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More Real People in My Historical Novels
by Karma Kitaj | Blogging | Jan 16, 2022
In addition to the 3 luminaries I mentioned in my last post: Hallie Flanagan, Frank Shay and Romany Marie Marchand- there are a number of others that might intrigue you. In my recently published story, Becoming a Woman of Substance, I include a scene about a woman...
Writing Fictionalized Accounts of Real People in My Historical Novels
by Karma Kitaj | Blogging | Jan 16, 2022
I gave another book chat on zoom last week. The title is: "Writing Fictionalized Accounts of Real People in My Historical Novels." Here's the link to the recording:...
Preview of Next zoom talk for Becoming a Woman of Substance
by Karma Kitaj | Blogging | Dec 16, 2021
The next free talk (on zoom) will feature the real people who become fictionalized characters in my historical novels. See www.KarmaKitaj.com for information about all of my books. Writing about real people from history can be challenging, sensitive, exciting, and...
The Old West End of Boston: What Not to Do With Urban Renewal
by Karma Kitaj | Blogging | Dec 16, 2021
The home neighborhood of my protagonist Miriam Levine was the West End of Boston, where she was born to Jewish Russian immigrants in 1900. I was looking for a community that was densely populated, multi-ethnic and multi-cultural. Having lived in the Boston area since...
Federal Theatre Project During the Great Depression
by Karma Kitaj | Blogging | Dec 14, 2021
The 2nd topic in "History in Historical Novels" that I discussed in my 1st zoom event was the innovative Federal Theatre Project, funded by Congress through the WPA. Like many people during the Great Depression, unemployment was rampant in the arts. Theater...
Becoming a Woman of Substance is Alive and Thriving
by Karma Kitaj | Blogging | Dec 13, 2021
Please remember that my new historical novel, Becoming a Woman of Substance is available for purchase in Print and Kindle versions on Amazon. The audio will be available shortly...
I Finished Writing Sequel to Beguiled
by Karma Kitaj | Blogging | Mar 26, 2021
Becoming a Woman of Substance is born. I've completed ALL of the countless versions of my 2nd novel (4th book) with the masterful help of editor Amaryah Orenstein and beta readers. My next project is to decide how I want to publish it. Since my first 2 books, Women...
Writing Fiction With More Showing, Not Telling
by Karma Kitaj | Blogging | Sep 21, 2020
My sequel to BEGUILED is a historical novel taking place between 1938, when the Great Depression is still evident, to the 1970s. Most of the story covers the years 1938-1942. There are a number of (I hope) compelling scenes of the protagonist Miriam Butler working for...
Writing About Racism in 1930s
by Karma Kitaj | Blogging | Jul 15, 2020
I'm writing the sequel to the first novel that was published in 2018. It covers the period between 1938 - about 1950. The protagonist Miriam meets a man 10 years her junior on assignment from the Federal Theater Project, funded by the WPA during the New Deal to keep...
Looking for TITLE for sequel to Beguiled
by Karma Kitaj | Blogging | Jul 5, 2020
Would love to get help in finding a memorable title for this sequel. Here is a short synopsis of this story, which follows the protagonist, Miriam Levine Butler from 1938-1942. Since she was born in 1900, you (and I) can easily keep track of her age. If you know your...