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John A. Heldt: Review: The English Girl
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John A. Heldt. Author of the Northwest Passage and American Journey series. Sunday, January 25, 2015. Review: The English Girl. A few years ago, before I began writing novels of my own, I used to jump on every thriller that hit the bestsellers list. Vince Flynn became a fast favorite, as did James Patterson, Joel Rosenberg, Lincoln Child, and Tess Gerritsen. But only Flynn captured my attention like Daniel Silva. This month I returned to Silva by reading The English Girl. And The Rembrandt Affair. Though...
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John A. Heldt: Selling books in a global village
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John A. Heldt. Author of the Northwest Passage and American Journey series. Friday, October 24, 2014. Selling books in a global village. Of all the things I appreciate about being an author in the digital age, nothing beats being able to reach a global audience. I have never been to Europe, India, Southeast Asia, Australia, or South Africa, but because of Amazon.com. I’ve been able to sell books in all of those places. When you write about Americans doing American-like things in the United States, you ex...
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John A. Heldt: Review: Esperanza
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John A. Heldt. Author of the Northwest Passage and American Journey series. Monday, September 23, 2013. If there is one thing I've discovered in producing four novels in two years, it's that writing leaves precious little time for reading. It leaves even less time for reading works outside my favorite genres, such as historical fiction and thrillers. As I learned last week, however, it's sometimes wise to make that time and wander out of literary comfort zones. What makes this story compelling, however, ...
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John A. Heldt: On-site inspection
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John A. Heldt. Author of the Northwest Passage and American Journey series. Wednesday, October 8, 2014. To be sure, Galveston, Texas, is not the place it was 114 years ago. Like every other mid-sized city in America, it has modern buildings, streets, and services. Like other tourist destinations, it has plenty of twenty-first-century glitz. I visited the city, the setting for my upcoming novel, September Sky. Because I wanted to experience the place I was writing about. And I’m glad I did. It’s one...
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John A. Heldt: Beta readers and covers
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John A. Heldt. Author of the Northwest Passage and American Journey series. Monday, November 10, 2014. Beta readers and covers. The errors are usually minor: an anachronistic figure of speech, an unnecessary adjective, a missing preposition, or an incorrect date. On occasion, the mistake is (gasp! An adverb — the asphalt of Stephen King's oft-cited road to hell. Also has a new cover. Laura Wright LaRoche, who produced the eye-catching cover of The Mirror. My sixth novel is tentatively scheduled for an ea...
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John A. Heldt: Finding a place in Princeton
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John A. Heldt. Author of the Northwest Passage and American Journey series. Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Finding a place in Princeton. When you write historical fiction, you are immediately confronted with at least two challenges. The first is to describe a time. The second is to capture a place. Writing about a time long before your own requires research. Writing about a place a thousand miles from home requires a visit. At least it does in my book. Literally. The second novel of the American Journey series.
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John A. Heldt: Review: Second Honeymoon
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John A. Heldt. Author of the Northwest Passage and American Journey series. Thursday, April 9, 2015. There was a time when I went through James Patterson. Novels like some people go through newspapers. In a stretch of five years, I read thirty-four Patterson books. This past week, I read — or rather listened to — Number 35. Like those that preceded it, Second Honeymoon. Was worth the time and effort. As for the novel itself, I liked it. I didn't care for the numerous cliches, product name-dropping, a...
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Drifting in the Push :: Daniel Garrison :: Customer Reviews
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A memoir that reads more as fiction than reality. This adventurous trek of one young man will inspire readers to go out there and take a chance on their futures. Adventure is just around the corner if you'll only follow it! Tragically Dull Adventures of an Almost Librarian. What a fun, completely unpredictable read. I'm looking forward to more adventures with Dan and Hank (Dan's lovable dog who was with him through it all) in book two! Marie Silk author of the Davenport House Series. Drifting in the Push.
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