gmontcombrouxAug 281 minODear readers, Publication of the Hope, book three of All the Silences, will be delayed by a few weeks. I am passionate about writing it, ...
gmontcombrouxAug 72 minWhy did I write All the SilencesDear Readers, The Hope, book three of All the Silences, is coming along and I hope it will be out in the fall. You may have wondered how ...
gmontcombrouxMay 73 minChildren during the War in Paris, FranceA few notes on children and adolescents’ daily life during the German Occupation of Paris In June 1940, as the German advanced through Fr...
gmontcombrouxFeb 264 minChristmas isn’t always just December 25 - Childhood MemoirsWomen at the soup kitchen Last Christmas I was walking through my local mall and came upon a group of young children staring , wide-eyed,...
gmontcombrouxJan 311 minThe Road to Liberation This is not one book, it is ten books by some of the best authors setting novels against WWII background. I'll talk more about it when it...
gmontcombrouxDec 15, 20192 minMy WWII novel, The Tears, Book One of All the SilencesIt isn't only my characters that shed tears. Too many memories flooded my brain while I was writing. The nightmares, which too me so long...
gmontcombrouxNov 19, 20191 minDiscover WWII NovelsThis first annual edition of Discovering WWII Novels is a showcase of WWII historical fiction novels by the authors of the Second World W...
gmontcombrouxMay 18, 20194 minABOUT COMMA PUNCTUATIONFirst of all, we should note that comma usage is not fixed across the English-speaking world. The Brits have differing views about commas...
gmontcombrouxApr 26, 20194 minMore on PlotsYou may have already several plot ideas in mind. We all have incidents in our lives that can be dramatized into stories. However if you a...
gmontcombrouxApr 4, 20196 minPLOTS and PLOTTINGThere is nothing intrinsically complicated about plots. A plot is the chain of cause and effect that advances the story. Think of it as a...
gmontcombrouxApr 4, 20193 minNaming the CharactersNAMES Once you have created your characters, you have to name them. They have to appeal to the majority of readers. It is not enough to f...
gmontcombrouxApr 4, 20192 minMore on ArchetypesMORE ON CHARACTER BUILDING Let’s suppose you have an idea for a story for which you have created a heroine and other characters you’ll ne...
gmontcombrouxJan 16, 20192 minMore on building charactersArchetypes In literature an archetype is a character based on a pre-existing model. We're all familiar with the self-made man, the damsel...
gmontcombrouxDec 31, 20181 minBuilding Characters With all characters, major and minor, an author should think of them as real people. To do this, some writers open a card or computer fil...
gmontcombrouxOct 23, 20182 minImprove Your Writing SkillsMy local library reserved a couple of hours a month for a writers’ group. As I am the most experienced, I happily share my knowledge. Wit...
