How about you are a journalist for the Holonet news. This would put you in all the 'hotspots' of the era you choose to write about.
Perhaps you could tell how you pursued interviews with the famous characters of the time. Or maybe you are a front line reporter who gets caught up in the battle. Or you are the one who stumbles across some huge galactic conspiracy that you become involved in.
ps : or you could have the most dangerous profession in the galaxy - Paparazzi who try to follow and photograph the Sith