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And So It Began

D.Lynn — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 05:00:00 +0000

The post “Forethought” marks the beginning of the story “Death by Water”, within the story “Life by Drowning”, to which I alluded when I called this a “multi-dimensional novel”. Although Gisa Catarina Gärtner and the Gärtner family is fictional, the setting is real and the historical details are accurate to the best of my knowledge. Here are some background details.

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It’s Not ‘Historical Reality’, It’s ‘Historical Fiction’

D.Lynn — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 05:00:00 +0000

What to do when the historical details I need are not readily accessible? Allow my current inability to check historical facts to bring my story to a screeching halt just as it was starting to pick up momentum? Or plough ahead, imaginatively filling in the gaps as best I can, with the intention of editing for accuracy later?

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Brazil at War

D.Lynn — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 05:00:00 +0000

Propoganda Video: Brazil At War 1943 From the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. This American video praises Brazil for joining the Allies and declaring war against Germany, endevouring to show Brazil’s similarities to America.

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The Devil & The Details

D.Lynn — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 04:00:00 +0000

Or “The Distractions & The Research”: Have I made any progress on my book since my last digest, you ask? Yes, despite the distractions, I have! Life By Fire will soon branch out into a couple of directions that require accurate historical details. To that end, I have been diligently Googling, emailing, calling and haunting various libraries and universities. Here are some highlights.

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What’s in a Name

D.Lynn — Thu, 07 May 2015 04:00:00 +0000

Names have symbolic power—personally and politically. Here are some interesting details about names as they play out in history and in the novel.

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Romantic Evenings Circa 1954

D.Lynn — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 04:00:00 +0000

My writing focus has flitted from scene to scene, era to era, based on my mood and interest at any given moment, as well as the accessibility of information required for historical accuracy. I’m currently focusing on a section that takes place in Kitchener in the spring of 1954. Here, I’ve outlined some of the legwork that has gone into defining it.

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