When Dan Brown wrote The Davinci Code I’m sure he had no idea what was coming his way. Besides selling an obscene amount of books Brown also sparked debate that would rock the Catholic Church to its core. Despite being a work of fiction the very notion that Christ may have had offspring shocked religious leaders around the world.
For me reading The Davinci Code was a journey of enlightenment. Not because I am religious but because the story was full of interesting facts I was unaware of.
Dan Brown was a new breed of author, or perhaps there had been others but they never reached the level of success that Dan Browned enjoyed.
So when I thought about the idea behind my book The Angel Committee I wrestled with certain facts that I had researched and whether or not it was appropriate to include certain people from history. The story involves a top secret group which investigated UFO sightings during the 1950s. I wanted to include Winston Churchill in the plot line, however I wasn’t sure whether or not it was a good idea, until I did a little digging.
In July 1952 Churchill wrote a short memo to one of his scientific advisors.
What does all this stuff about flying saucers amount to? What can it mean? What is the truth? Let me have a report at your convenience.
I also discovered that a classified research group called the Flying saucer working party was operating at the time Churchill wrote him memo. It was then I decided to base an entire storyline around these two facts.
I was still apprehensive about using Churchill. How could I suggest that such a well known and well loved historical figure was connected with a subject that many people consider to be absurd. It was as if I was being disrespectful to this great man. However I decided to go ahead and was glad I did. Although Churchill does not play a major role in my novel, more of a cameo he does add credibility to the storyline.
So if you’re planning your novel and are apprehensive about using people from history don’t be if its fact then it can be used.
When Dan Brown wrote The Davinci Code I’m sure he had no idea what was coming his way. Besides selling an obscene amount of books Brown also sparked debate that would rock the Catholic Church to its core. Despite being a work of fiction the very notion that Christ may have had offspring shocked religious leaders around the world.
For me reading The Davinci Code was a journey of enlightenment. Not because I am religious but because the story was full of interesting facts I was unaware of.
Dan Brown was a new breed of author, or perhaps there had been others but they never reached the level of success that Dan Browned enjoyed.
So when I thought about the idea behind my book The Angel Committee I wrestled with certain facts that I had researched and whether or not it was appropriate to include certain people from history. The story involves a top secret group which investigated UFO sightings during the 1950s. I wanted to include Winston Churchill in the plot line, however I wasn’t sure whether or not it was a good idea, until I did a little digging.
In July 1952 Churchill wrote a short memo to one of his scientific advisors.
What does all this stuff about flying saucers amount to? What can it mean? What is the truth? Let me have a report at your convenience.
I also discovered that a classified research group called the Flying saucer working party was operating at the time Churchill wrote him memo. It was then I decided to base an entire storyline around these two facts.
I was still apprehensive about using Churchill. How could I suggest that such a well known and well loved historical figure was connected with a subject that many people consider to be absurd. It was as if I was being disrespectful to this great man. However I decided to go ahead and was glad I did. Although Churchill does not play a major role in my novel, more of a cameo he does add credibility to the storyline.
So if you’re planning your novel and are apprehensive about using people from history don’t be if its fact then it can be used.