Category Archives: research

THE JOURNEY CONTINUES…

Posted on May 30, 2023 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

Although I’m far from the finish line with my historical fiction about the Armenians in Troy, NY who founded the only Protestant Armenian church in upstate NY, I take a semi-break sometimes to do research on best practices for querying … Continue reading →

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HOW LONG IS TOO LONG FOR HISTORICAL FICTION?

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

This stained glass window photo is from the church I attended as a child and remained a member until it closed in 2011. Revisiting the church a little over a year ago started me on this journey–to write about the … Continue reading →

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NEW DIRECTIONS

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

I’m way overdue for writing a post, and even this one will be fairly brief. But the reason for my delinquency is legit – or at least I think so! As mentioned in past posts, when I completed In Her … Continue reading →

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Another Year, Another Round of Rejections

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

No writer likes to receive rejections. Anyone who has been following my blog for a while knows I’ve been trying for months to find an agent who would say “yes” to In Her Mother’s Shoes. By Christmas I was reaching the … Continue reading →

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ARE YOU ONE OF THE HEIRS TO MANHATTAN?

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

“Genealogy can often be used as a base for the historical fiction writer. Following the lives of our ancestors brings us into a particular setting so that time and place both encircle and thread the story. However, for the novelist, one … Continue reading →

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