{"id":419,"date":"2017-08-21T14:04:10","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T14:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/francesrschmidt.com\/?p=419"},"modified":"2023-08-21T15:48:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T15:48:42","slug":"puzzle-pieces-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/francesrschmidt.com\/2017\/08\/21\/puzzle-pieces-grow\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Puzzle Pieces"},"content":{"rendered":"
Research Puzzle Pieces<\/span><\/h6>\n
Research puzzle pieces became the roots of this historical novel.\u00a0 They were the seeds of decades of historical facts that had to be rechecked multiple times to ensure their accuracy.\u00a0 My large manila envelopes became a constant reference regarding Fred\u2019s building.<\/h6>\n
Year by year, each envelope was filled with tiny and large bits of valuable information I could find easily tucked into their proper envelopes.\u00a0 Edward F. Pickett, the architect, John C. Muessen, the builder, and Evelina Spanner, the building\u2019s first real owner come alive fictitiously on the pages of this book.\u00a0 My readers will learn about their lives in the context of the historical times they lived in.<\/h6>\n
The hardest part of creating each character took place after I reread inches of truth-based research. Janet and Pat were diligent partners with excellent questions and ideas I could use to explore the unknown. I believe it was Fred\u2019s plea for help that created a constant desire in me find out why I was selected to write his story, before evidence of his existence was gone.<\/h6>\n
What surprised our Orphan Building Research Team of three the most was how vital it was to provide accurate historical information about what life was like for all of the characters in the novel. Over the decades Fred was often a quiet observer without their knowledge.\u00a0 He was only able to communicate via mental telepathy to three people. All of his other tenants in the book were quietly observed and honored while he learned what it was like being human, yet knowing he would never be one. \u00a0\u00a0Before I knew it, each character became real, almost like family in my mind\u2019s eye. I feel privileged to have been able to peek into their lives and with Fred\u2019s help, putting Research Puzzle Pieces together into a legacy of hope for all generations.<\/h6>\n
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Research Puzzle Pieces Research puzzle pieces became the roots of this historical novel.\u00a0 They were the seeds of decades of historical facts that had to be rechecked multiple times to ensure their accuracy.\u00a0 My large manila envelopes became a constant reference regarding Fred\u2019s building. Year by year, each envelope was filled with tiny and large …<\/p>\n

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