Author Nancy J. Cohen

Author Nancy J. Cohen

Author Nancy J. Cohen

shipwrecks

Shipwrecks and Suspense

by

Research Insights – Shipwrecks and Suspense I like adding bits of history into my mysteries. In Facials Can Be Fatal, I mined our Florida past concerning shipwrecks. Did you know the waters off Florida teem with sunken vessels? Spanish galleon ships alone may account for up to forty wrecks off our coast. Millions of dollars … Read more

Nautical Archaeology for Writers

by

Nautical archaeologist Lindsey Hall Thomas (writing as Linsey Hall) spoke at a recent meeting of Florida Romance Writers. She told us about the role of an archaeologist and how we might use this information in a novel. These notes are my interpretation and any errors are my own. The field started with Antiquarianism in the … Read more