District 5 of the Kansas Authors Club is pleased to have HB Berlow as a presenter at the 2019 Wichita conference. Making his way from Boston to Wichita a few years ago, he found his niche writing historical fiction about Arkansas City, Kansas. At the October conference he will discuss History in the Making: The Challenge of Writing Historical Fiction.
Berlow studied film-making and creative writing at the University of Miami in the 80’s, was involved in the Boston Poetry Scene in the 90’s, and was president of the Kansas Writer’s Association from 2012 to 2013. The historical crime fiction series, Ark City Confidential and Secrets of the Righteous, published through The Wild Rose Press, is currently available on Amazon.
About Ark City Confidential: Baron Witherspoon, a disfigured WWI vet, now a beat cop in a small Kansas burg, is on a collision course with Jake Hickey, a volatile Chicago gangster. While Baron wants merely to provide residents with a safe place to live and escape the memory of the horrors of war, Jake is looking to recapture the glory of Prohibition. Forced to hide out in Arkansas City, Baron’s town, Jake’s impatient nature drives him to put together his own gang. The local crime outfit is wary of Jake’s dealings and lack of cooperation. Baron has his own suspicions but can’t prove anything. A mutual acquaintance from the past, a dead war hero, holds a secret that raises the stakes even higher. Baron has too much to lose, but the town’s future is in the balance. www.amazon.com/Ark-City-Confidential-H-B-Berlow/dp/1509211837
In book two, Baron Witherspoon finds himself immersed in two different murder investigations that span the course of three years. Each case is heinous and filled with twists and turns. To catch the killers, he must go deep into their demented minds. What he doesn’t count on are the secrets—the ones that will be revealed and the ones he must keep. Will the knowledge he gains give him the answers he seeks or will it instead destroy him in the end? www.amazon.com/Secrets-Righteous-H-B-Berlow/dp/1509220909
Berlow’s seminar will examine how writing historical fiction is filled with subtle nuances. Enough detail needs to be inserted to provide readers a sense of time and place while at the same time not making the work sound like a term paper. Research is vital in order to present factual information. The challenges in writing a historical crime fiction series will be presented as well as guidance to proper research.
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Great! I look forward to hearing H.B. present on historical research and writing! He’s not just a wonderful writer, he’s also a really neat person. I like the combination. Nice choice!