Being an author is exciting and exhilarating. It allows one to travel to far-off places without leaving home and to meet new people, ones you might never get to know in your regular life. But writing can also be a solitary struggle to get things just right. And then there is the fight involved in trying to get a book published, which can be daunting, as well as the added marketing and social media demands that inevitably come along. It’s understandable, perhaps, that authors often wonder if it’s all worth the effort.
All that said, I never set out to write books. It just happened. And despite the everyday battles I can’t imagine doing anything else.
My new historical fiction novel Your Forgotten Sons, a story of a man who served in the Army’s Grave Registration Service during World War II, has just launched. All I can say is that it’s kind of like raising a child and then sending them out into the world, all wrapped up in your hopes and dreams.
The online magazine Books Uplift, just posted an interview with me where I discuss my new novel, as well as what it means to be an author and what aspiring authors should consider when contemplating a long-term relationship with written words. Find that I interview here.
Your Forgotten Sons
Inspired by a true story
Anne Montgomery
Bud Richardville is inducted into the Army as the United States prepares for the invasion of Europe in 1943. A chance comment has Bud assigned to a Graves Registration Company, where his unit is tasked with locating, identifying, and burying the dead. Bud ships out, leaving behind his new wife, Lorraine, a mysterious woman who has stolen his heart but whose secretive nature and shadowy past leave many unanswered questions. When Bud and his men hit the beach at Normandy, they are immediately thrust into the horrors of what working in a graves unit entails. Bud is beaten down by the gruesome demands of his job and losses in his personal life, but then he meets Eva, an optimistic soul who despite the war can see a positive future. Will Eva’s love be enough to save him?
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Congrats and all the best with your new book baby, Anne! Cheers!
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Thank you, Sharon! I can’t wait for my “baby” to grow up a bit. I’ll let you know how that goes. 😉
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Thinking of you this week, your portrait of Bud and the many many souls lost in the name of preserving the world we live in today. There’s much we might be doing better for one another, but there is so much we are still able to do to lift each other up when we join together as our veterans did 80 years ago. Thank you for the work you do to help your readers appreciate the experiences and emotions that uniquely define each us. Your writing inspires kindness and understanding. What a gift. I hope your experiences honoring Bud’s sacrifices with his family have all gone well this week. ?? Sherm
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Thank you, Sherm! It has been quite a few days. I just got back from a one-way 250 mile drive to California for an event at the Patton Museum. Like the launch, people seem to get the point of all of this. There were moments at the launch that I was very touched by the others who spoke. One woman’s father had been in the WWII Graves Registration Service. She came not knowing what the book was about. It was very humbling.
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