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To clear the dead man's reputation, Raines must solve a murder as bullets continue . Vivid descriptions of places and action during this early Civil War period.
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Which writers have influenced your writing? Too many to mention because I learn something from each of them, but I think without question, J.

What is historical fiction?

Marquez is probably my favorite writer, although there are so many I admire. Writers are known to pay homage to their favorite authors within their. A lot happens throughout this novel. Actually, this story works off two premises and many themes bounce off those premises. The opening and central premise is that life is short, unpredictable. The theme is that we are not in total control of our lives. The second premise, which fades in later is the fear of death, the fear of life itself—or an unfortunate death.

Not all deaths are unfortunate, you know. We all know we have to die some day. Many people live their lives to the max and when their time of dying comes, they have no regrets. In other words, dying fulfilled is possible for many people,. It speaks to that premise in the story and not a theme, as in the death of Birdy, which is thematic to the story. The circumstances surrounding his death, that is. Denial, for instance is one of many themes I use and in this case, it plays off Virginia Mae Mercy.

She owns that theme, and she is also the quintessential skeptic and her views rely more on the assumption that believing random acts of violence in the world are more than fate, possibly even God-ordained. A lot does happen and keeps happening, like a toppled row of dominoes. Nothing but conflict and one thing affects the other, which is how to structure dynamic plots. Otherwise, you wind up with a mash of events that may be interesting but have nothing to do with each other. Not in my eyes anyway. The plot must affect your character and vice versa.

Some readers say that you portray the Sioux people in an unflattering light and are offended by parts of this story. In this story, they represent the unexpected things we experience in real life.

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The Sioux also represent power and dominion, and pride of life. In essence, they represent another side of humanity. The dark side and the bright side all rolled into one. They are a spiritual presence, a force of nature, so to speak. The last thing I wanted to do was portray any people, especially the great Sioux Indians in a negative way.

Had I mirrored her sentiments throughout the novel, it would have been a much more undesirable image for the Sioux. Instead, I chose to present her story, as close to her original narrative, albeit, with redeeming values wherever I could show them regarding the Sioux tribes of the times. Cavalry and strives to show both sides with as much humanity as possible. Many other stories have depicted the Sioux just as I have done here. The bottom line for me is simple.


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Flaws abound in every human being, and every culture has flaws of their own. As a minority, I can certainly relate to the plight of Native Americans and how the Whites of the era sought to malign. Triste plays a very important character since by design she is one of the sub-plots of the story. And that is to say that Triste mirrors Virginia in many ways, as does Mr. Farquhar, but the main difference is that unlike Farquhar, she reflects the opposite of Virginia.

Almost as if Triste is what Virginia some day wants to be like, from an empathetic point of view.


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This storyline has elements of a love story. Is that fair to say? Very much so. In fact, I use one of the major story beats from the love story genre, which is conflict between two people when they first meet—a guarded attraction. I think readers get the sense, right away, that both Virginia and Mr. Farquhar will eventually fall for each other, at least to a point. Whether their relationship worked or not, is open to interpretation. I think the hardcore genre formula of yesteryear, so-to-speak, is stale by comparison.

Stories, whether they are in the form of a stage play, or in the form of a screenplay, or a novel, have always been driven by a main premise, the story engine. At least the best ones are.

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Not always easy to pull off. Great performances certainly have a lot to do with that, but at its core, its concept—the unusual love story—is the common connection. Writers in every media these days really have to pay their dues and examples of great writing is evident today in TV shows like The Mentalist, Mental, Burn Notice, The Ghost Whisperer, and the list goes on.

Once in a while, that rare combination sneaks by and succeeds taking viewers by surprise. In this particular film, Ed Norton steals every scene with his narcissistic portrayal of a man about to hit parole—a brilliant performance that elevated an ordinary idea. Fair enough but printed stories have a secret weapon of their own. In fact, novels ebooks notwithstanding can offer a very potent, a visceral effect on readers unlike film or plays, because readers can hold on to a real book.

True enough, although, writers must realize that works by squelching the need to explain and decipher every thought, every moment. In essence, reading novels becomes a concerted effort, much like a work of art, whereas the artist expresses his vision on canvas and viewers complete that particular vision—in their mind—by attaching their personal interpretation.

Sometimes there is a consensus of opinion about the work, sometimes disparity. However, if a novelist succeeds by re-imagining a story and presents it to readers in a tantalizing way, a way that readers can internalize it and personalize it, the written story can be just as powerful as film.

Readers are smart enough to get what writers are trying to say without having to spell out everything. Some things need to be left to the imagination. Where do the character names come from? It was the third name I had used while writing the script.

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Maxine was my original pick but her sister-in-law wound up with it. I think it fits. The name of Mr. Clayton Farquhar has a sophistication to it that contrasts with his personality, his pretentious ways. Farquhar lives up to his unusual name.

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What kind of challenges did you face when drawing from historical information? That always takes a lot of time and. Some of the facts I had to skew in order to better serve parts of the story and I mention that in the preface footnotes Hardcover about the use of passenger trains at the time, for example. And so, a lot of details are also added after most of the writing is done too.

I added several events about President Lincoln that I thought were interesting. I also read as much as I could about the Civil War online and looked up many expressions, customs, foods, news events of the time, and so on. How does Emily Dickinson fit into this story? She was a must for me to include and the perfect backdrop as a fierce woman of the 19th century. I worked fast and wrote the first draft in about three months but it was a scant 60k words and most of that I saved for the middle of the story, or Part II.

Later I added another 35k words when I expanded the beginning and the ending to the story.


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I worked within a typical Five Act structure. All together, I spent the better part of four years working on it day and night most of the time. Everything else I developed and plotted methodically, but a lot of it came by pure serendipity. Once you have a solid concept in place, your mind tends to run with it and somehow it all ends up working out.

Somehow, you fill in all the blanks. It becomes your life. Most readers find this story very interesting and rewarding, but then there are those who like to tear it apart and misinterpret what it all means. There are so many faults to find in any work of literature. Even the very best stories fall short in the eyes of many readers, while others find ways to praise them.

Sometimes, things get lost in translation, as they say, and people take offense. I realize they can read between the lines and come to their own conclusions.