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Historical Fiction and Research Collection: DANCING AT THE ROYAL JADE: a 1960s serialized novel | RETRACING ASHEVILLE research archive and BEHIND THE STORIES: how the people, places, and events of the past shape and show up in my writing
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- Aug 29, 2026
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- Jul 9, 2026
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29. The Other Room (opens the original)
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Welcome to DANCING AT THE ROYAL JADE, a 1960s serialized historical novel. Just getting started? Jump to: Episode 1 | Full Story Directory | Companion articles in Behind the Stories and RETRACING ASHEVILLE</
What is The Royal Jade? (opens the original)
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Expecting to see Dancing at The Orange Peel and the Kent Creek Chronicles here? Well, dear readers, the messiness has begun! Changes are happening and I’m so excited!We rarely (if ever) anticipate how our creativity will unfold. It’s never linear and rarely logical. I never could have predicted even six months ago that I was going to: completely redesign my website and my Substack publication, retitle my novel (WHAT?!), rename the collection of stories that includes the novel and more, and even
Episode Guide: Dancing at The Royal Jade (opens the original)
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Expecting to see Dancing at The Orange Peel and the Kent Creek Chronicles instead? In short, this is the “discovery” draft of my novel and things always change during the creation process. So you’ll see “The Orange Peel” mentioned in the first ~20 chapters; that will be changed to “The Royal Jade” during revision/editing and in the published novel. Read more about the name changes <a href="https://ginasquill.substack.com/p/w
28. Between Yes and No (opens the original)
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Hi, readers. It’s rare that I precede a fiction episode with a personal note, wanting your reading experience of the story to flow with few interruptions. But I’ve reached a critical point—in story and life—where a bit of commentary will be beneficial for both of us.This novel was not complete when I started sharing it here and still isn’t (as of July 2026). Or at least, it feels that way. Getting eyes on chapters has been/is a way to hold myself accountable for getting the writing done, and tha
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