Diane Scott Lewis is visiting and talking about her latest release #BWLAuthor #MFRWAuthor #romance #World War 2 #German hero #British heroine

 

1. Tell me about your latest release or the book you wish to feature? Genre?

My just released novel (May 1^st) takes place in 1941, in Brittany France under the German occupation. Outcast Artist in Bretagne (historical fiction/romantic suspense) tells the story of Norah, an Englishwoman trapped by the German invasion. She comes under the scrutiny of the German Commandant, August von Gottlieb, a man weary of war and detesting Hitler’s Policies. Together they discover a passion neither has experienced before. Can they destroy Hitler’s plans and flee to Switzerland?

2. Where did the idea arise? I watched a mini-series called Island at War, where the German commandant was a complex character who thought himself a civilized man. I modeled my Major von Gottlieb after him. A big challenge was how to make an (on the surface) anti-hero into a hero. Toss in a damaged heroine, an artist, determined to find a way home, and I had my protagonists.

3. How much research was involved? Did you stay on point or be distracted by wanting to look at just one more thing? I tried to stay on point. And there is always the desire to look at one thing more. I did a lot of on-line research, plus read an excellent book, Hitter’s Gateway to the Atlantic, by Lars Hellwinkell. I also did a virtual tour of a German submarine. I read the history of Brittany as well, to get the background for my Breton characters.

4. How long did you take to write the book? About a year. I was working on something else, but shelved it for later as this story took over.

5. Now a bit about you. How long have you been writing? I’ve been writing since I learned to write. I’ve always love to tell stories, throwing my characters into difficult situations and figuring out how they can succeed or overcome. I usually wrote historical stories. But I did write a contemporary murder mystery at age ten. What is your Sun Sign?  I’m a Libra, supposedly well balanced, but that isn’t me. I do like things to make sense, though they rarely do. In high school, my best friend (another Libra) and I wrote up a chart and characteristics of the different signs. It was fun.

6. Do you write in a number of genres of stick to one? I usually stick to historical fiction, but I’m currently working on a Young Adult novel with my granddaughter. Great fun. There’s also an historical aspect to the story.

7. Where on the internet can you be found?

https://dianescottlewisauthor.blogspot.com/

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