{"id":2910,"date":"2023-11-22T11:57:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T11:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/60strategies.com\/?p=2910"},"modified":"2023-11-22T12:46:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T12:46:12","slug":"november-update-historys-footsteps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/60strategies.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/22\/november-update-historys-footsteps\/","title":{"rendered":"November Update – History\u2019s Footsteps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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I\u2019m developing the third book in the Blue Panther, Liberty One<\/em> series right now and playing with different ways to move the characters through historical events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s good old fashioned scribbling on modern tech at this stage. The pen frees the mind according to an old pyramid principle to separate thinking from writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I really needed the summer off but knew my head would return to creative pursuits in autumn. Blue Panther<\/em> was in focus this time last year. Fresh eyes help too. I broke several times, for as long as a year, in between drafts of Liberty One<\/em>. Blue Panther <\/em>was first outlined a some years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1980s<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

From what I recall, the world was tense in the early eighties period of the new book (living memory for some, history for others). I\u2019d just exited a small boarding school bubble and fell into a real world ruff and tumble London state school. Cold War nukes were poised, Andropov had a finger on the button<\/em>during NATO\u2019s Able Archer, and our government posted self-protection leaflets in case of armageddon. Worse still, mullets and shoulder pads were everywhere, and kids in shell suits spun on their heads for entertainment. Then there was Star Wars – the Ronald Reagan type. Seems like sci-fi today. I wish I\u2019d taken notes at the time but never imagined I\u2019d return to research a novel someday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, when will this book be done? I’m a planner and there\u2019s still scene work needed before writing can start. Plus, it has to be fun. Writing\u2019s not a production line or treadmill for me. My busy \u2018normal\u2019 weekday career’s important too. That said, I do like to ship and share the story. Three other books are outlined and waiting too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Germany, the Cold War and the Space Race<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The eighties weren\u2019t lost entirely. I liked Miami Vice <\/em>and Back to the Future<\/em>. NASA’s space shuttle was quite a spectacle. Did you know Russia had one too? I was in Speyer in Germany in August to see it during a WW2 and Cold War history trip. Berlin defined the eighties in many ways before the wall fell along with Soviet tyranny in 1989. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow my history time-travel on YouTube or TikTok (don\u2019t forget to like & subscribe for more).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here<\/a> for the Intro<\/em>
Click here<\/a> for V2 to Saturn<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing the book on a phone<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m experimenting to see if I can write the novel on my phone or iPad to avoid lugging my MacBook when out and about. Nuts! you must think. Super convenient, I say, for short bursts of word capture with the help of some basic kit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I do this sort of thing every several years to shake things up and see what\u2019s possible. AI\u2019s exploding right now which could make the difference. Novel writing apps are out there too. A lot of the new story outline is being scribbled on an iPhone with a \u00a312 Amazon stylus\/pen which is remarkably competent at taming my scrawls. I\u2019m drafting this mail on a Magic Keyboard connected to my device. It works, though I can’t imagine tackling the follow on production and marketing activities on this little thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What I\u2019ve been watching and readin<\/em><\/strong>g<\/h1>\n\n\n\n