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Claire Griffin

Claire Griffin

No Stone Unturned & Photo Help

Leave No Stone Unturned is my philosophy when it comes to researching my historical fiction. The new book I’ve started is a turn of the…

Feb 11, 2022

No Stone Unturned & Photo Help

Feb 11, 2022

Claire Griffin

Researching the Life of an Enslaved Woman

In A Rebellious Woman, my novel based on the life of Belle Boyd, I include chapters written from the point of view of Eliza, the enslaved…

Nov 25, 2021

Researching the Life of an Enslaved Woman

Nov 25, 2021

Claire Griffin

How I Fell in Love with Belle Boyd

Claire Griffin

Feb 22, 2020

How I Fell in Love with Belle Boyd

Feb 22, 2020

Claire Griffin

A Battle Close to Home

Belle Boyd’s first experience of the war happened on July 2, 1861 when the Battle of Hoke’s Run was fought within ten miles of her home in…

Aug 17, 2019

A Battle Close to Home

Aug 17, 2019

Claire Griffin

Belle’s Story Begins

First chapters have to accomplish so much. You need to introduce your main character, establish your voice, set a tone, In historical…

Aug 5, 2019

Belle’s Story Begins

Aug 5, 2019

Claire Griffin

Eliza’s Story

In A Rebellious Woman, Belle’s story is interwoven with the perspective of Eliza, the enslaved woman who has cared for her since birth. In…

Jul 19, 2019

Jul 19, 2019

Claire Griffin

Working in a Civil War Hospital

After the Battle of Bull Run (Manassas), Belle spent several months working in a military hospital. She was seventeen at the time. This…

Jul 11, 2019

Working in a Civil War Hospital

Jul 11, 2019

Claire Griffin

Belle’s Bravest Moment

“The danger to Belle increased when the retreating Union soldiers spotted her. Before, she had been in danger from cross-fire. Now she was…

Jun 30, 2019

Belle’s Bravest Moment

Jun 30, 2019

Claire Griffin

An Interesting Death

Note: I’ve already described some of Belle Boyd’s badass credentials: wearing men’s clothing, riding astride, pulling a knife on a soldier…

Jun 17, 2019

An Interesting Death

Jun 17, 2019

Claire Griffin

Facing Your Fears

Discovery: When you write fiction based on the life of an actual person, you can’t always choose what you write about. This was something I…

Jun 12, 2019

Facing Your Fears

Jun 12, 2019

Claire Griffin

Claire Griffin

Kirkus Star author announces A REBELLIOUS WOMAN about real-life Belle Boyd, a woman born in the wrong century. Due late fall from Brandylane Publishing.

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