by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Oct 23, 2021 | Dani's Decision, On Writing
Dani’s Decision took place in 1971, Mississippi, two years before the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade. These were the options available to women with an unwanted pregnancy: Mississippi did not permit legal abortions. Women with financial means could travel to other...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Oct 23, 2021 | Dani's Decision, On Writing
When I was managing my computer business, I developed a program that tracked patients’ progress after a traumatic brain injury. One section was entitled ‘The Patient’s Constellation.’ The constellation consisted of their family members, friends, and others that were...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Oct 23, 2021 | Dani's Decision, On Writing
Dani’s Decision left specific parts of the story to the reader’s imagination because I wanted to challenge assumptions. It has been fascinating for me to receive feedback from early readers. I do not describe the assailant in detail until late in the book. We know he...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Oct 23, 2021 | Dani's Decision, On Writing
I had not planned a book such as Dani’s Decision. I was happily humming along, writing books that take place in Ireland, particularly incorporating historical events into the lives of my characters. But a chance conversation caused me to place my latest Irish-themed...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Dec 27, 2019 | Authors and Books, On Writing, The Novel Business
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” — novelist George Santayana (1863-1952) Those words have been repeated innumerable times in countless variations. Authors are in a unique position of bringing history to the masses, not in the form...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Dec 24, 2019 | On Writing, The Novel Business
I am pleased to announce that I will be writing a series of articles for Southern Writers Magazine in 2020 and 2021. The series is entitled Changing the World with Your Writing. As authors, we have the choice of writing material purely for entertainment purposes, or...
