For this latest HF novel, I spent 8 months on research( including traveling 300 kilometers across France to visit a town where I stayed in a hotel featured in the novel in order to ascertain how it appeared during WWII ). I also relied heavily on the wealth of information I gleaned from authoritative history books about the period, combined with visits to museums and numerous sites of historical value. I spent the next 4 months writing the first draft of the manuscript.I must admit that the fact-finding missions were far more inspiring than sitting at a keyboard tapping out my prose, but gained great satisfaction from knowing that the facts were accurate.Now the hard work really starts...attending book-signing events amidst an on-going  publicity campaign.
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