Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
Published: 2/19/2021 12:05:34 PM
When R.W. Bell was creating the main character for his first novel “Trace Element,” he decided to use a combination of two very important people in his life. Ethan Cross is named after his 5-year-old son and based on a projection of what Bell thinks his oldest child might be like when he gets to his mid-20s.
Cross’ personality? That is a mirror image of Bell’s wife Candice, who Bell describes as someone with a “fact-based professionalism, sarcastic sense of humor, and aversion to public recognition,” and “the most brilliant person I know.”