Ask the Author: Ward Howarth
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Ward Howarth
I'm going to be reading quite a few things over the summer: Marge Piercy's GONE TO SOLDIERS, which might take me awhile; Don Winslow's THE FORCE, can't wait for that one; some poetry collections, my pal Joshua Poteat's THE REGRET HISTORIES and SELECTED POEMS by William Carlos Williams, edited by Robert Pinsky; and, if I still have time, OUT OF SIGHT by Elmore Leonard.
Ward Howarth
I've always been fascinated by the WWII era. My maternal grandfather did time as a GI, fighting in Africa and Italy. Later in life, he shared many of the experiences with me and it was clear that he had never truly recovered from combat. When he passed, I was so moved by his life that I had to find a way to honor it. And, I was just discovering crime fiction, so there was inspiration for my novel on two fronts.
Ward Howarth
I treat it like something I don't have time for. I keep a notebook with me at all times, and I'm constantly keeping story notes/ideas, so that when I do have time to write, I've always got something to write about.
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