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Writers on Deck: Naples, The Second Leg: Course Corrections

by Jack Woodville London | Jun 6, 2012 | Articles

Naples, the most bombed city in Italy, is flanked by Salerno on one side, Anzio on the other. Texas’ 36th Infantry Division was the first American unit to land on mainland Fortress Europe, wading ashore under fire. After months in daily combat, the 36th was decimated...

Writers on Deck: Sicily — The First Leg

by Jack Woodville London | Jun 6, 2012 | Articles

“We sailed away from there with heavy hearts and reached the country of the Cyclopes…” From the Odyssey. As the plane banked around Mount Aetna and began to descend toward Catania I wondered whether my odyssey would have any semblance to...

A Novel Approach, Number 20: Don’t harvest without first planting the seeds

by Jack Woodville London | Jun 5, 2012 | A Novel Approach

“Grouard yanked his walkie-talkie off his belt and attempted to call for backup. All he heard was static…” “Au secours!” the guard’s voice yelled. … “Au secours!” he shouted again into his radio. Static. “He can’t transmit,” Sophie realized, recalling that tourists...

My Goodness: Number One! Thank you very, very much.

by Jack Woodville London | May 16, 2012 | Articles

Over the five day period surrounding Mothers’ Day 2012 my first novel, French Letters: Virginia’s War, rose to Number One on Amazon Kindle downloads in the category of war fiction, an astonishing compliment to an anti-war novel set on the home front of...

A Novel Approach: Number 19 Dialogue and the Language of Love

by Jack Woodville London | May 4, 2012 | A Novel Approach

Romance is on my mind — today is my and Alice’s anniversary, and all I think about are words of love. For writers, that can be a lot to think about. Writing dialogue is hard enough without having to explore the minefields and wedding chapels of romance....
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