From the earliest draft of Witness, I knew the story would circle around one of the most unsettling human experiences: doubt. Not just doubting yourself, but doubting the people you thought you could trust, the world you thought you understood. Doubt gnaws at certainty until you no longer know which way is up, and that’s exactly … Continue reading Doubt and Mistrust: The Heart of Witness
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Meet the Characters of Witness: Sadie
For me, every story starts with someone's voice. Sometimes it’s loud, insistent, and fully formed from the start. Vida Henrikson was born fully formed into my imagination. Sometimes it’s quieter, a murmur in the background, waiting for me to notice it. Sadie was definitely the second kind. When Witness was just a seed of an idea, I … Continue reading Meet the Characters of Witness: Sadie
The Spark Behind Witness
What if you saw something terrible, something life-changing, but when you spoke up, no one wanted to believe you? This was the first flicker of the idea that would eventually become Witness. Not a fully formed plot or character, just a question. A whisper. But it stayed with me and from that spark, a story … Continue reading The Spark Behind Witness
Rules for being a Domestic Noir Doyenne
I'm writing this post from both a position of love as a reader of domestic noir, but also as a wannabe writer of domestic noir. Not at the minute as Vida and Slater have just embarked on their second adventure together but at some point in the not-too-distant future, I'm going to write the story … Continue reading Rules for being a Domestic Noir Doyenne
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