I like writing about ‘late, great’ people, because ‘great’ people are usually worth writing about, and ‘late’ people can’t get mad at me. No, you may not use that, unless you precede it with, ‘As the great Carol Nissenson wrote.’ Once I am ‘late,’ you can do whatever you want. If I do become ‘great,’ there is the possibility someone will Google it and you’ll be discovered, so you might want to rethink that one.