Krystal Mercer McLellan is a novelist from Brazoria County, Texas. She created www.MercerMcLellan.com to curate research findings and share lessons learned as she goes through the motions of drafting her first historical novel. She hopes the chronicled odyssey of her creative and analytical processes will benefit like-minded folks who are pursuing a writing life, or who are simply curious to learn more about the human and agricultural history of the Texas Gulf Coast.