When you find typos in The Boy Who Closed the Sky, please think “Second Edition” and send me the page number and the exact wording of the line.
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If I make a second edition of I would like to…
- put a map near the front
- correct typos
- clarify murky spots
- tighten loose paragraphs
Author’s Notes
At the end of Elijah.
[…Author’s Note
Dear Reader,
Though this story ends here, it isn’t really the end. The Dutch War for Independence/The
80 Years War, waged until 1648, finally ending with freedom for what would become the Dutch
Republic. For brevity’s sake, I couldn’t get into all the political issues involved, but the
Protestant Reformation and Spanish inquisition played a large role throughout the war, and that’s
what I focused on here.
So, what is true?
During the 80 Years War, the city of Leyden was besieged for a year by the Duke of
Alva, who was sent by Philip…]
Dear Reader,
Though this story ends here, it isn’t really the end. The Dutch War for Independence/The
80 Years War, waged until 1648, finally ending with freedom for what would become the Dutch
Republic. For brevity’s sake, I couldn’t get into all the political issues involved, but the
Protestant Reformation and Spanish inquisition played a large role throughout the war, and that’s
what I focused on here.
So, what is true?
During the 80 Years War, the city of Leyden was besieged for a year by the Duke of
Alva, who was sent by Philip…]
Age?
Issues?
“As far as the issues of this world go, current or historical… when I write a story it’s the characters, time, and setting that choose the relevant issues for me and the deeper spiritual themes are most often birthed from those.” Lori Benton inhttps://sherryshindelar.com/
Preface – This is my first fiction.
