by Stephanie Dray | Feb 7, 2017 | American Revolution, Eliza, For Readers, Research
I’ll be putting quotes here from one Founding Father about the other. These particular ones are written after Hamilton’s untimely death in 1804 at the hands of Vice President Aaron Burr. On Hamilton’s Honor and Integrity “Of Mr. Hamilton I...
by Stephanie Dray | Jan 1, 2017 | For Readers
via GIPHY Happy Birthday! Here’s a birthday greeting from me on your special day. Fantastic! To celebrate you, go ahead and grab whichever you like: A free printable poster of Thomas Jefferson’s ten rules to live by in your choice of light or dark. (You...
by Stephanie Dray | Dec 25, 2016 | For Readers, Lily of the Nile, My Works
When writing Lily of the Nile, I was struck by the parallels between our current celebration of Christmas and some of the winter traditions in ancient Rome. We give gifts. We express appreciation, and I’m feeling especially appreciative of my reader friends, one...
by Stephanie Dray | Nov 16, 2016 | America's First Daughter, American Revolution, Deleted Scenes, For Readers
We deleted scenes from AMERICA’S FIRST DAUGHTER for a variety of reasons – sometimes they didn’t move the story along, sometimes they were repetitve of other scenes, sometimes they were too tangential to Patsy’s personal experiences, and sometimes the goal of...
by Stephanie Dray | Aug 13, 2016 | For Readers, Fun Stuff
Summer time and the living is easy? Time is running out to squeeze the most out of the warm weather that you can. But it’s sharing experiences that makes for great memories with friends and family–and there’s no better way to make memories than to...
by Stephanie Dray | Jul 13, 2016 | Martha Jefferson Randolph
Martha “Patsy” Jefferson Randolph’s relationship with her father, the third president of the United States, not only defined her life but also shaped the identity of our nation. For everything we know of the author of our independence was shaped by what she let pass...
