Because the story I’m currently most inspired to work on is set in Victorian times, I pulled a few hefty history books from the shelf at the library for researching purposes. While I was standing there, a little book caught my eye; it was tiny compared to the volumes of history that surrounded it, but its title stood out to me. “Aunt Epp’s Guide for Life: The Miscellaneous Musings of a Victorian Lady.“ I grabbed it, and was drawn in by the fact that in it were notes of advice written by a woman who lived around the period  one of my books is set. It’s a firsthand account of…