Traumatized by horrors witnessed during the Nazi invasion of France, a young woman retreats to the dense Breton woods where she becomes a member of the clandestine French Resistance. When she finds a critically injured American paratrooper whose plane was shot down, she shelters the wounded soldier in her secluded cottage, determined to heal him despite the enormous risk.
I'm pleased to welcome author Jennifer Ivy Walker to The Writing Desk
Tell us about your latest book
The Witch of the Breton Woods is the story of a reclusive healer and member of the clandestine French Resistance who finds a critically injured American paratrooper. Despite enormous risks, she shelters him in her woodland cottage, keeping him hidden from the suspicious villagers who have labeled her a witch, the paramilitary organization known as La Milice which collaborates with the Germans, and the Nazis who are hunting him.
What is your preferred writing routine?
I write every day, from late morning after my chores are done, until evening. I take a daily evening walk, and sometimes, if I’m in a really intense part of a novel, I’ll keep writing until midnight!
What advice do you have for new writers?
I took a series of free online courses through Reedsy and learned a great deal about plot and character development, point of view, using sensory involvement to immerse readers in a scene. Those online classes taught me so much!
What have you found to be the best way to raise awareness of your books?
I am still searching for that. I have not been successful with sales, despite having won several awards for my writing. I am hopeful this Coffee Pot Book Club blog tour might help me attract new readers!
Tell us something unexpected you discovered during your research
I was fascinated to learn that the American paratroopers dropped into Normandy had vials of penicillin in their backpacks. A new discovery in medicine, this antibiotic saved countless limbs which would have been lost to gangrene and thousands of lives, so I had to include that in my story!
What was the hardest scene you remember writing?
When Beau confronts the Butcher.
What are you planning to write next?
I am currently writing a Viking trilogy set in tenth century Normandy. It is a blend of historical fiction, Norse mythology, and steamy Viking romance! Book 1, Dragon of Denmark, will be published soon, and I am halfway through book 2, The Wolf of the Nordic Seas. Book 3, Falcon of the Faroe Islands, is next!
Jennifer Ivy Walker
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