#WWII fiction

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AN UNTOUCHED HOUSE, a flawed Dutch gem via Archipelago Books, gets 4* #BookRecommendation here:

[annafromuni]

Pippa Latour is the Last Secret Agent

You all know I love a WWII novel recounting the hard work done by women in the name of freedom and peace. When I walked into the library one day to drop off some books, I saw this on the Bestie stand – a display currently housing many New Zealand reads – and immediately knew I had to read it. This is the memoir of Pippa Latour, an SOE agent who lived to the age of 102 before she ever told her…

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I’m Doing NANOWRIMO!

Well, not exactly. Not the way I should.

November after November, I've watched fellow writers participate in NANOWRIMO. For those who don’t know, NANOWRIMO begins on November 1st and ends on the 30th, and writers pledge to write 50,000 words in a month. It’s been going on for years and there’s this awesome website if you’re interested.

I’ve always wanted to participate, but committing myself to writing 50,000 words always seemed too daunting. I’m lucky if I can write a thousand words a day…let alone 1666 words a day. Work exhausts me and lately my focus is *not there*. I don’t like to write on Sundays; I feel like that should be a day of rest. I’m a haphazard writer; I would only do NANOWRIMO in a haphazard way.. So, fully taking part in NANOWRIMO is a “no.”

So why did I say I was going to do NANOWRIMO?

Rather than committing myself to 50,000 words, I am committing myself to completing my Holocaust/WWII novel this month. And submitting it out to some publishing companies. ::Lord, help me!::

Also, I’ve started on another novel. No, I don’t mean my Regency Novel. That one is going to be my For Fun project. I’ll work on it as I please, no pressure, no panicking over bad writing. This is something different. Earlier this year, my mother and sister read some of the Lady Sheriff stories that had been published. They liked them enough to request that I flesh one of the stories out into a novel.

I decided not to flesh out one of the short stories, but came up with a separate Lady Sheriff novel. Completely different mystery, crime, adventures…a little romance. I certainly don’t expect to write 50,000 words on it this month, or even begin on the first draft. My practice in writing is to outline a novel, scene by scene and that takes a while. I’m excited though; I’ve already outlined the first nine chapters.

Finishing my Holocaust/WWII novel and making progress on this new Lady Sheriff Novel – that’s my NANOWRIMO commitment. Between the two, and maybe even a little fun writing on the Regency Era Novel, I’m sure there will be 50,000 words written.

Until next time.

[genieinanovel]

Review: Heroes

December 6, 1941: Best friends Frank and Stanley have it good. Their dads are Navy pilots stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the boys get a front-row view of the huge battleships and the sparkling water. Yes, World War II is raging in Europe and in Asia, but the US isn’t involved in the war, and the boys are free to dream about becoming comic book creators. They’ve even invented a superhero…

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The Air Raid Book Club by Annie Lyons - a Book Review

This novel is the first work of historical fiction written by author, Annie Lyons. Prior to this dive into history, she had released several titles in the genre of Uplit, and I think this is important to understanding the reason for some of the qualms I had with The Air Raid Book Club, which I will get into later. First of all, what is Uplit? Essentially, as suggested by the title, it’s uplifting…

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Blog Tour Arrival - We Must Not Think of Ourselves by Lauren Grodstein

Six million Jews killed. This is why I read books about the Holocaust, both fiction and nonfiction. This is why I think it’s important that people worldwide read these books. Horrors still occur, unfortunately, but nothing to the unprecedented level that occurred during World War II. So when I had the opportunity to read We Must Not Think of Ourselves by Lauren Grodstein, I did so gladly. Our…

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On September 3, 1985, Come and See was screened at the Venice Film Festival.

Here's some new art to mark the occasion!

[academic-vampire]

“Like most misery, it started with apparent happiness.”

-The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, p.84.

[lotus-pear]

HI UHM HELLO… [taps mic] is this thing on….?? ………ok! [leans in] writer mutuals! i’m in dire need of assistance rn. how do you write a story. i have to write a plot for english and it’s due next thursday and i’m not sure where to start. are there any rules i should be following. plot points that are crucial outside of the basic exposition/rising action/climax/falling action/resolution??? how to format your individual chapters?? how to develop the story and where to get inspo??? how do some of you get inspo??? PLS HELP ME

[kfrances]

spruced up a doodle from my sketchbook

[viscountess-aberowen]

I simply love this book so, so much 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[spacetimesally]

Ol' StompBot has seen better days, but he's still got what it takes; and when you're undertaking a mission behind enemy lines, you want the best nazi stomper the Allied Forces have to offer, and that's the Chrysler StompBot. Get to stompin' for a better tomorrow!

Other Timelines Series... Spacetime Sally: Allied Forces, a WWII dieselpunk sci-fi style

[annafromuni]

Ariel Lawhon's Codename Hélène is a Historical Fiction Masterpiece

You might have seen this book featured in my home page gallery and for good reason. I’m sure it’s not difficult to understand that those six images, those six chosen books represent a culmination of my reading genres, favourites and favoured writing styles. Codename Helene by Ariel Lawhon is precious in its own right as it is the story of an iconic Kiwi during WWII, Nancy Wake, aka the White…

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something something fridge poetry

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Mega Bombers of the Future Past

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Fave Five: Queer Historical Military Fiction

In Memoriam by Alice Winn Regeneration by Pat Barker As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann The Charioteer by Mary Renault The Night Watch by Sarah Waters