November  is National Novel Writing Month aka NaNoWriMo Have you ever thought about writing your family history? Well...now might be the time to start. 
 

My guest is an author who weaves fiction and non-fiction together into historical fiction. Real people live in her pages with a fictionalized context. Her stories are compelling reading.

At our first meeting at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, she said she loved my Last Muster books of images of folks who lived during the American Revolution. I laughed looked at her and at almost the same time, we asked, Don’t you think that Eliza Hamilton would have had a picture taken? We agreed it was possible. Her book I, Eliza Hamiltonand her new book, The Secret Wife of Aaron Burrtake readers into the lives of these women.

Susan shared her story writing history, how she picks the topics of her book and what she’s working on next.

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About My Guest:

Susan Holloway Scott is the author of over fifty historical novels and novellas written under several pen names. Her bestselling books have received numerous awards and honors, and with more than three million copies of her books in print, she has been published in nineteen foreign countries around the world. Susan is a graduate of Brown University, and lives with her family in a book-filled house outside of Philadelphia, PA.

About Maureen Taylor:

Maureen is a frequent keynote speaker on photo identification, photograph preservation, and family history at historical and genealogical societies, museums, conferences, libraries, and other organizations across the U.S., London and Canada. She’s the author of several books and hundreds of articles and her television appearances include The View andThe Today Show(where she researched and presented a complete family tree for host Meredith Vieira). She’s been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Better Homes and Gardens, The Boston Globe, Martha Stewart Living, Germany’s top newspaper Der Spiegel, American Spirit,and The New York Times. Maureen was recently a spokesperson and photograph expert for

I'm thrilled to be offering something new. Photo investigations. These collaborative one-on-one sessions. Look at your family photos then you and I meet to discuss your mystery images. And find out how each clue and hint might contribute to your family history. Find out more by going to maureentaylor.com and clicking on family photo investigations. 

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