Silent 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...
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Denise Liebig
- Apr 26, 2018
- 5 min
Bye-bye, Bob! Why Authors Delete Scenes & Characters
You’ve likely heard of movie scenes, even whole characters, being cut from a film, forever lost during the editing process. The same goes...
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Denise Liebig
- Feb 13, 2018
- 3 min
Off the Rack: A Time Traveler's Closet
What 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...
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Denise Liebig
- Dec 13, 2017
- 5 min
It's Music, Music, Music!
The following is background information for the books of The Dear Maude Trilogy Some say love is the universal language. I happen to...
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Denise Liebig
- Nov 6, 2017
- 3 min
Sex in the Old City
The following is background information for the books of The Dear Maude Trilogy Bordello, cathouse, brothel, house of ill repute, call...
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Denise Liebig
- Sep 21, 2017
- 3 min
The Art of Change
Fauvism, 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...
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Denise Liebig
- Aug 15, 2017
- 6 min
Timeless Vehicles Repurposed in The Dear Maude Trilogy
In time travel fiction, something—a machine, a watch, a phone booth, standing stones, etc.—transports the character(s) back in time. For...
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Denise Liebig
- Jul 11, 2017
- 4 min
Dis-ease in The Dear Maude Trilogy
From Typhoid Fever to the Spanish Influenza, early twentieth-century diseases were widespread, often pandemics, which affected young and...
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Denise Liebig
- Jun 8, 2017
- 3 min
Spencerian 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...
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Denise Liebig
- May 27, 2017
- 3 min
Riding 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...
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Denise Liebig
- May 13, 2017
- 3 min
Not the Dreaded Corset!
The following is background information for the books of The Dear Maude Trilogy Corsets top Emily Stanton’s lists of avoidable...
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Denise Liebig
- Apr 12, 2017
- 2 min
Where is St. Helens, Oregon & Why is Emily from There?
The following is background information for the books of The Dear Maude Trilogy In Dear Maude, Emily is from St. Helens, a rural town...
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Denise Liebig
- Mar 29, 2017
- 2 min
What You Don’t Know About Dear Maude
I’m often asked for some backstory on my books—information regarding the people, places, and things from Dear Maude and beyond. Well,...
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