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Chautona Havig

Chautona Havig

Using story to connect YOU to the Master Storyteller

Madeline Brown. Young lady trapped between the Victorian world of rigid conventions and expectations and a modern world in constant flux as it embraces a new century.

I’ve written quite a few blog posts about the Madeline books, so I thought I’d make an archive of them. To learn more about the writing process, about details in the books, and all things Madeline, check them out here:

The Series:

Why Every Great Sleuth Needs These 3 Important Things

Sweet on You

The Birth of a Born Sleuth

Madeline's Debut

Madeline's Glossary

Five Fun Facts: Madeline

Wy the Super Bowl is officially evil(yep.  Really! It’s about Madeline.  Mostly)

Interview with Essie from Madeline

What Happens when Your Little Sister's Best Friend Becomes Yours?

 

Book Trailer:

Book Chat:

Such a Tease

Meet Abigail Cooper

The Plot Thickens(note: this isn’t only about Such a Tease, but it does include an audio excerpt from my plotting session.)

Modernity is Relativee

 How Murder Ruined My Mystery

Book Trailer:

Book Chat:

Fine Print

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Why I Refuse to Apologize for Stealing a Brilliant Idea

Stay Tuned for More!

The archive will grow as I write more books.  And with at least four to go, it’ll grow quite a bit. If there’s anything you’d like to know about Madeline, 1901-1904, zip me an email.  I can’t imagine what Madeline would think of such a thing, but I suspect she’s rather like it.  Can’t you hear her, “It shouldn’t replace the papers that hold the touch of those who cared enough to pen a note, but for expediency, I can’t imagine anything more delightful!”

Coming Soon (but not soon enough for me!):

Byrd’s Eye View

and

Looks Could Kill:

I did find a fabulous picture of Madeline with a  Christmas present in hand. I’m seriously tempted to add that to the lineup for one year’s Christmas novel. And, of course, there’s the spin-off featuring her great, great, grand-daughter.  Wouldn’t that be cool?  I keep thinking it would be amazing if the girl discovered that Madeline made a mistake in one of her cases!  EEEP!

So many books, so little time. Meanwhile, hopefully, this little list of Madeline posts will explain a bit about the background of what I wanted to do with Madeline.

Happy reading, and do let me know if there’s something I missed!

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Episode 466: A Chat with Jennifer L. Wright
byChautona Havig

With the 125-year anniversary of the Galveston flood this year, a book about the events surrounding it?  Sounds great to me. Listen in to see why I think Jennifer L. Wright is a perfect choice to do it.

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 Loved this chat with Jennifer (always do!).  It was great to catch up, see what she’s been working on, and learn all about her research into the Galveston flood.  Oh, and don’t miss the book she recommended,  Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson. 

Last Light over Galveston by Jennifer L. Wright

Galveston, Texas. September 1900. Only months ago, Kathleen McDaniel returned from finishing school in Switzerland to her family home in New York’s Hudson Valley with a future of promise and privilege set before her. But one horrific event shattered her picturesque life. Now she has fled as far as the train line and a pocketful of money would take her, finding refuge at the St. Mary’s Orphan Asylum on Galveston Island, where she helps the nuns care for their young charges and prays her past will not find her. Despite her tenuous standing at the orphanage—and the grief and betrayal that drove her from home—Kathleen slowly begins to make friends. There is Emily, the novice nun she rooms with; Maggie, the tempestuous young girl who only bonds with Kathleen; and Matthew, a kind, handsome man recently employed by Isaac Cline at Galveston’s office of the US Weather Bureau. Then in one fateful day, Kathleen’s fragile new life begins to crack as it becomes clear that she can’t run far enough to escape the reach of her former life. Meanwhile, as troubling news about a storm crossing the Gulf from Cuba swirls in the Weather Bureau offices, Matthew holds fast to Cline’s belief that no hurricane can touch Galveston. But as darkness falls on the island, Kathleen must gather her courage and reach for a strength beyond her own if she—and those she loves—are to survive.

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