Mary:
Thank you very much. Anita Cohen-Williams gave me her name as well. I'm going to follow up tomorrow, when I get over my current peevishness with the less mature of our members on the list. And I MUST learn to curb my temper!
By the way, you MIGHT be interested in the historical novel I just published, SIN AND GRACE. It has no archaeology in it, but it is definitely a gender piece. It is an outgrowth of the research I did for the manuscript I have at the University of Alaska Press entitled BEHIND THE RED CURTAINS: PROSTITUTION AND REFORM IN SKAGWAY, ALASKA, 1897-1917. I wrote a historical novel based on the lives of a saloon keeper, Tuck Flaharty, and a madam, Essie Miller, and during the Progressive Era. While Skagway began it's life as a gold rush boom town, it quickly became a working class railroad town, and the middle class women got their political power by closing down the saloons and the restricted district.
The book is selling well in Alaska; my readers are delighted to see prostitution differently than they've ever seen in a novel before.
Cathy
Catherine H. Spude, PhD
Montana Dawn, Enterprises
7 Avenida Vista Grande #145
Santa Fe, NM 87508
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----- Original Message -----
From: Mary C. Beaudry<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 3:16 PM
Subject: Success as historical archaeology mystery writer
One of my former undergraduate honors students and one of Bob Schuyler's
PhDs, Lorinda Goodwin, has been successful as a writer of mysteries
featuring historical archaeologist Emma Fielding, under the pseudonym Dana
Cameron. She's published six books with Avon; she got her agent through the
Breadloaf Writers' thingy in Vermont (probably one of those dreaded
workshops?). She's now very active in all sorts of mystery writers' groups
and even served as a judge for the Edgars (? the mystery awards) last year.
Cathy, you might want to contact Dana (www.danacameron.com<http://www.danacameron.com/>) or Lorinda--she
published recently in Historical Archaeology [41(1)]--for encouragement &
moral support if not sisters-in-crime sort of advice on agents and such. I
sympathize with your frustration and don't feel that you've wasted my time
with your inquiry or this thread. I'd buy/read your books if they got
published!
All best,
Mary
On 9/25/07, Carol McDavid <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
> C'mon, folks, these snarky replies are sorta mean. While I would agree
> that
> some Catherine's replies to various bits of well-meaning advice were a tad
> high-handed, they didn't deserve this sort of response. To her credit,
> rather than simply ignoring the suggestions that didn't apply to her
> situation, she took all suggestions seriously and answered in detail. Most
> of us haven't gone down this road before, and there was good information
> in
> most of the postings, whether they were relevant to her original query or
> not.
>
> That being said, another issue I'd like to put on the table is to point
> out
> that writing fiction based on archaeological research is a legitimate
> PUBLIC
> ARCHAEOLOGY activity, worthy of both DOING and ANALYSING. As can be seen
> from this thread, it is a difficult enterprise. How can we encourage our
> colleagues who are trying to do this? How can we encourage our publics to
> read it? How can we evaluate whether it is successful in countering all of
> the myths and stereotypes about archaeology?
>
> Related to this...does anyone know of any creative writing programs
> affiliated with archaeological sites? It's an area I've considered
> developing as part of my site's PA efforts, but it would be great to have
> some good examples if others have already attempted this.
>
> Anyway, kudos to Catherine, and anyone else who makes the attempt to enter
> this very challenging area of publishing. You are doing good public
> archaeology.
>
> cheers,
> carol
>
> **************************************
> Carol McDavid, Ph.D.
> Project Director, Public Archaeology, Yates Community Archaeology Project
> Adjunct Asst. Professor, University of Houston
> 1638 Branard
> Houston, TX 77006
> www.webarchaeology.com<http://www.webarchaeology.com/>
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>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Skiles" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
> To: <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 1:01 PM
> Subject: Re: an archaeological mystery
>
>
> > What a snotty know-it-all ingrate! Thanks for giggin' her!
> >
> > Bob
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mark Branstner" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 12:11 PM
> > Subject: Re: an archaeological mystery
> >
> >
> >> >I have already published one historical novel, so I have a game plan.
> >>
> >>
> >> Then, why, oh why are you wasting your time and ours by posting your
> >> question to this list?
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Mark C. Branstner, RPA
>
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Mary C. Beaudry, PhD, RPA, FSA
Professor of Archaeology & Anthropology
Department of Archaeology
Boston University
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Boston, MA 02215-1406
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