How a writer researched 1914 Egyptian food and clothing–without going there!
Poppies and World War I
What’s the significance of poppies and World War I? Why has a red poppy become the symbol of the War to End All Wars? Several reasons All about poppies Poppies are short-lived perennial flowers. They’re the native flower of my home state, California, though ours are orange. Fragile, paper-thin flowers grow on the end of thin green stalks, about eight inches…
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What is a Coming of Age Story?
What IS a coming of age story? And how young do you need to be?
What Inspired a Novel About World War I?
Why did I write a novel about World War I? It’s an honest question and one people might be curious about. Very simple. I wrote a novel set during World War I. A Poppy in Remembrance will be launched soon. Why World War I? I did not set out to write a novel about the war. I just went to…
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The Importance of Nellie Bly in Journalism
Why Nellie Bly was an important 19th century journalist
World War I Movies for Fun and Research
I bet you’ve seen more World War I movies than you think you have. Everyone knows about the classic All Quiet on the Western Front, of course. And a movie scholar could probably come up with the first Academy Award winner: Wings. War Horse came out a few years ago, so you may know that one. PBS fans could counter with…
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