Lynne's Blog
As a science center director in a former life, my job was to show our audiences how science works, not simply to tell them. The Aha! moments made the experience real for the thousands of kids, adults, and young adults that visited. When they left, there was a good chance they would remember the scientific concept behind the hands-on exhibit.
Writing is much the same. Writers need that Aha! encounter to grow and nourish their ideas into a final piece of work. That’s what this blog is all about. It’s about MY “minds-on” adventure with words — one I enjoy sharing with readers. Whether it’s about the research aspect, the craft of writing itself, or the emotional roller coaster of putting myself out there in the public eye . . . my blog is me. Pure and simple.
I welcome your thoughts and hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy writing them.
On The Research Trail Through Photographs
The Road to “Deadly Provenance” In 2004, I had an idea for a new mystery. I was always fascinated by the Holocaust and the horrors of WWII. As a museum professional, I happened upon a book called “The Lost Museum” by Hector Feliciano. It’s the story about the...
Just When You Thought You Had the Answers
History Keeps Unfolding The most amazing thing just happened. My latest book, Deadly Provenance, recently went online. It’s a fictional story of the Nazi looting of art during WWII, set against the backdrop of an authentic historical drama that is still unfolding...
Let Your Story Sing!
How Music Can Give Voice to Your Characters As I write this, I’m listening to Antonio Vivaldi’s Violin Concerto for Violin, Strings and Continuo. I have a hard time writing to music with lyrics – the words tend to wind up on my page -- so I opt for background music,...
I Can Laugh Now
Experiences That Make You a Better Writer It was three in the morning. A slight tremor shook the windows. The doors began to rattle in their frames. The bed seemed to move. Now the windows were banging against the shutters and a strange howling sounded in the air. I...
To Be Or Not To Be Honest
How to Criticize Constructively There comes a time in every writer’s life when a fellow writer approaches and asks: “Will you write a review for my book for my website or back cover?” “Will you write a review for my book on Amazon or Barnes and Noble?” “Would you...
To Be Or Not To Be Honest
How to Criticize Constructively There comes a time in every writer’s life when a fellow writer approaches and asks: “Will you write a review for my book for my website or back cover?” “Will you write a review for my book on Amazon or Barnes and Noble?” “Would you...
Creating Fiction Out of Fact
Current Events as Themes for Novels A brief story appeared on a local news station. It went something like this: "Giant 11-ton wind turbine blade sheared off and flew hundreds of feet to land (luckily on no living creature) in the desert of Ocotillo, California." The...
Sorry Sorry Night
Vincent Van Gogh - Suicide, Homicide or Misadventure? The research for my book, Deadly Provenance, took me places I never expected to go. To the dark recesses of the brain, its power over the body, and all that could possibly go wrong with that relationship. How did I...
Recovering Stolen Art
It’s Not Over ‘til It’s Over Last week I sent out the following link about a battle between a museum in Norway and a family demanding the museum return a Henri Matisse painting, said to have been seized by the Nazis under the direction of Hermann Goering during WWII....
From Vanquished to Victor
The Displacement of Art During WWII “The transfer of works of art from vanquished to victor is as old as warfare itself.” . . . Lynn Nicolas, author of Rape of Europa I open with this quote because it so aptly describes the events that began in the art world long...
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