Tuesday, January 19, 2021

The Alluring Puzzle of Fact and Fiction


I learned to trust research. Did I need a member of the nobility who was interested in Eliza as marriage material? I found that the prince of Bavaria’s wife had just died. Did I need a traumatic experience that affected Holmes in 1903? Colney Hatch, the women’s madhouse, had burned down in that year. Excellent. It’s like having history as a writing partner.

         From my interview with Writer's Digest here.

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