Tag: American civil war
A free spy
In my novel ‘Rebel Liar,’ a novel of British spying during the American civil war, one of…
Shooting a promotional video for a historical novel
Just a few thoughts on shooting a promotional video to publicise a historical novel and posting it…
The role of the Confederacy in World War 2
This epitaph, ‘for your tomorrow we gave our today,’ was published on a Confederate page relating to…
American civil war spy problem solved
How to use a description which might not have been in use during the period you are writing about?
The Confederate flag in book cover design
I can’t decide whether to use the American civil war era Confederate flag on the book cover…
Choosing a road name in American civil war era Virginia
Selecting a name for a road or street in Virginia during the American civil war created a…
Writing character description: introducing a character by name
This is a pretty good way of writing character description, or more specifically introducing a character by…
The Hold part 2
Captain Bowen decided that he had punished the Union agent who was imprisoned in the hold…
Writing description: Yankee or Union?
It’s interesting how description can determine what a character is like, what his attitude is, as I…
