Robert Brighton talks about how Transcendental Meditation helped him turn a high-stress job into a fulfilling writing career—and how diving deep within fuels his creativity and empathy for his characters. He shares his love for historical fiction, specifically early 20th-century history and literature, and explains his fascination with the Gilded Age. Robert also discusses his writing process and upcoming multi-media course, Reading and Writing with Robert Brighton, and his next novel, Winter in the High Sierra: A Love Story.

Robert Brighton talks about how Transcendental Meditation helped him turn a high-stress job into a fulfilling writing career—and how diving deep within fuels his creativity and empathy for his characters.

Robert Brighton, author of the Avenging Angel Detective Agency™ Mysteries, is an authority on the Gilded Age and has written six novels set in that era. Brighton is an adventurer who has traveled to 56 countries, personally throwing himself into every situation his characters will face. A graduate of the Sorbonne, he is a relentless researcher who, before writing any of his historical novels, spent four years reading—cover to cover—four major newspapers from 1897–1904. Among his somewhat quixotic career choices, he has been a mule wrangler, a bison rancher, and a vintage automobile restorer. Robert lives in Virginia with his wife and their two British shorthair cats.

Christine Albers, host of TM Talks, interviewed Robert Brighton. This interview was aired on March 16, 2025.