At the time and places where my novels are set, religion was a very important part of people's private lives - perhaps even more so than it is today.
Some of the Founders were, famously, unconventional in their approach to faith, but for the most part, my characters' relationship with God or the divine powerfully influenced how they saw the world and dealt with the events that unfolded around them.
This makes writing these aspects of their personae a substantial challenge for me, as a...
Published on December 08, 2010 15:48