Brown Mountain Lights series--progress report
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We spent last weekend in beautiful Morganton, North Carolina researching the new series--and enjoying some really awesome scenery, including Brown Mountain, Table Rock, and lots of historical buildings in downtown Morganton. It's an amazing place and we met some very helpful and informative people who helped us get a feel for life in the town and around Brown Mountain in the 1850s which is where and when the first book of our next series takes place.
This one is going to be a little different from the Appalachian Journey series ... it's still historical fiction with a touch of romance--well, maybe more than a touch, we haven't exactly figured that out yet!--with a bit of paranormal thrown in. We've been trying to decide what genre it will fall under but haven't had any luck yet. Historical Paranormal Fiction? Paranormal Historical Romance? Whatever, think Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series only in 19th century Appalachia.
Anyway, back to our research trip. We'll start with the town of Morganton, First up, we visited the Chamber of Commerce/Visitor Center and met Ed Phillips, the town's Director of Tourism. Ed was very welcoming and helpful (the same can be said for all the people we met). He's directed several symposiums on the Brown Mountain Lights and knows quite a bit about them, the legends behind what causes them, and the general area (most of which we're keeping under our hats for now since we don't want any spoilers to get out about the series).
This one is going to be a little different from the Appalachian Journey series ... it's still historical fiction with a touch of romance--well, maybe more than a touch, we haven't exactly figured that out yet!--with a bit of paranormal thrown in. We've been trying to decide what genre it will fall under but haven't had any luck yet. Historical Paranormal Fiction? Paranormal Historical Romance? Whatever, think Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series only in 19th century Appalachia.
Anyway, back to our research trip. We'll start with the town of Morganton, First up, we visited the Chamber of Commerce/Visitor Center and met Ed Phillips, the town's Director of Tourism. Ed was very welcoming and helpful (the same can be said for all the people we met). He's directed several symposiums on the Brown Mountain Lights and knows quite a bit about them, the legends behind what causes them, and the general area (most of which we're keeping under our hats for now since we don't want any spoilers to get out about the series).