Tag: protagonist

Ooops!

June 30, 2015
Blog
4 Comments

Back in fourth grade, I was fascinated by the 19th century westward expansion of the United States. The stories I wrote reflected that. Research? Nah. I just wrote. This probably explains how I found myself writing a scene set in a one-room prairie schoolhouse where a bunch of students expressed their boredom by throwing paper…

Read More

My History with Historical Fiction

June 23, 2015
Blog
4 Comments

There are only two weeks before Newport‘s official publication date, so please excuse me if this post is a little scattered and self-indulgent. Really, it’s better to let me get it out of my system now so that I can start being more interesting as quickly as possible. I’ve been thinking about my love affair with…

Read More

Why Newport, anyway?

June 2, 2015
Blog
6 Comments

I grew up in Annapolis, MD. Maybe that statement feels like a non sequitur following the title of this post, but bear with me. When I began thinking about the novel that would become NEWPORT, location images floated across my mind. They looked like Annapolis. There was a picturesque historic district dotted with homes and buildings…

Read More
Subscribe to Jill's Blog!
Enter your email to receive a notification when Jill posts a new article.
icon
By subscribing, you agree with our privacy policy and our terms of service.