Tag: American civil war
Rebel Liar free sample
A British Special Forces unit in the American civil war,
with a mission to deceive both the Confederates and the Yankees.
A free spy
In my novel ‘Rebel Liar,’ a novel of British spying during the American civil war, one of the characters wonders…

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 on social media…

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 the American civil…

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 for a novel…

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 pretty interesting problem….

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 name. I call…
The Hold part 2
Captain Bowen decided that he had punished the Union agent who was imprisoned in the hold of his ship…
The Hold
Captain Samuel Bowen, master of the schooner ‘Harbinger,’ moved across the deck and opened a door which revealed a flight…