Note, I did not say my "fictional friends", a.k.a. characters in my book. In June, 2025, I had the pleasure of attending my first Historical Novel Society of North America conference for writers of historical fiction at Cesar's Palace in Las Vegas. It did not disappoint! Forced to sequester themselves from other humans in order to immerse themselves in a world of their creation, novel writers often lead solitary lives when it comes to their work. Since I can only afford to write my...