In a previous post I wrote that my original inspiration for Favorite Daughters came from the surprising friendship between Chelsea Clinton & Ivanka Trump. I thought I'd expand on that a little, and give y'all a sneak peak into my major characters and their real-life inspirations. Aubrey Adam Drake/Chelsea Clinton I'm a Chelsea Clinton fan, so I wanted to make the character inspired by her, Aubrey Adam Drake, sympathetic and compelling. While Chelsea is the …
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Agatha Christie Obsession
We're Still Obsessed With Agatha
Agatha Christie has received a lot of attention lately, especially for someone who’s been dead since 1976. Aside from the recent film adaptation of Death on the Nile, there’s been a rash of novels that are about her, or are inspired by her life/work. I’ve also seen her repackaged novels promoted on BookBub a few times.Were her novels literary?
Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time, and she was incredibly prolific, having …Subscribe to Laurellit & download Murder at Styles Resort for Free!
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The Best Way to Hide is in Plain Sight
After experiencing both emotional and physical trauma, Helen, a security guard at the Minnesota capitol, needs to get away. State senator John Cavendish owes Helen his life, so he invites her to stay at his family’s luxury …Path to Publication: Favorite Daughters Advanced Review Copies Arrived!
Last night, Rich and I were on our way for a date night when we saw that two big boxes and one small one had been left outside our door. "Were you expecting something?" Rich asked. I shrugged. "I have no idea. I guess one of us was." One quick glance at the packaging, and the mystery was solved. "They're my books!" I exclaimed. Thank God we'd been on our way out. It was about to storm, and had we been staying in the for the evening, we could …
Women Writer Quotes: Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates wrote "Where are You Going, Where Have You Been" back in 1966. Apparently the story was inspired by a Life Magazine article serial killer Charles Schmid, known as the Pied Piper of Tucson. Oates depicts a young girl who is both simultaneously terrorized and seduced by a magnetic man who is possibly the devil. (He might have hoofs underneath his cowboy boots). He never uses force, so how does he gain ultimate power over her? Oates dedicated the story to Bob Dylan, because it …