The word ‘History’ is defined at Dictionary.com as: A continuous, systematic narrative of past events as relating to a particular people, country, period, person, etc., usually written as a chronological account: chronicle.” It is the account of past events that unveil what has transpired up until now, ‘now’ being defined as “at the present time […]
New Year, New Fear
First of all, I’d like to take a moment to wish everyone a belated happy new year. Yes, it’s a little lack-lustered and trite sounding after so many exciting points of reference that have already eclipsed the news headlines since Ryan Seacrest brought in 2018 a scant 8 days ago. From the latest political atrocity […]
Character Study: Colin Jonahs
In this wide, immersive story of White Rock, the male sympathetic confidant is Colin Jonahs, the childhood-friend-turned-love-interest who compliments and complicates our heroine Laura Milton’s journey every step of the way. And he is a man that wears many different hats. Obviously, I needed a love interest because, hey, this is America, right? And western […]
Character Study: Laura Milton
OK, I admit it. I couldn’t help but succumb to the temptation to write the protagonist in my first novel, White Rock, as a pseudo-extension of myself. In all fairness, I’m not sure ego had as much to do with my decision as much as honesty did. I know the complexity of my emotions and […]
Character Study: Lester Davis
While brainstorming for the antagonist in White Rock, I had to keep in mind that the story I was weaving was set in a split time line – one in modern-day following Laura Milton and the other set in the 1960’s following the elusive Rose Marie Davis. The story required multiple characters with intense motivations, […]