Hello. I am the author of the Historical Fiction novel called Mamie Garrison. It is a tale of slavery, abolition, romance and history, set in the years just prior to the Civil War. It is available on Kindle for .99 and also in paperback.
Mamie Garrison has a dual storyline. The present day story involves Bella and Andrew finding Mamie's journals. Their story includes romance and paranormal aspects. Mamie's story follows her adventures as an abolitionist through her journals. There are some mysteries as well as an unusual background in Mamie's life.
I have completed book two in my series. Colin Garrison, Book 2 of The Garrisons is available at Amazon.com/dp/B0759MYN81. Please see my Colin Garrison page under the menu option for a small sample of this new book.
The third and final book in the series, Emily Garrison is now available. Please see above for link.
I am 62 with one adult child and one grandchild.
I have always enjoyed the written word and have been a voracious reader from my early youth.
I am inspired by many authors in the historical fiction genre. I am also a lover of Russian literature, particularly Tolstoy and Dostoevsky. I find great inspiration for creating characters by looking at the ones these two authors have created. There is such a depth to them.
I have written for most of my life in one form or another. I have dabbled in poetry and songwriting, and have more started novels than finished ones.
In my free time, I like reading, history and travel. I am interested in genealogy and working on my family tree.
I live in St Louis.
hmm, great advice, especially the tunnel part. If you are not a part of it, you will never be able to convince a reader, I guess. But I guess you look at external stimuli as distractions… that ‘the world is too much with us’. You must get lost with your characters so much at times that you may fail to recognise the real life characters who fill the words for you 🙂 After all, all art is the sum of our real life experiences and our dreams as well. So if we get too sunk in the characters and their thoughts and words, might we not miss what the parallel (real) world character is trying to tell us? Often we disregard it. But people can be stale, quirky, strange, superior, inferior, intellectual, drab, wise, foolish and we miss out observing them because we are too preoccupied with out fictional fellas. 🙂
I am not a writer, I am just trying to think like one. So forgive me if I am wrong 🙂 I sometimes make an ars (longa vita brevis) of myself haha…
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I think you are correct. The key is making time for both. When I am with the world, my focus is there and when I write my focus is on writing. However, I do keep the memories and images of people in my mind. Often what someone has said or done finds its way into a character. I see much of my closest loved ones in my characters. I hope this answers your question. 🙂
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🙂 Thanks
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