Tuesday, July 2, 2013

A Cold War Author Is Not Hard To Find

By Neva Grant


History is an interesting topic to read. It helps us understand our world and by doing so, helps give us clarity when things could otherwise be hazy and vague. The world is changing fast. Reading from a cold war author will us understand that time period and that insight can help us in the future.

Even though there was a lot of bloodshed during this time, there was also a lot of lessons to be learned. Writers who especially have an affinity for this time period understand what those lessons are. We, as readers, should learn those lessons from the writers and try to apply them to our life. This time period was very violent, but it did change a lot of things, however.

Understanding history leads us to many answers now about things we did not understand yesterday. That helps us shape our future and it also helps us get into people's minds about how to prevent things from happening if they were bad. If they were good, we want to learn how to repeat them so our world gets better.

The library shows us what resources are out there from our government. It shows us what we can borrow from home or just read there in the library. Librarians go to school for years to learn these things. They look in databases and they help us find the facts we are looking for. They will either put something on hold for you or help you see what other libraries you can get it from.

You can also look at photographs of this time period. Pictures give us a really good idea of what happened because they are a visual and are not limited by words. Many of the books written will have photos in them because the author and the publisher want to give you a good idea of what to think about in regards to the content of the book. This is a smart idea for the reader.

Get a good idea of what is online for purchasing books about history. If you bid on an auction, you can set the price you want and if no one else bids that, you can get the item for the price that you bid it for. With that savings, buy a good bookmark or ink cartridges for your printer if you want to write, too.

Writing is a powerful way of getting out your emotions as a person and sharing those thoughts with the world. If you do some research and have some credibility, you can also write about historical moments in time. We can learn lessons from these moments and apply them to our own lives. This may be the start of a new career for you.

Being a cold war author or another time in history author will take years of study and dedication. Attend a writing support group because even though this is a solitary activity, you will need support. It can be a grueling experience especially if you get stuck as most writers do at one point or another. Support groups give us support and encouragement.




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