Morality vs. Legality in Historical Fiction

The question of "right" and "wrong" is as old as the human race. Great thinkers have struggled with it throughout history. At the core of my novel The Abolitionist's Daughter, based on an actual incident, is the age-old struggle between legality and morality.

Historical FictionMark GottliebMay 13, 2019historialfiction, theabolitionistsdaughter, diancmcphail, moralityvslegality, TridentMediaGroup, literaryagentmarkgottliebComment

Honoring National Women's History Month with Historical Fiction Research

In 1987, the United States Congress designated March as National Women’s History Month. When my literary agent, Mark Gottlieb, asked me to write a guest post for his publishing blog, I thought it might be appropriate to write about a woman publisher.

Historical FictionMark GottliebMarch 11, 2019womensnationalhistorymonth, feminism, historialfiction, lizanashtaylor, blackstonepublishing, thethinendofthewedge, inallgoodfaith, thelily, suffragrate, MarkGottlieb, TridentMediaGroupComment