I have finished writing my WW2 Nazi drama 'Darkness before Dawn' after 6 long months.
The Collaborator by Margaret Leroy was an inspiration. But as I read these HF, most recently finished reading The Kommandant's Girl, a question arises.
In both these books, the female MC winds up pregnant by her Nazi lover. In my book, she doesnt. I am torn to rewrite the whole ending to incorporate this or to leave it as is.
I already have a character with a child, unmarried and I know back then contraception wasnt widely used.
Do I stay cliched or remain one from the crowd? I wonder what a publisher might suggest.
The Collaborator by Margaret Leroy was an inspiration. But as I read these HF, most recently finished reading The Kommandant's Girl, a question arises.
In both these books, the female MC winds up pregnant by her Nazi lover. In my book, she doesnt. I am torn to rewrite the whole ending to incorporate this or to leave it as is.
I already have a character with a child, unmarried and I know back then contraception wasnt widely used.
Do I stay cliched or remain one from the crowd? I wonder what a publisher might suggest.