Now Is the Time
Mississippi-born and universally celebrated author Eudora Welty said this: “What I do in writing of any character is to try to enter the mind, heart and skin of a human being who is not myself. Whether this happens to be a man or a woman, old or young, with skin black or white, the primary challenge lies in making the jump.”
Actors and writers alike share the same challenge—and pleasure—of entering the skin of their fictional characters.
When people ask if I’m Cynthia, the lead female character in my series of fourteen Mitford novels, I can truthfully say that I’m all of my characters. Even Uncle Billy, that darling and affable saint. Even Miss Rose, who lost most of her mind ages ago and wears a conglomerate wardrobe—just as I do when
