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On The Air with Florenza Lee Podcast

Published: 19 November 2024 08:20:39

I recently had the great pleasure to chat with Florenza Lee of "On The Air With Florenza", part of the "Authors On The Air" podcast. Listen Here

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Tags: books , history , interview , Podcast , writer

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How Mail Was Handled in the Late 18th Century: The Pre-Royal Mail Stamp Era

Published: 14 October 2024 07:14:38

When we think of sending mail today, its a simple process: write a letter, affix a stamp, and drop it in the nearest postbox. But in the late 18th century, long before the introduction of the iconic Royal Mail stamp we recognise today, the process of sending and receiving letters was far more compli...

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Tags: books , caribbean , colonialism , empire , history , packet ships , royal mail , writer

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The Packet Ship

Published: 12 October 2024 06:46:23

A packet ship in the late 18th century was a type of vessel that operated on a fixed schedule, primarily carrying mail, passengers, and sometimes cargo between specific ports. The term "packet" comes from the small packages or bundles of letters and documents, known as "packets," that these ships re...

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Tags: caribbean , Christopher Columbus , empire , mail , royal navy , ships , The Spanish Antilles , Trinidad

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What were your intentions or inspirations behind Conquerabia?

Published: 06 July 2024 12:07:03

Conquerabia is book 2 in the writing process. When I near completed book 1, I was advised that it could be two or three books and decided that I wanted to start with my protagonists' Great grand mother and show the strength of character through generations, inspired by my time on the island of Trin...

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Tags: colonialism , empire , history , literary , royal navy , seven years war , writing

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Which character did you find most challenging or rewarding to develop, and why?

Published: 06 July 2024 12:04:49

Another great question. I would say Mable and Adisa for different reasons. I liked writing about Mabel's strength under adversity and then about Adisa and her development as a character. I loved getting lost in my characters and imagining what it would be like about the late 18th Century.

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Tags: colonialism , empire , History , slave trade , Trinidad

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Were there any scenes or chapters in Conquerabia that were particularly meaningful for you to write? Why?

Published: 06 July 2024 12:03:00

This is a great question and yes, there was one scene that was particularly meaningful to write. Adisa gives a talk about an encounter with a privileged young man who taunts here. Something similar was said to me a while ago when I was in New Jersey. I remember when that remark was made to me, I ...

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Tags: History , Royal Navy , Seven Years War , sugar cane , Trinidad

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2024

On The Air with Florenza Lee Podcast (19/11/2024)
How Mail Was Handled in the Late 18th Century: The Pre-Royal Mail Stamp Era (14/10/2024)
The Packet Ship (12/10/2024)
What were your intentions or inspirations behind Conquerabia? (06/07/2024)
Which character did you find most challenging or rewarding to develop, and why? (06/07/2024)

Diane M. Hinds

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On The Air with Florenza Lee Podcast

How Mail Was Handled in the Late 18th Century: The Pre-Royal Mail Stamp Era

The Packet Ship

What were your intentions or inspirations behind Conquerabia?

Which character did you find most challenging or rewarding to develop, and why?

Were there any scenes or chapters in Conquerabia that were particularly meaningful for you to write? Why?