How an Idea for a Book Begins for Me
A book usually begins with a single idea that appeals to me, sometimes just a small one, and I start building the plot from there. But as the story develops, I often realize that I’m actually writing about something much larger and more meaningful than the initial idea. For example, I began The Wounded Nurse […]
My Logo
https://youtube.com/shorts/BLL4QeLY4CE?feature=share My author’s logo originated a few years ago, on a cold winter day beneath the Pont de Bercy Bridge in Paris. It was before I’d written my first book, before I knew I’d become a writer. It was a bright December day, and I was on a romantic holiday in Paris with the woman […]
The Nameless Character
A book usually begins with a single idea that appeals to me, sometimes just a small one, and I start building the plot from there. But as the story develops, I often realize that I’m actually writing about something much larger and more meaningful than the initial idea. For example, I began The Wounded Nurse […]
On a World in Flames and a New Book
For days, I’ve planned to write about my new book, but the red flames engulfing Los Angeles keep pulling my attention to images of destroyed homes and fleeing families. I find myself praying that firefighters will gain control of the fire and that people will find a way to rebuild their lives. But how much […]
Every book has its own origin story
Every book has its own unique beginning, which is often quite different from the final result. Saving Rebecca began two years ago at a brunch with friends I meet once a year. As we sat in the garden, eating and chatting, among the guests was a lovely elderly woman I hadn’t met before. During the […]
A Single Painting that Sparked in My Mind
The day I decided to write my next book Vienna, summer 2022, the Belvedere Museum, early morning. My 23-year-old daughter Dana and I stood in line to enter the museum. We ordered tickets online for the opening. We wanted to be among the first visitors that day, before the rooms became crowded. The gate opened, […]
Creating the Cover: The Wounded Nurse
Hi time travelers, Today I’m going to tell you about creating the cover of The Wounded Nurse, or as you might call it: what happens when an author and avid photographer starts making his own covers. ‘Grace’ and me, the photographer, who got into the frame. When designing a new book cover, writers usually tend […]
A new book, The Wounded Nurse, is available for pre-order
Hi time travelers, Today I’m excited to tell you about my new book, The Wounded Nurse. This book, the second in the ‘WW2 Girls’ series, is the story of Grace, a young woman who learns to love herself again. Grace, an intern nurse, arrives in Italy to take part in the war and save lives, […]
I’m fifty-five today, and I want to celebrate with you, my readers
I’m fifty-five today, and I want to celebrate with you, my readers I’m 55 today, my first full year as an author of historical fiction. Though I always dreamt of writing books, I only wrote my first one three years ago, at the age of fifty-two. I guess it’s never too late to start fighting […]
It took some time, but finally, the audiobook ‘The Girl Under the Flag’ is online
Narrated by Rebecca Gibel Almost a year ago, since the book “The Girl Under the Flag” was published, I wanted to put it out there in an audiobook version, but it took some time. I was busy writing my second novel, “The Wounded Nurse”, which will come out this spring, and it also took me […]