Posts Tagged ‘Fiction’
The Inspiration Behind The Underground Railroad Brides Collection
The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses used by southern black slaves in the 1800s to escape north where slavery was illegal. Abolitionists, those who opposed slavery, were those who helped them along their way to freedom, often by placing their own lives in danger. It is against this historical…
Read More5 Questions to Create Believable Villains
Last month when the weather was still warm, my daughter and I were floating around the lake on tubes and brainstorming the suspense plot of a new story. Suddenly we saw two other women staring at us and we remembered that water can carry sound further than you realize. If I overheard two people talking…
Read MoreFictional Ideas From Real Life
One of the questions I get asked most as an author is how do you come up with your ideas? The truth is I gather ideas wherever I go. A writer is an observer. I carry around a little notepad and pen in my purse to jot down ideas as they come to me. Lately…
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