John A. Heldt

Time-travel extraordinaire

Sunday, January 8, 2017

Planning a series the right way

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The first thing I learned when creating the American Journey series was that writing a series was much different than writing a single nove...
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Sunday, January 1, 2017

New goals for a new year

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I have never been a big fan of New Year’s resolutions. All too often, they are not realistic. They are things we should file under "...
Monday, December 19, 2016

Behind a holiday masterpiece

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One of the things I like most about this time of year is that people and organizations focus more on disparities in society and the needs of...
Thursday, December 15, 2016

A first draft for a last book

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Fifty-five days after telling others I would not begin writing the fifth American Journey book until January 1, I have finished its first dr...
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Saturday, November 12, 2016

Starting down the final road

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There is nothing like bringing a series to an end to focus the mind. Authors pay more attention to details and getting it right because they...
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Friday, October 7, 2016

Review: Edge of Eternity

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I am not a fast reader. I almost never finish a book before it’s due at the library and usually max out my renewals before bringing it back....
Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Review: Timeless

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Like a lot of people, I love time travel. I’ve written nine time-travel novels and read or watched everything from A Sound of Thunder , Time...
Friday, September 16, 2016

Review: Brooklyn

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I don’t watch a lot of movies these days. One reason is that I don’t take the time to watch them. Another is that I don’t find current offer...
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Friday, September 2, 2016

Finding fun in the Fifties

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In every series there is usually one novel the author looks forward to writing the most. For some, it’s the first book, the one that sets th...
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Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Giving a nod to my better half

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She is usually the first person I consult on writing matters and the contributor I trust the most. She is the person most likely to recogniz...
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John A. Heldt
John A. Heldt is the author of twenty-six bestselling time-travel novels. The former reference librarian and award-winning sportswriter has loved getting subjects and verbs to agree since writing book reports in grade school. A graduate of the University of Oregon and the University of Iowa, Heldt is an avid fisherman, sports fan, coin collector, and reader of thrillers and historical fiction. When not sending contemporary characters to the not-so-distant past, he weighs in on literature and life at johnheldt.blogspot.com.
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