by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Oct 4, 2016 | Author Rochelle Kaplan, Gun control, Persona Non Grata, Persona Non Grata the book
Life Imitating Art “Are you listening to Gary and Shannon?”my husband breathlessly asked when he called me last week, referring to a radio show on our local talk-radio channel in Los Angeles, KFI. “They’re talking about a woman in Texas with almost the exact story as...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Sep 21, 2016 | Author Rochelle Kaplan, fiction writing, Gun control, Persona Non Grata, Persona Non Grata the book
Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder. -Rumi Attila the Hun Lives! I’ve been agitated lately about one thing or another, but nothing in particular. Nothing I can put my finger on. That is, until very recently. That’s when I...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Jun 14, 2016 | Author Rochelle Kaplan, Gun control, Persona Non Grata the book
Political Blog I am struggling with my thoughts as I contemplate writing a politically-tinged post, trying as hard as I can to avoid it. Respecting different points of view and political leanings, I am absolutely steadfast in my beliefs, though I try to keep an open...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Apr 29, 2016 | Author Rochelle Kaplan, Gun control, Persona Non Grata
Serial killers have always intrigued me. They are typically loners or outcasts from society, and invariably derive sexual satisfaction from perpetrating their abhorrent deeds on others. While I never feared I’d be the victim of one, I yearned to know more about what...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Mar 21, 2016 | Author Rochelle Kaplan, fiction writing, Gun control, Persona Non Grata, Persona Non Grata the book
This is what it’s like inside my head I don’t get distracted. Really, I don’t. It’s just that at times, I have conflicting writing agendas in my brain that are competing for attention; I have difficulty deciding on which one to concentrate. It’s kind of like...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Feb 19, 2016 | Author Rochelle Kaplan, fiction writing, Gun control, Persona Non Grata, Persona Non Grata the book
Creating characters is one of the many joys of writing fiction. I love inventing characters who will be adored and hated with equal passion. Sometimes, I will infuse the actual temperaments and idiosyncrasies of people I’ve known in my life with the ones I create on...
