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Author Timeline - the second half | A Writer of History
A few days ago, I wrote about my writing journey from 2006 to 2017. Today’s post completes the look back from 2018 to 2025. One thing that became clear as I built these diagrams was the years of juggling multiple novels. (See boxes outlined in red.) Another clear insight is how long it takes to […]
Writing History - Revenge is Sweet | A Writer of History
As many of you know, I’ve been checking the New York Times catalog of Trump’s actions to date against Project 2025 objectives. In doing so, I created two additional objectives. One relates to tariffs. The other I’ve labelled revenge. So, let’s have a look at the topic of revenge. In a March article titled Trump’s […]
Writing History ... Tracking Trump's Actions #4 | A Writer of History
Donald Trump and his administration continue to make history. My intent with these posts is to map recent actions of Trump 2.0 against Project 2025. To help with this I use the NY Times list of actions to date and E.T. Parker’s website What Does Project 2025 Say. In three previous posts, I’ve looked at […]
Auschwitz - a stunning exhibit | A Writer of History
Yesterday, at the ROM – Royal Ontario Museum – we visited an exhibit titled Auschwitz. No other word is needed. Words won’t do this exhibit justice, but let me try: stunning, poignant, tear-inducing, heartbreaking, anger, loss, depravity, courage, evil. Many of us have read novels set during WWII. Some of those novels describe aspects of […]
Historical Fiction offers lessons for today | A Writer of History
When writing historical fiction, many authors find a person or a time that intrigues them, a puzzling question of what really happened long ago, an emotional situation that remains relevant to today’s readers, or an issue that is similar to what the world or that author is facing. In November 2022, I wrote a post […]
Writing History - tracking Trump's actions #3 | A Writer of History
Dear all – I’ve been busy this past week driving back to Canada which included a stop in Chicago to see family. However, now back in action and ready to look at two more of Project 2025’s objectives: Declare the President above the law and Weaponize the Department of Justice. It seems to me that […]