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WWII DOCUMENTARIES SHOW TOO MUCH DEATH

February 16, 2024 by David Gillaspie

WWII documentaries and death usually go hand in hand. That’s what you get watching video about the deadliest war in human history. But the bigger story is for those who lived to tell. Or a blogging veteran, U.S. Army, ’74-’76.

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STORY BUILDING FROM THE BOTTOM UP

February 9, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Story building is something you learn through trial and error? Or learn from graduate programs and writing conferences? Or reading? Lots of Reading? Don’t be shocked to think it’s all of that and more. But, where to start? Why not the beginning?

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