Writing a 100,000 word novel is a lot of work. Writing a novel set in the 1940's means even more work, because, even when the location is fictional (mine is––there is not, nor has there ever been, to my knowledge, a Peanut, Oklahoma) there are plenty of things to research. I made of list of things I've researched, and I'm sure it's only partial, but it's so diverse I just had to share it.
Drive-in history, tornados, peanuts, curanderos, history of Oklahoma, black tank battalions in WWII, black eyes & broken noses, female German spies, WWII rationing, Jedburghs (3-man teams that parachuted into France to train the resistance), Jack Daniel's, yams, bootleggers, vintage cars, cemetaries of Austin, Texas, donkey carts, chamber pots, badgers, battle fatigue, constipation, letters from Adjutant General re: dead and MIA soldiers, Following from the 1940's: candy, soda pop, music, movies, fashion, appliances, Nazi methamphetamine use and addiction, sulphide marbles, Western Union Telegrams, WWII timelines and general info, Slinkys, charm bracelets and turn of the century nostrums.
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