As inspiration for my novel, My Soul to Keep, the idea of Eugenics in America fascinated me. Unfortunately, my inspiration came from real-life, heart-wrenching history. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the idea of eugenics spread like autumn leaves in the wind. It wasn’t just in America. Nor was it just in Nazi Germany.… Continue reading Inspiration from Real-life, Heart-wrenching History: Part II
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Inspiration from Real-life, Heart-wrenching History
The most difficult inspiration for My Soul to Keep came from real-life, heart-wrenching history. The sad fact is that America practiced a form of eugenics.
Inspired by a Maximum Security Prison
In My Soul to Keep, Miranda Clarke lands in Redemption, a prison in Leavenworth, Kansas. Redemption bears a striking resemblance to the real federal penitentiary in Leavenworth. That’s right, I was inspired by a maximum security prison. The Beginning In 1871 the United States realized that the stockades and fort prisons were inadequate. Congress passed… Continue reading Inspired by a Maximum Security Prison
9 Things Rarely Seen Today
I thought it might be fun to share some of the past technologies and images that inspired or were described in my soon-to-be-published novel. My Soul To Keep is the story of a young woman who escapes her sheltered life and discovers personal, social, and political wrongs that must be righted. It takes place in… Continue reading 9 Things Rarely Seen Today