For the past six or seven years, I’ve been fascinated with World War One. So much so that I’ve written three novels centred on that horrifying world conflict. And still it haunts me. Initially, I concentrated on understanding my grandfather’s experience and his role in the Signal Corps but I… Read More »Bringing one soldier’s experience to life by M.K. Tod
What would you think if suddenly people you’ve known for years begin to look at you with suspicion, for no other reason than the fact that your brother is a liberal leftist, or you have a foreign-sounding name, or you said something critical about the government? You have to be… Read More »The Green Corn Rebellion by Donis Casey
“As with any literary form, there are standards for judging historical novels. They should be historically accurate and steeped in the sense of time and place. We should recognize totems and taboos, food, clothing, vocations, leisure activities, customs, smells, religions, literature, and all that goes into making one time and… Read More »Bringing WWI France to Life by M. K. Tod
One hundred years ago on October 5th 1915 a tired and under strength division of British soldiers landed on the quay at Salonika in northern Greece. The Bulgarian army, part of the Axis forces, were closing in on the borders of Macedonia. They had routed the Serbian Army which was… Read More »The Salonika Campaign Remembered by Loretta Proctor
My last novel, Out of Stone, which takes place in 1920, is set in a in a town, Ramapo River, that I created partly from my memories of Saddle River, New Jersey, the town I grew up in from the time I was nine until I finished college. Those memories,… Read More »Worlds Upside Down by Ann Elwood