Charlotte Betts

Many of us have been told stories of family members who served in WWI and the difficulties and privations they faced. Many of these ordinary men rose to the challenges of war to became heroes. Both my grandfathers may be counted amongst them.

An insight into my grandfather’s military service with a Searchlight Unit in WWI.

Researching your historical novel is fascinating but it’s all too easy to get lost in your chosen historical period so that you never actually begin to write the story. This doesn’t matter if your hobby is finding out about history but, if you’re working to a publisher’s deadline, you will have to discipline yourself to know when to stop.

I’m thrilled to reveal that I’ve signed a contract for three new books set in Italy with Little Brown Book Group for their Piatkus imprint.   

Welcome to my guest author, Michelle Rosenberg, who is writing here about Amelia Earhart: the famous American aviator whose story and disappearance has captured the imagination of the world.