As you can imagine, the 80th Anniversary of V-E Day takes on a different meaning for me as an author of German-perspective WWII Fiction. I’ve grown to love “my boys” in Feldgrau and the nation they fought for. It has nothing to do with the politics of the German regime at the time, but itContinue reading “Have We Learned Anything: My Thoughts as an Author of German-Perspective WWII Fiction”
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Part 2 in a series on Characters. Emmy’s struggle with chronic pain is inspired by my own.
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Welcome to Novel PASTimes! We are pleased you stopped by today. Thank you for having me. Tell me about your name, Jakob.? I don’t actually like to be called Jakob. It was given to me at Christening, but my full name is Jakob Helmuth Wilhelm Schmidt, and these days my…
People who read fiction often talk about how connected they feel to a certain character, how they experienced the character’s joy and pain, or how sad they were when the story ended. The Bible is not meant to be read as a work of fiction: it is historical and spiritual… and it is not necessarilyContinue reading “Characters Part 1: Helping Us Understand Ourselves and Others”
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Greetings, friends! First, I have an exciting piece of news: I will be unveiling a new cover for Sani – The German Medic LIVE on Facebook this Friday, April 1st, at 9:00 PM Eastern. Be sure to tune in, because I will be giving away a copy of Sani (with the new cover!) and sharingContinue reading “My Perspectives Journey”
The joy of rediscovering Advent and Heritage at Christmastime.
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