Writing a book

[KillerMongoose]

I'd love to see short stories or snippets from people's stories they're writing, they all sound really cool

[James Grant]

I've long considered writing a book,I'd probably do one about my Great great great Grandfather who was an officer in the Frontier Light Horse. Just need to get those diary copies from the chap down south!

[KillerMongoose]

Started writing my book again last night, got a nice scene of a French ambush on Austrian jaegers, but have they really defeated the whole enemy yet? Hmm...

[KillerMongoose]

The book is going pretty nicely, got some good scenes, maybe I'll give you guys some sneak peaks!

[Duuring]

The book is going pretty nicely, got some good scenes, maybe I'll give you guys some sneak peaks!

YESYESYES

[Ililsa]

I'm planning on redoing some of my own stuff, which I might share if I feel it's good enough

[Justo]

I intend to finish it, but it was pretty dry the first couple chapters, so I am reading a few other books first.

Also, OP, how's the book coming

[TWking]

I wrote a popup book in school for D&T.
It was about the Old guard at Waterloo for kids(your probably saying "how on earth do you write something Napoleonic for kids")
I have the worst handwriting, drawing and colouring in the world.
It was terrible. Absolutely terrible.

[Duuring]

I've been planning on writing a Gettysburg-style book on Quatre-bras/Waterloo, mostly from NL point of view. Haven't passed planning, though.

[Jocam]

Hmm, about a year back, I started a fictional napoleonic era book. Nearly no historical accurate details, for it isn't set in existing countries, though pretty fun to write, and I hope, pretty fun to read too.


A woman tries to get into the army (insert duuring complaint here =D), but gets denied a shitload of times.
Because she is skilled with the rifle, she gets recruited by he captain if the famous marksmen company (I know, marksmen?).
of the even more famous 15th Wolfpack line infantry army.

I could get some bits to share, though i would need to find a way (unless i just post it here =D)

[Duuring]

Hmm, about a year back, I started a fictional napoleonic era book. Nearly no historical accurate details, for it isn't set in existing countries, though pretty fun to write, and I hope, pretty fun to read too.


A woman tries to get into the army (insert duuring complaint here =D), but gets denied a shitload of times.
Because she is skilled with the rifle, she gets recruited by he captain if the famous marksmen company (I know, marksmen?).
of the even more famous 15th Wolfpack line infantry army.

I could get some bits to share, though i would need to find a way (unless i just post it here =D)

Women often tried and even succeeded in joining the army. There are multiple cases of Prussian ladies, but I'm quite sure there are many more un-discovered ones.

[Jocam]

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Hmm, about a year back, I started a fictional napoleonic era book. Nearly no historical accurate details, for it isn't set in existing countries, though pretty fun to write, and I hope, pretty fun to read too.


A woman tries to get into the army (insert duuring complaint here =D), but gets denied a shitload of times.
Because she is skilled with the rifle, she gets recruited by he captain if the famous marksmen company (I know, marksmen?).
of the even more famous 15th Wolfpack line infantry army.

I could get some bits to share, though i would need to find a way (unless i just post it here =D)

Women often tried and even succeeded in joining the army. There are multiple cases of Prussian ladies, but I'm quite sure there are many more un-discovered ones.

[close]

Hmmm, ladies, you say? In the meaning of nobles, or common folks, and, would either of them just join the ranks, or are there records of female officers?

[Duuring]

There is a record of a female hussar Officer in the Russian army. The Cavarly maiden or something. Bluehawk presumably knows all about her.

Those prussian females were common folks, and I presume most female 'recruits' were. There are no exact numbers, and I don't think there ever will be.

[Jocam]

Alright, thanks

[Archduke Sven]

I wrote a novel about a Lieutenant in the Pavlograd Hussars who finds out about the French Invasion of 1812 with the help of his Polish-Russian friend in the GDC Uhlans. It was really fun writing about them chasing Major Gilles ( a spy ) around in the Ukraine and Lithuania until the final showdown between Major Gilles and his Cuirrasiers vs. Aleksey Kosyak and his hussars.

I'm still waiting for my grade though...