Over the last few years, the world has become a smaller and more integrated place with technology that is leveling the playing field like never before.
Once a novel gets going and I know it is viable, I don't then worry about plot or themes. These things will come in almost automatically because the characters are now pulling the story.
Herb Alpert, Musician (1935) |
Alejandro Amenabar, Director (1972) |
Dennis Cardoza, Politician (1959) |
William Daniels, Actor (1927) |
Rene Descartes, Mathematician (1596) |
Edward Fitzgerald, Poet (1809) |
Robert Hamer, Director (1911) |
John Jakes, Writer (1932) |
Jack Johnson, Athlete (1878) |
Shirley Jones, Actress (1933) |
Bella Abzug, Lawyer (1998) |
Eugenie Anderson, Diplomat (1997) |
Enid Bagnold, Author (1981) |
John C. Calhoun, Statesman (1850) |
Tim Flock, Celebrity (1998) |
Brandon Lee, Actor (1993) |