Posts tagged 'fiction'

Real life writing

Posted by Carol Browne on 22 Nov 2016

Tags: non-fiction, WW2, survival, Holocaust, Second World War, writing, Memoir

When I volunteered to write the life story of local woman, Krystyna Porsz, I was a very reluctant biographer. I did it because no-one else could be found to do it, so I thought, “If I don’t do it, no-one will.” It seemed far too big a responsibility to me but I told Krystyna’s son I’d give it a go....

From Daydream to Dream Realised

Posted by Carol Browne on 4 Feb 2020

Tags: fiction, writing, ideas, inspiration

Have you ever wondered where writers get their ideas from? Here, Carol Browne tells what inspired her to write The Exile of Elindel.

It was way back in 1976 that my literary destiny was decided for me, one summer’s evening as I was sitting in an English pub in Runcorn, Cheshire. As I sipped...