Sure, some may find digging through an archive a little dry. And it certainly can be. But then you or someone you know turn over a page and find something that shines a whole new light on the past we thought we all knew. Not long ago, researchers in Cambridge, UK reached out to me about some interesting tidbits they had uncovered about Susanna Torriano, the protagonist in Bound and real person from our history. The Governor’s Granddaughter is richer for their finds. And while this new historical novel is not a sequel to Bound in the traditional sense, readers will again visit with or hear about some of the colourful characters introduced in Bound and a few new, even more colourful ones. I am so grateful to researchers everywhere and especially my new friends at Cambridge for sharing the historical nuggets they've unearthed.

Seeing ‘Bound’ in bookstores and in readers’ hands has been and is an exciting and humbling experience. I never guessed though at some of the other doors my debut novel would pry open for me. Though my novel, I have met many hundreds of people who love to read, who are interested in our history and who support local artisans for which I am enormously grateful. I have had the opportunity to support local organizations and institutions through presentations, donating books and profiling their work. And now, a path for telling the Bound story has recently opened and who knows where it may lead. I have been working with an award-winning screenwriter over the fall and we now have the pilot for a limited series for television.  Recently, several big-name production companies have requested the script to determine if it might be a fit for their audience. The world-building in historical fiction is at the heart of the attraction of this genre for many. Of course, reproducing this created world on screen is incredibly powerful but also very expensive. But for an author, even the possibility of having our work make it to the screen to be enjoyed in a different way by a new audience is something that writers dream about.