Category Archives: women’s fiction

PITCHING ON A STORMY SEA

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Veronica Knox

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 →

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WALK THIS WAY

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Veronica Knox

Sometimes, to understand history, you must put yourself in another person’s shoes. Walk with me… Pretend for a moment that you are a master painter. You live in fifteenth-century Florence. It takes you over a year to complete a masterpiece. … Continue reading →

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The first cellular phone?

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Veronica Knox

EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN I see an angel reading a text message. This painting, Tobias and the Angel (c. 1467) from the studio of Andrea Verrocchio, is considered to contain three of the earliest instances of painting by Leonardo … Continue reading →

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DEAR INDIANA JONES

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Veronica Knox

IS IT EVER TOO LATE TO GET THE WORD OUT? Think of poverty stricken Van Gogh – a posthumous billionaire. Is that the sound of an artist turning in his grave? BOOKS OF FUTURE PAST So here’s the scene: it’s … Continue reading →

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WHAT’S IN A NAME?

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Veronica Knox

A TRUTH by any other name should smell as sweet  As an author I want to give my characters ideal names. They deserve the best. They deserve names that represent who they are at their core – a DNA signpost … Continue reading →

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THE TALE OF A DEADLY GRAPE-HEAD CLUSTER

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Veronica Knox

 When art shouldn’t imitate art – a brief history of the ‘art’ of story… or lack thereof In art history 101, I learned the terms ‘grape-head cluster’ and the ‘archaic smile’. Art history 201 introduced me to ‘warts and all’ realism… … Continue reading →

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DOWN TO EARTH IS FOR SISSIES

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Veronica Knox

  “Old age is no place for sissies”  – Bette Davis Since biology has determined that I must sleep 30% of my life, I’ve given myself permission to dream big and write surreal because Bette Davis was right, and Self-publishing … Continue reading →

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LOVE POETRY BEYOND THE GRAVE

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Veronica Knox

Fiction glorifies the art of paranormal romance,  reincarnation, and eternal bliss   Two Dantes say so: “I have been here before, But when or how I cannot tell: I know the grass beyond the door, The sweet keen smell, The sighing … Continue reading →

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THE ‘MONA LISA’ IS ONE HAUNTED LADY

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Veronica Knox

Leonardo is only one-tenth of the law but possession is nine-tenths of the truth   What if a contact-high with a famous portrait is so visceral that the sitter follows you home and changes your life forever?   ART IMITATES LIFE: ‘SECOND … Continue reading →

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TITANIC – A SHIP SUNK BY FOOLS

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Veronica Knox

An April sinking hastened by the ‘perfect storm’ of mistakes: ego, greed, snobbery, and mismanagement. Where were the binoculars for the watch? Who approved the number of lifeboats? Who gave the orders to race to New York? Who manned the … Continue reading →

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