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hurricanes, Hawai'i, US Navy, submarines, ships, what happens to US Navy ships during hurricanes?, Hurricane Iniki, Kauai

in Life's challenges· US Navy

Hurricanes, Hawai’i and the US Navy

Hurricanes powering through the Hawai’ian islands remind me of several incidents involving my family. In 1982, powerful Hurricane Iwa roared over Kaua’i, the western most inhabited island in the chain, and left it in shambles. Electrical power was out for more than a week in some places on this lush vegetated island, and it was declared a disaster area. Among ideas…
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VDoughboy, WWI centenary, American citizenship, soldiers, Sicily, Presidio San Francisco, Rick Ruvolo, France, US Army, immigration

in Historical Research· Life's challenges

A Doughboy Earns His Citizenship

The one hundredth anniversary of the start of World War I is significant to me and my family because a doughboy earned his American citizenship as a result. That doughboy was my grandfather, Antonio Ruvolo. What’s a doughboy? Click to Tweet “Doughboy is an informal term for a member of the United States Army or Marine Corps, especially members of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I….
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Writing a novel out of order, JK Rowling, Novel writing, plotting, research serendipity, library research books, 5 reasons to write a novel out of order

in Biddy Chambers· Books· Writing Life

Goodbye to the Book and its Characters

Some of you know the lyrics: “Now’s the time to say goodbye to all our company . . . “ That point is nearly here for the novel I’ve spent the last twenty months writing, and I’m having a hard time. I have to say goodbye very soon. There’s a grief that comes from saying goodbye to people you’ve spent a…
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What’s in a Name?

What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet . . . William Shakespeare’s famous line from Romeo and Juliet rings across the centuries and lodges in my head these days as I finish up my novel. One of the most often asked questions of novelists is how they chose names…
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No man's land, trenches, WWI, Mary Roberts Rinehart, danger, front lines, Belgium, snipers, Red Cross, female war correspondents

in Historical Research· Research· World War I

No Man’s Land & a WWI Female Reporter

The first woman journalist to visit WWI trenches–and her treacherous journey to no man’s land.

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WWI war correspondent, only two female writers WWI, Peggy Hull, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Belgium, No Man's Land, Saturday Evening Post, A Poppy in Remembrance

in Historical Research· World War I

Mary Rinehart: WWI Female Correspondent

The heroine in my current novel is a would-be World War I foreign correspondent. Early in my research, I discovered few existed. Only one woman got to the trenches and interviewed the famous. Perhaps because she was famous herself? I recognized her name, as would mystery lovers: Mary Roberts Rinehart. A novelist and journalist, as well as a mother and…
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