The Trench Press
thetrenchpress.bsky.social
The Trench Press
@thetrenchpress.bsky.social
I am researching WW1 to write a historical fiction novel based on an ancestor's experience. Follow my journey and learn weird niche WW1 history.
The Trench Press:
https://open.substack.com/pub/torirenee?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=24utqu
That moment you're feeling the ominous cloud of impostor syndrome threatening to rain on your productivity parade in this daunting task of writing a historical fiction novel...

And the Universe sends encouragement with a comment reply. Thanks @historian1914.bsky.social!
December 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
My dream life is to be living in a historical place, traveling to historical places, giving tours and telling stories, immersing myself in archives researching history, and writing about history. I really should have pursued that history degree. but I did Counseling Psych instead...
October 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I described my chaotic patchwork quilt writing process along with my hyperfixations with various research rabbit holes...and my therapist now suspects I actually have ADHD. I am also a therapist and I'm really starting to wonder...
😅 Ah well, if it ain't broke don't fix it. 🤷‍♀️
September 30, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Sharing my latest Substack article.
Boxing and a Burial at Sea
The tragic story of Pte AE Bridger, the First Casualty of the 32nd Battalion AIF in WW1
open.substack.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM