Sunday, March 21, 2010

Tales of the Atlantic Hotel 1880-1933

I am so excited to have bought and read Tales of the Atlantic Hotel. It was extremely helpful in many ways. First, I now have better visualization of how the hotel was laid out and the social customs that were prominent that created the lay-out (i.e. separate dining hall for nurses and children, Bachelor's Row for single-men staying at the hotel). Second, I now understand better the key players in reopening the hotel, as well as specific incidents in the year(s) that my story is taking place. There are fascinating events from 1886, where I have the story beginning. From a horrible winter storm to an earthquake in the South, the year was packed with details that I did not know before. I look forward to continuing my research, rewrites, etc. that will make the story stronger.