The Golden Thread: Why this scene didn’t make the cut
Writing historical fiction is a balancing act of research and intuition. While drafting my latest novel, I found myself deep in the 1930s—only to realize that a pivotal, meticulously researched scene was actually pulling me away from the story’s true heart. Here is a raw, ‘lost’ glimpse of 1930s Bay State Village and an inside look at why I made the difficult decision to leave it behind.