At the close of World War II in Terezín Concentration Camp 1945 a young Jewish boy, Johan Falkner, overhears a deadly secret about the final legacy of the Third Reich.
What Good Are Wings Without The Courage To Fly. This quote is by Atticus and it stayed with me for many years while creating the backstory of the two boys in Flying Without Wings.
This World War II Toy Aeroplane inspired a lot of the story behind Flying Without Wings. Why is it so important to the story? What happens to it that causes heartbreak?
When creating my characters in World War II novel, Flying Without Wings, I came across this war image of a young boy and girl. I created a family for my character, Johan Faulkner.
The Greenpeace protest that starts the modern story in my World War II novel, Flying Without Wings happened many times after the war and even in recent years.
During my research for World War II novel, Flying Without Wings, I found this book about Hitler's Suppressed and Still-Secret Weapons, Science and Technology.
This is the Small Fortress at Terezín concentration camp. In my World War II novel, Flying Without Wings, my character lives the war years in this ghetto.
This is the Terezín Concentration Camp barracks, where Jewish World War II prisoners lived and slept. I used this image as inspiration for the opening scene of Flying Without Wings.
World War II novel, Flying Without Wings, opens where my character, Johan Faulkner, is spying on some Nazi officers. He is hiding beside a broken window in his barracks at Theresienstadt Ghetto.
Although this abandoned Helensburgh railroad tunnel is in Australia, Anthony Ginman photo's sheer beauty inspired some ideas for my World War II novel.
World War II air raid shelter hidden in woodland around Chedworth's disused airfield. I used this idea for inspiration while writing Flying Without Wings.
Lost in the undergrowth: This military truck, which could be a Bedford, lies among the collection of decommissioned military vehicles, farming machinery and lorries at RAF Folkingham in Lincolnshir
Hidden amongst greenery and an abundance of trees lies this World War II secret war bunker. My character, Matt Buttrick, lives near this hidden bunker and used to play there as a child.
This image of a closed military site at RAF Folkingham in Lincolnshire is home to an ageing collection of decommissioned military vehicles, farming machinery and lorries dating from the 1940s.
This is a World War II Concentration Camp Quote written on a wall during the holocaust. My character, Johan Faulkner, has his treasured possession stolen by a Nazi.
I spotted this image while I was looking for ideas on secret World War II bunkers that the Nazis used to hide their treasures. This is on Tillamook Head in northern Oregon.
When looking for inspirational images to create my World War II character, I saw this young boy lost in the rubble of war and loved how he clung to his toy.
Spread Your Wings It's Time To Fly - this is a lovely inspirational quote that inspires my character Matt in Flying Without Wings. Why is this so vital to Matt's growth as a young man?
Please vote for the best cover for my next novel - a WW2 story, Flying Without Wings. You can vote by adding a comment below on which cover (left, middle, right) you like the best and why.
Another article on my bid as a writer to make my own film. This story started out in 2003 when I was driving from Chapel Row Post Office in Bucklebury, Berkshire to fetch my son at school.
In a former life when I used to run the Chapel Row post office, I spent my time writing and this article is about me as a former postmistress and my film taking flight.
