Author Archives: W. Keith Brenton

There may come a day (I doubt it) when my books are banned by a school librarian, or a local board, or a state legislator, or by Congress. Maybe just because they feature a bisexual character and a gay character, … Continue reading →

Three of the characters in the third novel, The Aqueous Solution, have some significant moments together at Blue Spring Heritage Center just west of Eureka Springs. The spring itself also figures prominently in a moment shared by two characters in … Continue reading →

My little hometown in the Ozarks is charming and picturesque, brimming with activities and events, an eclectic populace and an array of shops, attractions and dining establishments that reflect our diversity of personalities, gifts and interests. Arts of all kinds … Continue reading →

One of the framed items pictured on the cover of the third novel, The Aqueous Solution, is a postcard from Mud Street Café, where I wrote nearly all of the Cycle. There’s only a small reference to the Café in … Continue reading →

I think my first visit to Eureka Springs was a long day-trip in 1984, driving up from Little Rock where I lived. I rode the trains. I toured the town. I was charmed by it.When I was dating Angi, we … Continue reading →

History of the railroad known generally as “The North Arkansas Line” figures prominently in the three volumes of The ‘People of the Water’ Cycle. These are some of the works I referred to while writing those sections.A railway with a … Continue reading →

I can’t remember a time when I didn’t love to read and didn’t want to write. Before I could type, in junior high school, I was writing a series of short stories longhand in blue ink on noteboook paper. They … Continue reading →

I mocked up this cover of a graphic novel to include among the items in the bookcase for the cover of the third novel, The Aqueous Solution. Hopefully it conveys a little of the almost-immortal title character’s gentle and pensive … Continue reading →

“Foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” So wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson in his essay, “Self-Reliance.” It’s actually longer than that, and worth reading the whole rhyme, if not the entire essay. But I digress, because I don’t really … Continue reading →

Beginning writers are encouraged to keep their first novel manuscripts in the 50,000 – 60,000 word range. And believe me, it’s easy to go off on an interesting tangent and usually not as easy to get back to the story … Continue reading →