http://www.gaeubote.de/gb_10_108507288-24-_Spannende-Suche-in-einer-duesteren-Atmosphaere-.html?archiv=1 http://www.gaeubote.de/gb_134_109988720-24-_Soldatengrab-erinnert-an-Viktor-Wagners-Schicksal-.html?GBID=acc0a407cd719720d22488a43695fb7f For those German speakers out there, here are two articles from the local Herrenberg newspaper. The first, published in 2007, was written after an interview with the author. The second is an article about Viktor Wagner, his grave in the forest and what it means for local residents.... Read more →
The Schoenbuch Forest
07/11/2017
07/07/2017
Where did the initial idea for "The Schoenbuch Forest" come from? - Part 2
After discovering the grave of Victor Wagner in The Schoenbuch Forest, I decided to investigate further. It did not take me long to discover that there was a little book already published called, "Das Soldatengrab im Schoenbuch" or "The Soldier's Grave in the Schoenbuch Forest." It seems that the vicar... Read more →
06/29/2017
Where did the initial idea for "The Schoenbuch Forest" come from?
One day, while walking in the Schoenbuch Forest, I came upon a grave, a monument to a man killed just a few days before the end of WW2. The man’s name was Victor Wagner and he was 19 years old when he died. I found myself often returning to this... Read more →
06/28/2017
Thoughts and words
Where do authors get their ideas? What inspires them to spend all that time writing a novel that, perhaps, only a few people will read? These questions – and some suggested answers – will be my subject in this blog. I’ll share the source of many of my ideas and... Read more →
