Author Archives: Veronica Knox

About Veronica Knox

Veronica Knox has a Fine Arts Degree from the University of Alberta, where she studied Art History, Classical Studies, and Painting. In her career as a graphic designer, illustrator, private art teacher, and ‘fine artist,’ she has also worked with the brain-injured and autistic, developing new theories of hand-to-eye-to-mind connection. Veronica lives on the west coast of Canada, supporting local animal rescue shelters, painting, writing, editing other author’s novels, and championing the conservation of tigers and elephants, and their habitats. Her artwork and visuals to support ‘Second Lisa’ may be viewed on her website - www.veronicaknox.com

PEARL EARRINGS, A RED HAT, and A SMILE

Posted on August 2, 2017

Be it an iconic image, a true representation, or a ‘tronie’, a face belies a thousand secrets A TRONIE: a face created from memory or a consummate sketch of several people and costumes that ‘stand in’ for no ‘one’ in … Continue reading →

Posted in art history, Books, fantasy, Fine Art, Florence, Florence. Italy, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Italian renaissance, Italy, Leonardo da Vinci, literary fiction, Lost Paintings, magical realism, paranormal romance, REINCARNATION, romance, Sandro Botticelli, Silent K Publishing, supernatural, the 'Mona Lisa', time travel, V Knox, V. Knox author, Veronica Knox author, women's fiction | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

PITCHING ON A STORMY SEA

Posted on July 10, 2017

The concept you pitch could turn out to be the story that cannot be named! I’m an indie author. And one thing I’ve learned, after pitching directly to agents at a writers conference, is that beauty is in the eye … Continue reading →

Posted in Adoration, ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, android, art history, Books, fantasy, Florence, Florence. Italy, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Italian renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci, literary fiction, Lost Paintings, magical realism, middle-grade time-slip adventure, paranormal romance, PEARL BY PEARL, poetry, REINCARNATION, romance, Sandro Botticelli, science fiction, science-fiction fantasy, Silent K Publishing, supernatural, the 'Mona Lisa', THE BEDE SERIES - V KNOX, The INDIGO PEARL, THE UNTHINKABLE SHOES -novel, time travel, Titanic, Titanic's lost shoes, Titanic's unknown child, Twinter the novel, V Knox, V. Knox author, Veronica Knox author, women's fiction | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEONARDO!

Posted on April 15, 2017

Born April 15th – 1452 in the town of Vinci “There was born to me, a grandson, the son of Ser Piero my son, on the 15th day of April, a Saturday, at the third hour of the night. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrea Verrocchio, art history, Books, Fine Art, Florence, Florence. Italy, Italian renaissance, Italy, Leonardo da Vinci, Second Lisa, Silent K Publishing, the 'Mona Lisa', THE VITRUVIAN MAN, time travel, V Knox, V. Knox author, Veronica Knox author | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

WONDROUS & DISASTROUS

Posted on April 14, 2017

APRIL 15 – A DAY TO REMEMBER Leonardo da Vinci was born – April 15, 1452         HMS Titanic sank – April 15, 1912 It’s uncanny that these are both subjects about which I’m most passionate. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Fine Art, Historical Fantasy, Leonardo da Vinci, literary fiction, magical realism, Nova Scotia, paranormal romance, REINCARNATION, romance, Sandro Botticelli, Second Lisa, Silent K Publishing, supernatural, the 'Mona Lisa', THE UNTHINKABLE SHOES -novel, Titanic, Titanic's lost shoes, Titanic's unknown child, V Knox, V. Knox author, Veronica Knox author | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

SERENDIPITY-DOODAH HOOPLA

Posted on April 6, 2017

DON’T BELIEVE A WORD OF IT! Mr. Dickens may have written ‘Great Expectations’ but today, we authors are plagued with them: A PLETHORA OF POSSIBILITIES AN EXAGGERATION OF EXPECTANCY AN HYPERBOLE OF HAPPENSTANCE Definition (mine): SERENDIPITY > A triad random … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, GREAT EXPECTATIONS, Silent K Publishing, V Knox, V. Knox author, Veronica Knox author | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

PARANORMAL – IS TOO STRONG A WORD

Posted on March 29, 2017

BECAUSE LIFE IS ONE BIG X-FILE UFO = Unidentified Fictional Objectivity Paranormal has become a four-letter word for those of us who write in its general vicinity. But softer words may be used to describe a ‘stranger than fiction’ story … Continue reading →

Posted in Adoration, Books, fantasy, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, literary fiction, magical realism, middle-grade time-slip adventure, paranormal romance, PEARL BY PEARL, REINCARNATION, Second Lisa, supernatural, THE BEDE SERIES - V KNOX, the Green Man, The INDIGO PEARL, THE UNTHINKABLE SHOES -novel, time travel, Twinter the novel, V Knox, V. Knox author, Veronica Knox author | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

SO… I WALKED INTO THIS MUSEUM…

Posted on March 21, 2017

… and I came out with a story. Or, to be more precise, it followed me home and shadowed me for three years. And now it’s coming up to the first anniversary, of self-publishing ‘THE UNTHINKABLE SHOES’, appropriately, the traditional … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, fantasy, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, literary fiction, magical realism, Nova Scotia, paranormal romance, REINCARNATION, Silent K Publishing, supernatural, THE UNTHINKABLE SHOES -novel, Titanic, Titanic's lost shoes, Titanic's unknown child, V Knox, V. Knox author, Veronica Knox author | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments