Today, to honor the soldiers and journalists who have fallen in Iraq, I think every writer should read Reuters' tough, heartbreaking look back at the Iraq War. It's a grim picture of a conflict that started five years ago today--showing videos, photos, and newspaper articles about this difficult subject.
Also remember two fallen writers who died in this conflict: Andrew Olmsted (a soldier and blogger) and Scott Lange Kirkpatrick (a poet and soldier).
A few weeks ago, Jason Christopher Hartley stopped by to discuss his memoir of the Iraq War, Just Another Soldier. Read through his archives for more tough stories...
He showed us The Unwritten Iraq War
Then explored his unexpected and inspiring Literary Influences Then, we heard his take on web writing After that, he talked about How a Soldier Feels Then, he showed aspiring writers How To Write About War
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