Trick Or Treat?

As Halloween fast approaches, the holiday here in the US seems to get bigger each year. I had to wonder, how and when did this holiday take hold in this country? After all, America was founded by Puritans who would’ve banned such holidays. But as other cultures emigrated to the United States, they brought along [...]

Enriching Victorian Age Noble Characters: Not Just for Authors

Beyond fairy tales, the Victorian Age happenings provide opportunistic contrasts for noble and royal characters, and possible fodder for story conflicts. Often missed opportunities as I often perceive authors to underutilize this category of characters.</P
I’ve been a professional editor and writer off and on for some time; occasionally I’ve been asked to do so while [...]