Who is he? Notes on characterization. One third of the way through writing my next novel, Mycroft Holmes popped into the scene. Although Doctor Watson greatly enjoys describing the scene and especially London, he also knows that characters drive a story. I have published one short story with the Holmes brothers and set it at… Continue reading Mycroft Holmes
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Dr. Joe Bell & Sherlock Holmes
“Dr. Joseph Bell…was indeed so wise a counsellor, had so level a head, and so perfect a temper, that it was impossible to take offense at anything he said. Moreover, he had a fund of humor which was not so much a fund as an inspiration.”––Lord Stormonth-Darling. Dr. Joe Bell’s biography by Ely Liebow, has… Continue reading Dr. Joe Bell & Sherlock Holmes
