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How Mr. Fields Saved “The Scarlet Letter”

by Guest Author

Without Mr. Fieldsm you might never have written the term paper

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NH Indie Authors Go Print-on-Demand 

by J. Dennis Robinson

POD can be cheaper, faster, and more profitable than traditional publishing, but the writer does all the work

Read moreNH Indie Authors Go Print-on-Demand 

Hidden Rooms, Open Hearts

by J. Dennis Robinson

The secret sanctuary behind a smoky curtain

Read moreHidden Rooms, Open Hearts

Why Writers Starve

by J. Dennis Robinson

The official introduction to the guidebook I never get around to writing

Read moreWhy Writers Starve

The Trivial Pursuits of a Hyper-Local Historian

by J. Dennis Robinson

Mitt Romney, poetry, UFOs and whatever I'm into this week

Read moreThe Trivial Pursuits of a Hyper-Local Historian

The Media and Historic Preservation, Still a Friendly Forum?

by J. Dennis Robinson

Today's news is tomorrow's history they used to say

Read moreThe Media and Historic Preservation, Still a Friendly Forum?

Living with the Ghost of Ichabod Goodwin

by J. Dennis Robinson

When your house is haunted by history--write a book about it.

Read moreLiving with the Ghost of Ichabod Goodwin

Celia Thaxter Sold Typewriters

by Vintage Pics

Writers have come a long way since 1887, more or less.

Read moreCelia Thaxter Sold Typewriters

Turkeygate: A Thanksgiving Scandal

by J. Dennis Robinson

Some stories never let go. I've been retelling this one for half a century.

Read moreTurkeygate: A Thanksgiving Scandal

Turning Seacoast Fact into Historical Fiction

by J. Dennis Robinson

Kenneth Roberts drew heavily from local history for his novels and many have followed

Read moreTurning Seacoast Fact into Historical Fiction

Why Louis Wagner Was Definitely the Smuttynose Slayer

by J. Dennis Robinson

Long before writing the book, I was a missionary for fact over fiction.

Read moreWhy Louis Wagner Was Definitely the Smuttynose Slayer

Which Bartlett is Bartlett Street?

by J. Dennis Robinson

Research is all about WHO you know and WhAT they know

Read moreWhich Bartlett is Bartlett Street?
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