Here are a few things that happened during the last week: ‘Surviving the Fatherland’ Released On Bestseller List in Canada! Now an IWIC Hall of Fame Novel You can now order the eBook or paperback directly without wait. Over the past couple of weeks I’ve seen a steady uptick in orders and it seems that […]
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In a few weeks I’m going to release my new novel, SURVIVING THE FATHERLAND (now on pre-order at Amazon). It’s been fifteen years in the making, an emotional journey of sifting through the messy past of my family. Set in war-torn and postwar Germany, SURVIVING THE FATHERLAND tells the story of my father and mother
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In 2002 I recorded my parents’ stories about their experiences during WWII. By 2009 these stories had turned into a novel. Not a good one because it was my first, but a record of eyewitness testimony. Though I worked with an editor and revised, the story needed work. It wasn’t ready because I wasn’t ready.
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Whenever a year ends and a new one begins, we tend to look back to what’s happened as well as look ahead. It’s as if we have this need to analyze and review the past to help us determine how to make the future better. Maybe learn something from our experience. Maybe help us cope.
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If you’re looking for a great gift for your hard-to-buy-for teen or your Uncle Joe who loves historical adventure, I have just the right offer. Autographed and personalized copies of books one, two or all three of the ESCAPE FROM THE PAST trilogy, shipped to you* or the address you specify (sorry, continental U.S. only).
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Have you ever been involved in a project that you really loved or were deeply connected to? Do you remember how you felt when it was finished? It’s a void, a kind of emptiness. At least that’s what I’m feeling right now after completing BROKEN JOURNEY, a manuscript set during the American Civil War. In
Attention NetGalley Readers ESCAPE FROM THE PAST: THE DUKE’S WRATH (Book One) and AT WITCHES’ END (Book Three) are currently available for review. And now about my blog… I just read an article on Writer Unboxed (WU) about the life of an author and money and feel the urge to piggyback onto it. I agree with
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As the publication of the third and final book in the ESCAPE FROM THE PAST trilogy approaches and I’m completing the Civil War adventure, BROKEN JOURNEY, I’m launching into a couple of new endeavors. Until now I’ve mostly focused on writing and studying craft, reading, editing and revising. Author Fairs So, now that I have
Between now and December 31st I’ll send anyone who purchased “Escape from the Past: The Duke’s Wrath” this hand-illustrated medieval map by Bloomington art director James Yount. Simply send a copy of your receipt dated between12.15.2015 and 31.12.2015 and your address to escapefromthepast1 (at) gmail (dot) com. This map will be a great reference for
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An author once told me he preferred writing fantasy so he’d not have to waste time researching history. He just imagined details as he went, building fantastic worlds in made-up places. Well, let me tell you why I love historical fiction. I have to admit I didn’t realize just how much time I’d spend researching
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