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October 30, 2021October 30, 2021 JES HaysBlatherings, The Birth of a Novel

A Day in the Life: My First Stories

I’ve been writing stories since I could write (which was before I started school). The earliest work I remember (that my parents saved anyhow) was a horrid poem entitled “Silly […]

December 4, 2014 JES HaysShort-Shorts

Short-Shorts: A La California

HERE’S a great reference for anyone writing about historic California – A La California: A Sketch of the Golden State, by Col. Albert S. Evans

July 24, 2014 JES HaysShort-Shorts

Short-Shorts: History Timelines

  HERE is a link to a page of timelines, for those of you who write historical fiction — or who just like history!

May 9, 2014May 25, 2014 JES HaysOn Writing

Digging Into the Past

Spent the day in the San Francisco library researching old newspapers. There’s something satisfying about reading an old newspaper — even if it’s not from the 1800’s. Some of the […]

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