I spent last weekend with what I love most: historical research. The Museum of German History in Bonn, Germany’s former capital, is a gem to visit, containing historical information beginning with the Third Reich. The displays are a combination of audio, video, images, print, artefacts and more. Whoever put this together really knows how to […]
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Friends, I know it’s been a while. Other than the WWII novella, A Lightness in My Soul, I haven’t created any new English language works. But now, finally, I present to you an exciting new historical novel, called “The Scent of a Storm.” Over the years I’ve been meeting many people whose family members, parents
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Corona doesn’t leave us alone, so I’ve been using the time to translate a couple of books into German and to write a “how to” about developing historical novels. We did attempt to go on one vacation on Kos, Greece, but the restrictions were so severe that it was neither very relaxing nor enjoyable. Sadly,
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Last week I showed my amazing daughter-in-law, Mar, some of the historical spots of my WWII novel Surviving the Fatherland. She also helps me with marketing on Instagram and Facebook. It so happens that we live a five-minute walk from the places, my parents and main protagonists endured the war. We stopped by the old
Well, at least let’s hope it’ll be happier than 2020. Corona, Covid-19, has cast its black veil across the planet. Few countries are as affected as the U.S. – When one feels down, it often helps to think about things we are grateful for. The list is long, but I will attempt to mention a
The project I began last fall took a lot longer than I anticipated. And this time story length was not the culprit. Rather, it was the subject matter, a true WWII story I stumbled across thanks to my friend. As always I dived into the historical background to set my story in the right world.
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Last Sunday, authors and guests met for a hike and some readings in an area known for its heathers and bogs. This was only the second event since Corona began and it felt amazing to be outdoors sharing my WWII novel WHEN THEY MADE US LEAVE. The great Michael Völkel entertained us with medieval music
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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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Das Jahr 2020 ist für die meisten von uns eine Herausforderung. Der Ausbruch des Corona Virus bedeutet für viele Menschen enorme wirtschaftliche Einbußen, den Verlust der Arbeit oder gar des eigenen Geschäfts. Für Künstler wurden alle Auftritte gestrichen, Lesungen und Vorträge abgesagt und/oder verschoben. Manche Autoren schrieben spontan Gedichte über das Virus, fühlten sich auf
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Man liest häufig, wie viele Bücher ein Autor in einem Jahr herausbringt. In manchen Genres schaffen es Schriftsteller, gleich mehrere Bücher pro Jahr zu veröffentlichen. Dagegen war die Entwicklung des biografischen Romans “Vaterland, wo bist Du?” über das Leben meiner Eltern als Kriegskinder und -jugendliche lang und steinig – sie dauerte 15 Jahre. Das liegt
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