When we moved to Germany six years ago, we had no idea when we would see the U.S. again. The pandemic hit and travel became impossible. Now it’s finally happening. I’m going to visit my old stomping grounds, Bloomington, Ind. for a family and friends visit. And as it happens, a reading at Morgenstern Bookstore, […]
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Youtube Podcast Discussion about the Importance of Love I had the great pleasure of being interviewed by the fabulous actress, singer and fellow author, Angelina Kalahari, about the importance of love in writing. We had quite a lively discussion about what it is we all crave and can’t always get in real life. And no, this
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Autoreninterview am 25. März Wer am 25. März ein paar Minuten Zeit hat, kann sich auf der Seite der Authors Show mein englisches Interview zum biografischen und mehrfach ausgezeichneten Buch Vaterland, wo bist Du? anhoren. Das Interview wird 24 Stunden ausgestrahlt. Einfach auf die Seite gehen und den Buchtitel auswählen. Lesungen Bis auf weiteres sind
Wer mehr über mich wissen möchte, kann z.B. den Artikel im Solingen Magazin oder das Interview beim Verlag tredition lesen. Interview bei tredition tredition: Was unterscheidet Ihren Roman von anderen? Annette Oppenlander: Der zweite Weltkrieg ist ja in der Literatur schon sehr gründlich behandelt worden, vor allem der Holocaust und die Erfahrungen der Soldaten. Meine
If you read Surviving the Fatherland, you will likely enjoy When They Made Us Leave, the new WWII novel that I based on true-life accounts of participants in Hitler’s youth evacuation program. It is a love story, a historical adventure, and like Surviving the Fatherland provides a glimpse of German civilian life during the war”through
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Last weekend I had the pleasure of participating in the fifth Literary Hike in the beautiful Vorwerk Park in Wuppertal. Under cloudy but dry skies eight authors and their roughly twenty guests walked and enjoyed beautiful settings together. At various picturesque sites throughout the park authors presented stories and poems. Since the German translation of
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Reading As a member of the Solinger Autorenrunde I participated in a wonderfully diverse reading organized by the Monheim Public Library. In the garden, framed by picturesque brick walls and flowering plants, we read and listened to amazing stories and poems. In-between we enjoyed refreshments and guitar and song music. I read the beginning of
Sometimes after publishing a book, a certain inertia sets in, a kind of lull. Some authors don’t experience any pauses, others take months or even years until they return to writing. For me this ‘phase’ typically doesn’t last very long. Very soon, I’m antsy again and my brain searches for the next great story. After publishing
Well, I thought I’d work ahead with my newest manuscript and get it listed on my online platforms. I was still waiting for the editor to finish and sure enough, she didn’t like the title of the book. Yikes. So I hemmed and hawed whether to go against my editor’s comments—and my husband’s who also
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For those of you who are living nearby in Solingen, Germany, I’m teaching another workshop at the VHS. When: November 16 from 4 – 5:30 pm and November 17 from 10 am – 2:30 pm Where: VHS Solingen, Mummstr. What: How to write a first chapter that readers won’t put down Writing a novel is
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