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...
Sep 19, 2018 | Books - Publishing - The Novel
As we count down to the release of the new COLOSSUS novel, WAIL OF THE FALLEN, Creativia is re-issuing the first two novels with gorgeous new covers! Yesterday I shared the cover for STONE & STEEL. If you missed it, it’s here: Today I’m revealing the...
Sep 18, 2018 | Books - Publishing - The Novel - Writing
I’ve been sitting on news about my next new novel for MONTHS – and still can’t talk about it, even though it comes out in just a few weeks. I have so much to say, I’ve already constructed a new section of my website devoted to it. I’m...