How much work does your title do to take readers into the story?Learn more about the Billy Boyle WWII Mystery Series at James R. Benn's website.
It's a signpost. This is a story full of sorrows. Some come from the after-effects of the First World War, others from brutal family conflicts, racial and religious hatred, and the physical and psychic wounds of warfare. I found this quote from Shakespeare, and it struck me as perfect for the story I wanted to tell:
"I will instruct my sorrows to be proud,
For grief is proud and makes his owner stoop."
There's a sense of resilience in those lines, as well as an admission of a heavy burden. Both are explored as...[read on]
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Writers Read: James R. Benn (September 2016).
Q&A with James R. Benn.
--Marshal Zeringue
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