probativev
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I hope it's ok for me to post this here. I registered on this forum to try to get some help.
I'm currently writing a fictional story that takes place during WWII. My story is not a war novel, but does contain battle scenes because my Main Characters include a combat officer and a medic. I need to write battle scenes that will facilitate the plot developments. To that end, I've read extensively on primary sources available online. I am basing my battle scenes on actual accounts I read about from various soldiers' memoirs and published accounts in the records of US Congressional Medal of Honor recipients.
Despite my sincerest efforts, I suspect that my scenes are still inadequate due to my lack of direct knowledge of ground combat. I don't think I have correctly worked out the mechanics of how to get the scenes to happen in ways that are believable enough to people who are in the know. The scenes that I've written so far went over well to my current small group of readers who don't know anything about combat, but I believe anyone who knows anything about real life combat will pick up on the things are not right.
If there is anyone out there who is a ground infantry combat serviceman/woman or veteran who may be interested enough to be my adviser on the mechanics of combat missions so that I can make my scenes happen, please PM me. I would be extremely and eternally grateful for your help. I want to be able to explain to someone with actual experience what I need to happen in a scene and how I imagine the scene to occur, and receive advice on how I can draft a plausible scenario for the scene to happen.
Again, my story is not a war novel. I only need the scenarios to be plausible. They don't need to be full of grits and absolutely accurate down to every detail. I need certain things to happen in each scene, and advice as to how: yes, the battle scene could have happened that way.
Full disclosure -- I am not an established author. I cannot guarantee that my story will ever be picked up by a publisher, although I will make the sincerest effort to reach the goal of publication. At the minimum, I intend self-publishing my story online on Amazon if I do not go the traditional publishing route. I have really enjoyed writing this story. It is a Work In Progress and is currently being read by a closed group of dedicated followers who happen to love it (no they are not friends and family readers, just people following my story), so it does have potential. The parts involving war and battles occur during the Battle of Anzio. There are not many fictional accounts of Anzio in print or other media. Perhaps my efforts, however small in the big scheme of things, can shed some light and pay a tribute to the people who served there.
Another thing is, my target reading audience will be women and most likely don't know much about war and battles.
If, God willing, my story does go into publication, I hope I can credit every person who has helped me make it happen.
Anyhow, thanks to anyone who is reading this.
I'm currently writing a fictional story that takes place during WWII. My story is not a war novel, but does contain battle scenes because my Main Characters include a combat officer and a medic. I need to write battle scenes that will facilitate the plot developments. To that end, I've read extensively on primary sources available online. I am basing my battle scenes on actual accounts I read about from various soldiers' memoirs and published accounts in the records of US Congressional Medal of Honor recipients.
Despite my sincerest efforts, I suspect that my scenes are still inadequate due to my lack of direct knowledge of ground combat. I don't think I have correctly worked out the mechanics of how to get the scenes to happen in ways that are believable enough to people who are in the know. The scenes that I've written so far went over well to my current small group of readers who don't know anything about combat, but I believe anyone who knows anything about real life combat will pick up on the things are not right.
If there is anyone out there who is a ground infantry combat serviceman/woman or veteran who may be interested enough to be my adviser on the mechanics of combat missions so that I can make my scenes happen, please PM me. I would be extremely and eternally grateful for your help. I want to be able to explain to someone with actual experience what I need to happen in a scene and how I imagine the scene to occur, and receive advice on how I can draft a plausible scenario for the scene to happen.
Again, my story is not a war novel. I only need the scenarios to be plausible. They don't need to be full of grits and absolutely accurate down to every detail. I need certain things to happen in each scene, and advice as to how: yes, the battle scene could have happened that way.
Full disclosure -- I am not an established author. I cannot guarantee that my story will ever be picked up by a publisher, although I will make the sincerest effort to reach the goal of publication. At the minimum, I intend self-publishing my story online on Amazon if I do not go the traditional publishing route. I have really enjoyed writing this story. It is a Work In Progress and is currently being read by a closed group of dedicated followers who happen to love it (no they are not friends and family readers, just people following my story), so it does have potential. The parts involving war and battles occur during the Battle of Anzio. There are not many fictional accounts of Anzio in print or other media. Perhaps my efforts, however small in the big scheme of things, can shed some light and pay a tribute to the people who served there.
Another thing is, my target reading audience will be women and most likely don't know much about war and battles.
If, God willing, my story does go into publication, I hope I can credit every person who has helped me make it happen.
Anyhow, thanks to anyone who is reading this.
