Thoughts on writing, craft, and culture.
Launched December 26, 2022. The same day the story begins. In the quiet hours after midnight on December 26, 2022, a hidden chamber inside Independence Hall comes alive. A Leyden jar charges. Frost spreads across iron bars. A child is taken from his own era and sent into another. Not for protecti...
This chapter was originally in the first act, but it lacked movement and wasn’t focused on my main character. Instead, it’s a view into my main character’s mentor, Benjamin Franklin. The scene is one that very few know, and it provides a glimpse into how the 69-year-old got his ...
Here’s another chapter that I cut because it did little to introduce my main character or build the world significantly. It was fun to write because it took the whole story of Paul Revere’s ride and places one of my time travelers, Cordelia, in the scene as a witness and a heroine. En...
This week I’m sharing the original chapter where I introduce the Antagonist, Giovanni Rosso and his enabler, Rex Purson. It shows where they came from and reveals their motivations, but this is another chapter that got cut because the first act of the novel was too long. Please send me an e...
