Jan 12, 2021 | Books - Shakespeare - The Novel
I’m a long way from finished. It’ll take me all year, probably. But you’ve been so very patient. So here’s something to tide you over. I love you all. CAPTIVE COLOURS Prologue Pavia, Italy 14 August 1329 “Where is he?” The question echoed...
Aug 20, 2020 | Books - History - Nellie Bly
This is a complete transcription of the article “Nellie Bly With The Female Suffragists”, originally printed in The New York World, Jan. 26, 1896. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. — I pushed in the swinging door, noticing as I did that it was covered with yellow canton flannel,...
Aug 18, 2020 | Books - Current Affairs - History - Nellie Bly
This is a complete transcription of the article “Champion Of Her Sex”, containing Nellie Bly’s interview with Susan B. Anthony, originally printed in The New York World, Feb. 2, 1896. Susan B. Anthony! She was waiting for me. I stood for an instant in the doorway and...
Sep 22, 2018 | Books - Publishing - The Novel - Writing
For me, inspiration always comes from reading. Be it history, fiction, essays, or comics, I find my best ideas are sparked from gaps I discover in narratives. What was the cause of the famous Capulet-Montague feud? What was Shakespeare doing during his...
Sep 21, 2018 | Books - Publishing - The Novel - Writing
Late one April evening in 2016, sitting at my desk not writing, this article in The Atlantic caught my eye. The premise was that there were more female action stars 100 years ago than today. Most were in the mold of the Perils of Pauline, with an intrepid young woman...
Sep 20, 2018 | Books - Essential Posts - Publishing - Writing
I’ve been wanting to talk about her since April of 2016. That’s when I toppled into some accidental research and fell desperately in love with the character who would dominate my life for the next two years. Like you, I knew the name. Everyone’s...
