P is for Paper Son No matter the time in history or place of origin, immigrants in search of a better life will go to almost any lengths to secure it—even if it means circumventing the law. To protect American jobs during a slumping economy, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which meant that only certain groups of Chinese immigrants and their family members could be allowed in or granted U.S. citizenship. Chinese merchants were acceptable because they didn’t replace American ... VIEW POST
Musings on the Depth of Beauty M-N-O
During the course of researching my historical novel The Depth of Beauty, I came across scads of fascinating facts that I've been sharing over time. Here are a few more relating to Chinatown: M is for Mornay Sauce To illustrate the shallow world in which Will Firestone lives, I begin the novel with his wealthy mother’s complaints about her chef’s rendition of a mornay sauce, which is really just a basic cheese sauce. It’s variation of a bechamel, or white sauce, one of the standard ... VIEW POST
How Not to Be the Literary Agent From Hell
Recently our local writers’ guild put on a one-day “Pitchfest” in which attendees like me had brief appointments with literary agents who'd been invited to see what talent they might discover within our midst. I am indie published, but I’m writing a romantic mystery series which could be a good fit for some publishers, so I decided I’d give it a whirl. I chose agents who stated they were looking for new writers in that genre (among others) and I spent considerable time prepping for my ... VIEW POST
Musings on the Depth of Beauty J-K-L
J IS FOR JACK LONDON I inserted the novelist Jack London as a “walk on” character in The Depth of Beauty because he was a San Francisco native and is well known to readers today. His iconic novel, The Call of the Wild (written in 1903) had already made him famous by 1906. The novel is based on London’s experiences in the Klondike Gold Rush, which figures prominently in my first novel, The Art of Love. On the day of the earthquake, London and his second wife, Charmian, were living at their ... VIEW POST
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