S.K. KeoghMar 29, 20203 min readAnother Real Life InspirationA few blog posts ago, I talked about how the infamous real life pirate Blackbeard inspired an aspect of one of my major characters, James...
S.K. KeoghFeb 27, 20204 min readRICE AND SLAVERY IN COLONIAL AMERICAIn honor of Black History Month, I thought I would repost this article I wrote a couple of years ago when my novel The Driver's Wife was...
S.K. KeoghAug 17, 20192 min readThe Real-Life Inspiration Behind James LoganIn the earlier drafts of my novel The Prodigal, the entire story was told only from the point of view of the two main characters--Jack...
S.K. KeoghFeb 26, 20193 min readTo Use Dialect or Not to Use DialectWhether an author is writing historical fiction or contemporary fiction, the most important element of any story is dialogue. And in...