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The dust jacket and book design for The Fire and the Light. Were created by Greg Spalenka, an internationally acclaimed artist, and Jeff Burne, an expert in type. More examples of their work can be found at www.spalenka.com. The painting of the Siege of Montsegur was commissioned exclusively for The Fire and the Light. The Occitania map was created by Jeffrey Ward and enhanced by Greg Spalenka. Glen's Blog on the Craft of Recreating the Past in Novels and Movies. Publishes the Historical Novels Review.
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History Into Fiction: The Writer's Art of Recreating the Past
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Sunday, July 26, 2015. Another Da Vinci Code in France’s Cathar Country? A few years ago, while guiding a hiking group through the land of the Cathars in southwestern France, I stepped inside St. Volusien’s Church in Foix, a city known for its atmospheric castle and heretical heritage. I had previously visited that medieval church (much of which was destroyed and rebuilt) to research my historical novel,. The Fire and the Light. Set during the brutal 13th-century Albigensian Crusade. There also appear to...
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History Into Fiction: The Writer's Art of Recreating the Past
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Friday, May 25, 2012. Laurent Binet and the Invention of Characters in Historical Fiction. Yet as any writer of historical fiction can testify, creating a novel that mirrors “reality” is a conceit doomed from the start. In the May 21 edition. Critic James Wood takes Binet to task for criticizing the use of conventional novelistic techniques that Binet himself subtlety employs in his debut novel. Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman. Award in 2010, was released in the United States byFarrar, Straus and Giroux.
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History Into Fiction: The Writer's Art of Recreating the Past
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Tuesday, December 1, 2015. The Review Group Praises The Yanks Are Starving as “Masterful” and “Courageous”. The prestigious Review Group. Based in the United Kingdom, calls. The Yanks Are Starving. 8220;essential reading for those who found truth and beauty co-existent in the works of John Steinbeck and John Dos Passos.”. 8220;It is difficult to approach a review of author Glen Craney’s masterwork The Yanks are Starving. 8220;Reviewing this book has been an honour,” Root concluded. Praising its “un...
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History Into Fiction: The Writer's Art of Recreating the Past
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Saturday, October 12, 2013. On the Eve of a Veterans March on Washington, Recalling Another Protest Over Eighty Years Ago. Talk of a controversial new government safety net. Dire warnings of creeping socialism. Republican fiscal chickenhawks turning their backs on needful veterans and their families. The nation’s capitol tense and divided. The rest of the country disgusted. No, I’m not referring to our present predicament. Preparing for the November release of my new historical novel,. It turned out to b...
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History Into Fiction: The Writer's Art of Recreating the Past
http://historyintofiction.com/2015/07
Sunday, July 26, 2015. Another Da Vinci Code in France’s Cathar Country? A few years ago, while guiding a hiking group through the land of the Cathars in southwestern France, I stepped inside St. Volusien’s Church in Foix, a city known for its atmospheric castle and heretical heritage. I had previously visited that medieval church (much of which was destroyed and rebuilt) to research my historical novel,. The Fire and the Light. Set during the brutal 13th-century Albigensian Crusade. There also appear to...
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History Into Fiction: The Writer's Art of Recreating the Past
http://historyintofiction.com/2015/03/the-spider-and-the-stone-hits-amazon-bestseller-lists
Thursday, March 26, 2015. The Spider and the Stone Hits Amazon and BN Bestseller Lists. Posted by Glen at 4:13 pm No Comments. You must be logged in. To post a comment. Subscribe to the blog. Receive the Blog via Email. I'm a novelist, screenwriter, journalist, and lawyer. Winner of the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences's Nicholl Fellowship prize for best new screenwriting. Two-time indieBRAG Medallion Honoree and three-time Foreword Reviews. SIGN UP FOR GLEN'S MAILING LIST. History’s G...
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History Into Fiction: The Writer's Art of Recreating the Past
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015. The Yanks Are Starving Rockets to the B&N Nook, Kobo, and Amazon Kindle Bestseller Lists. After garnering award recognition from. In 1932, a rail-riding hobo led thousands of World War One veterans into Washington, D.C. to demand jobs and service payment. The sweeping novel unfolds the shocking but little-known intrigue and government betrayal that ignited the only violent clash between two American armies under the same flag. Several veterans have also applauded the book. Book-o...
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History Into Fiction: The Writer's Art of Recreating the Past
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Saturday, January 31, 2015. The Historical Novel Society reviews The Yanks Are Starving: “[A] wonderful source of historical fact wrapped in a compelling novel.”. Historical Novel Society reviewer Bryan Dumas praises. The Yanks Are Starving. In the HNS February edition as “a wonderful source of historical fact wrapped in a compelling novel.”. The full review can be found here. Posted by Glen at 11:15 pm No Comments. Friday, January 23, 2015. The Yanks are Starving. Honored earlier this year by. I'm a nov...
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History Into Fiction: The Writer's Art of Recreating the Past
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Monday, September 16, 2013. Trailer for The Fire and the Light. Posted by Glen at 3:35 pm No Comments. Thursday, September 12, 2013. In the Land of Troubadours and Heretics, the Anniversary of a Lost Cause Is Remembered. Eight hundred years ago today, the allied armies of Occitania suffered a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Muret, dooming that proud region to a brutal occupation during the Albigensian Crusade and ultimately changing the map of France. Today, the region is dotted with villages once rav...
