author, educator, attorney…lover of books, angels, & sailing ships
The frontispiece of The Pirates of Panama or The Buccaneers of America by John Esquemeling (New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1914)/ George Alfred Williams, artist/Image in the public domain, available via Project Gutenberg Ahoy, Mateys! September 19th is the day that encourages you to “talk like a pirate,” while many books including my novel Captain… Continue reading Talk Like a Pirate, Read About a Pirate by PortiaLily Taylor
PortiaLily Taylor with Her Author's Copy of Captain Con and the Red Jacket “People say ‘it only takes one yes,’ and it really is true. Rejection is so painful, but it’s all worth it when you get that yes.” ~ Author Beth O’Leary Through my years working as an attorney and an educator, I still… Continue reading It Only Takes One Yes (My Fiction Publishing Journey) by PortiaLily Taylor
by PortiaLily Taylor "Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made..." ~ Robert N. Rose A Brigantine Sails from the Writer’s Dreams into the Pages of Her First Novel by PortiaLily Taylor The sailing ships that crossed oceans in olden times have always fascinated me. How were they built to travel… Continue reading A Brigantine Sails from the Writer’s Dreams into the Pages of Her First Novel
The Bizzell Library at the University of Oklahoma “When I am surrounded by books, I feel most at peace.” ~ Marjan Kamali, Novelist Recently, my husband and I returned to the University of Oklahoma for my law school reunion. The University of Oklahoma Foundation provided wonderful activities for the event, including tours of its Bizzell and… Continue reading Libraries: Where Purpose Finds Peace by PortiaLily Taylor
