelle. And, thank you. π
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Fascinating story, and interesting to me the issue you had with starting the story in the voice of a 4 year-old. I had that same issue with my novel based on the life of Katharina von Bora (who married Martin Luther). It was a significant challenge to write it in 1st person throughout, starting with Katharina aged c5 – but I stuck with it and ultimately was glad I’d kept to a single voice – seems from reader’s reactions to have worked. The voice of a child is always the most challenging, I think. but good luck with the whole project.
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Thanks, Margaret. I just couldn’t, after three years of trying, get that four year old voice, So many interesting and profound things happened during the first dive years that I just had to use her fahter’s voice. He was a bit of a rapscallion. Maybe I can get you to take a look at it whenever it’s done – don’t hold your breath!
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Fabulous, really, really interesting. I look forward to itβs release π
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Long way to go, but thanks for the encouragement!
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Good luck with the research and with your new novel. π
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Thank you, Marje! Encouragement is a great gift!
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