Ask the Author: Bernice Lerner
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Bernice Lerner
This isn't fictional, it's real: Harvard University's Widener Library. It is my happy place. But it's been closed for more than a year! Maybe it is a fictional world...
Bernice Lerner
It started with a question: How did my mother, who was at death's door, survive Bergen-Belsen?
I discovered Glyn Hughes, the military officer most prominently associated with the liberation of Bergen-Belsen. The more I learned about this compassionate leader the more I realized he was an important, fascinating, figure. Eventually, I chose to write a dual biography, telling the story of both the victim (my mother) and the Allied rescuer (Glyn Hughes) during the last year of WWII. It is a race against time story.
I discovered Glyn Hughes, the military officer most prominently associated with the liberation of Bergen-Belsen. The more I learned about this compassionate leader the more I realized he was an important, fascinating, figure. Eventually, I chose to write a dual biography, telling the story of both the victim (my mother) and the Allied rescuer (Glyn Hughes) during the last year of WWII. It is a race against time story.
Bernice Lerner
It starts with the subject--what is it that I want to learn about? One question leads to the next. I love the journey and not knowing precisely where it will take me. I discover treasures along the way.
Bernice Lerner
A book about immigration to the U.S.A. from two perspectives--that of someone who wanted to get into this country (my father), and that of the president (Truman) and Congress. My father was one of the first to arrive under the Displaced Persons Act of 1948.
This is my kernel of an idea. I am at the base of a very large mountain, and not yet ready to craft a proposal.
This is my kernel of an idea. I am at the base of a very large mountain, and not yet ready to craft a proposal.
Bernice Lerner
Persevere!
Take small steps; take the time to craft one sparkling phrase, sentence, and paragraph at a time. Read all you can about the writing process. Take writing classes. Find readers whose opinion you value who can give you feedback on your work.
If your goal is to publish with a traditional press, strategize and don't give up!
Take small steps; take the time to craft one sparkling phrase, sentence, and paragraph at a time. Read all you can about the writing process. Take writing classes. Find readers whose opinion you value who can give you feedback on your work.
If your goal is to publish with a traditional press, strategize and don't give up!
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