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Quaker Earl
The Quaker Meeting in Cornwall, NY I generated the audio from an earlier post. Just to see how well it works. Probably could benefit from some finessing. Any helpful criticism is very appreciated.
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A.I. is weird.
In my previous post, I discussed how I sent the Clove draft to the AI beta-reading site AuthorCraft. It supplied me with a HUGE amount of useful information broken down into “Critical”, “Moderate”, and “Minor” suggestions for style, scenario, and characters. I saved the info as a PDF, and it…
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So far, so good!
I am not yet finished with The Clove, but I am getting closer! One reason I haven’t posted here lately is that I am trying to save my writing time for the actual novel rather than the Blog. This Blog is meant for information about my research and experience writing…
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Tuxedo Historical Society
On Feb 15th, 2026, we traveled down to the Tuxedo Historical Society to see the opening of their exhibit “The Continental Road & The Ramapough Pass in the Revolutionary War 1777-1780.” It was great to see the information presented, including a beautiful map of the area with the Taverns highlighted along Clove…
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New List of Posts
Here is a synopsis of all the posts. I was thinking I hadn’t done enough until I saw how many were here.
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The Podcast Page
PodcastPodcast Interview Script: The Clove Blog Podcast Episode Title: The First One, by Walter Earl (Intro Music: “My Song 1” fading out after a few seconds) Nathan: Welcome to “The Clove Blog Podcast,” the podcast that explores the history behind the writing of the Clove Novel and a companion to…
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American History
Part of “The Clove” follows the Earl Brothers, Ben and Richard, traveling to Ulster County to purchase millstones. They journey through the New Paltz area and witness vast, fertile farmlands owned by the descendants of the founding Huguenots, worked by hundreds of enslaved people. In 1790, New Paltz, 77 slaveholders…
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Just Friends
When I started working on The Clove I had no idea that I would be visiting my family’s Quaker roots to the extent that I have. Part of the book deals with a cross-country journey taken by my 5X GGrandfather Ben Earl and his brother Richard. The trip will take…
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The Halloween Episode
A very cool aspect of researching The Clove has been the ability to drive to many of the locations where the events took place. A crucial part of the book takes place when Ben and Richard Earl travel to Alligerville, NY to pick up millstones made by Benjamin Alliger and…
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Episode #2
This entry features two direct descendants of the main characters discussing the backstory of the original people in The Clove. We raise such burning questions as “Where did the money go?” You can fnd this Podcast on Apple Podcasts HERE Additionally, on 10/14/25 at 5:30pm, I will participate in an…