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Research - The Rule of Three

Submitted by Blaine Pardoe on December 29, 2011 - 18:48

Research – The Rule of Three

By Blaine L. Pardoe

 

While I write in a lot of different genres, I do most of my research in military history and true crime.  I leverage a number of archives, historical societies, etc., in my work – just like many of you.  In doing this I wanted to pass on a tip that I have found useful.  I call it “The Rule of Three.” 

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French Letters: Engaged in War

Submitted by Joyce Faulkner on December 27, 2011 - 23:25

Title: French Letters: Engaged in War
Author: Jack Woodville London
Genre: Fiction, Historical, Literary
Reviewer: Dave Brown

ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 0982120710

French Letters: Engaged in War is the second book in the French Letters Trilogy. The companion to French Letters: Virginia's War, it is the story of Will Hastings, an army doctor caught up in the D-Day landings in Normandy and the drive to capture St. Lo, France. Isolated from Virginia Sullivan and the events taking place at home, Will faces the demands of combat surgery under fire and the losses of his brother, his friends, and his connection to home. Historically accurate and precise and covering events from exactly the same time frame as the events in the first volume, Engaged in War is a novel of the will to survive when war, distance, loss, and the uncertainty of the future separate a couple far beyond the breaking point.

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London, Jack Woodville
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Just thinking as I watch "Band of Brothers"

Submitted by Mike Mullins on December 27, 2011 - 00:28

This no doubt will seem too dramatic, but this series evokes that in me. Quiet and pensiveness evokes that in me. A few years ago I made the mistake of leaving some of my writing on my desk at work. Some of my friends found it and asked me why I kept it to myself. I elected to write a small book. Doing so led me to Maria Edwards and she pushed me toward MWSA. The journey evolved to place where I find myself today. My thoughts are not about what I have written nor how I have grown. They are about the gifts I have received along the way.

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