Author Archive: Dianne Romain

Hands-On Research: How a Story of Hidden Loss Became The Trumpet Lesson

It started with Pamela Fischer, a candid and confident young black woman who came to me one morning during a free write. From the moment Pamela appeared, I knew she would be the perfect foil to my protagonist, shy and quiet Callie Quinn, who hides the loss of the bi-racial baby she gave up for […]