Interleaving past and present
I’m currently writing a story with two timelines, one for Martin Devlin living through WWI and the second for his granddaughter, Grace Hansen, in the early 1990s. The storyline emerged
March 15, 2012
I’m currently writing a story with two timelines, one for Martin Devlin living through WWI and the second for his granddaughter, Grace Hansen, in the early 1990s. The storyline emerged
The Imperial War Museum has begun a project leading up to the 100th anniversary of WWI. An important endeavour. Get involved, remember, learn.
This picture is in my grandfather’s army scrapbook. Since I know he was with the army of occupation and he has this picture, I imagine he was there. Must have
While my grandfather’s army scrapbooks are eighty percent WWII, he kept a few pictures and mementos from WWI. This one, taken at Versailles, intrigues me. Why did this group of
This chilling quote, which I came across the other day, reportedly stems from the WWI battle of Verdun. As many subsequent battles with stupendous losses confirmed, sometimes artillery does not
I love research. A good thing since writing historical fiction requires hours and hours of it. Yesterday was a case in point. I’m editing — strike that — I’m doing
This post first appeared in One Writer’s Voice on June 8, 2010. Many of us know (or have known) someone who fought in one of the world wars – a
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
