Denise LiebigJun 28, 20193 minSilent Films... Or Were They?Silent films and the era in which they were popular (approx. 1891-1927) have fascinated many. But have you ever wondered what it would be...
Denise LiebigApr 26, 20185 minBye-bye, Bob! Why Authors Delete Scenes & CharactersYou’ve likely heard of movie scenes, even whole characters, being cut from a film, forever lost during the editing process. The same goes...
Denise LiebigFeb 13, 20183 minOff the Rack: A Time Traveler's ClosetWhat girl wouldn’t want a few extra clothes; especially at someone else’s expense? How about a closet full of them? In Dear Maude, Emily...
Denise LiebigDec 13, 20175 minIt's Music, Music, Music!Some say love is the universal language. I happen to believe that music is, because, despite the language a song is written in or how...
Denise LiebigNov 6, 20173 minSex in the Old CityBordello, cathouse, brothel, house of ill repute, call them what you will, but a story about early New York wouldn’t be complete without...
Denise LiebigSep 21, 20173 minThe Art of ChangeFauvism, Cubism, Futurism were all the rage in 1910. Think Picasso and Matisse, and you’ll have a good idea of what the art world looked...
Denise LiebigAug 15, 20176 minTimeless Vehicles Repurposed in The Dear Maude TrilogyIn time travel fiction, something—a machine, a watch, a phone booth, standing stones, etc.—transports the character(s) back in time. For...
Denise LiebigJul 11, 20174 minDis-ease in The Dear Maude TrilogyFrom Typhoid Fever to the Spanish Influenza, early twentieth-century diseases were widespread, often pandemics, which affected young and...
Denise LiebigJun 8, 20173 minSpencerian Script: It’s Everywhere!Students used it, teachers used it, and business people used it; in fact, anyone who could write used it. Even today Spencerian Script is...
Denise LiebigMay 27, 20173 minRiding Sidesaddle: Why Not Face the World Head-on?In Dear Maude, Emily Stanton’s training involves the popular pursuits of a 1910 lady of society, including riding sidesaddle. For those...
Denise LiebigMay 13, 20173 minNot the Dreaded Corset!Corsets top Emily Stanton’s lists of avoidable undergarments in Dear Maude, For the Love of Maude, and Forever Maude, the books of The...
Denise LiebigApr 12, 20172 minWhere is St. Helens, Oregon & Why is Emily from There?In Dear Maude, Book 1 of The Dear Maude Trilogy, the protagonist, Emily Stanton, is from St. Helens, a rural town just outside Portland,...
Denise LiebigMar 29, 20172 minWhat You Don’t Know About Dear MaudeI’m often asked for some backstory on my books—information regarding the people, places, and things from Dear Maude and beyond. Well,...