Yikes. Yeah...way past time for you to tell her that either a) you can't watch her kids on a regular basis or b) you expect to be paid like any other sitter. Losers like her will always be a burden.
Unload yourself from it now.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.