Making of the Movie
I think every writer hopes that their book is made in to a block-buster movie (that doesn’t butcher the book …
Author Archives: ilviaggiopsd
Outlining
I have been working on an outline for my book. I learned this process at the Novel in Progress Book …
Toys
Particular war gadgets made for interesting entertainment and boisterous toys.
Writing about War
I am currently writing a short story for a contest. It is about my dad and his gang in Potsdam, …
Veranika – Family Recipe from Molotchna Colony
Oh! I love the results of this “recipe”. I was always very excited when my mother would make these little …
Research
One of the issues I’ve had in learning my dad’s story is knowing what path the wagon train took from …
Map of Wagon Train Trek 1943
The wagon train trek from Gnadenfeld (Bohdanivka) to Hrushka. Dad and his family left Gnadenfeld September 1943.
Chapter 1 Part 6
It frustrated Isaak that there was no rhyme or reason to who was considered an enemy of the State and …
Chapter 1 Part 5
Some “policies” of the Stalinist Soviets were exceptionally brutal. People everywhere in the Colony were encouraged by the State to …
Chapter 1 Part 4
When the collectivization was in full force in the early 1930s, a dark period of famine started that continued to …
Stories and Observations 