Your War, My War

- Author's Note & Disclaimer -

Hello, author here. :]

In the Author's Notes, questions will be answered, and my writing journey of this story will be shared. If I should modify the story in any way to make it more accurate, feel free to share. I would love to get helpful feedback and critiques. 

Disclaimer.

In this story, I have tried to get accurate information and storytelling of the devasting World War Two event. Since I was not present in the event, neither am I a professional in this topic, the story will come with its flaws. In addition, everything cannot be perfectly written, since this is still a story.

Feel free to skip anything after this part. It will cut into the development of the story and will be confusing and may spoil certain parts. Please come back when you are finished reading for questions you may have and so on. :)

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Writing Journey

[Interesting/Additional Fact] Each chapter is roughly two thousand words long. 

After reading this story -- because I assumed you would come back to this chapter -- would you think that this story should be considered "mature"? 

I had gotten the idea for this story at a seemingly random time. For my own entertainment, I looked up different questions about World War 1 & 2. I decided to create a story, thinking I might be more success in making this one. Before this story, I had attempted to make others. I failed to finish them out of lack of motivation, or because I simply did not want to continue. After getting to the climax of the story, I'd stop. Taking my knowledge, I created a female lead story, following a girl in the midst of World War 2. 

The idea for Bonnie had come from failed attempts of characters from previous books. I'd tend to use similar characters in book continuously until one of the books were successful. The name "Bonnie" was a name I had always and was supported by a family member. He personality derived from my own, and a mixture of failed attempts from previous books. ("Failed attempts" sounds harsh, but just roll with it.)

The ending of Chapter 8 (VIII) & the whole of 9 (IX) had to be re-written because I hadn't made it accurate to the times at all. Because of the time when Bonnie was entering the war, she should be included in the North African Campaign. However, I used references from times a few years after this occurrence, leading me to rewrite these chapters. The chapters weren't the best anyway, so I didn't lose too much. 

The part of the book with the infirmary was hard, as I found little to no information on it. I mainly used pictures from the time and logic to assume what would happen. Yes, I know most soldiers were sent back to the home country if the injury was bad enough, but Charles's wasn't too bad, as a result I kept him in Tunisia. I also used scenes from movies for a rough idea. I understand movies aren't completely accurate, but there is some form of understanding that can be adapted. 

Before someone yells at me for Chapter 13's (IIIX) main-character-piercing, I know it maaay not be very accurate. The stab might not have been that intense to pierce her, since there the steering sticks have a rubber protection. In addition, if it did pierce her, it was likely she would have died. There also wasn't a protocol for evacuating the driver from the tank (unless I happened to skip it). Let's just... Imagine. Remember, it is still a book, and not everyone is educated in the tanks or World War 2. I have to be able to give understanding to both parties. If someone has a scenario I could use, please share. :)

QUESTION TO THE AUDIENCE! For Chapter XIV (14), I had written this sentence: 

"The worst came to my mind. I thought that he had lost a limb or had become disfigured to an explosion." 

Do you think the word "disfigured" is harsh, or is it appropriate? 

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