Will's Good Idea for the Week of 4-2-17

Actually its several ideas.

We've always wanted to write a series of novels about the Pacific War. This would include a novel about soldiers on Bataan. This battle has fascinated us for decades. Maybe its the sense of impending doom.

But its the navy that we'd really like to chronicle in an in an unconnected trilogy.

The first about a Gato class submarine. This one would actually start with the main character on one of the old S boats evacuating personnel from Corregidor.

Next we'd like to write about a PT Boat, again starting at Bataan and moving on to action in New Guinea.

Finally a novel about a young (in years but not combat experience) married naval officer that in 1945 becomes the XO on a brand new cruiser with a green crew and captain. We'll use flashbacks to show every action he's been in, including Java Sea, Savo Island and Leyte Gulf. Actually, we'll open with our protag taking command of a tin can at Leyte Gulf because the rest of the bridge crew is dead.

Sounds great. But who has the time? Besides, we have to begin The Austrian Painter.