John A. Heldt

Of all the tools and techniques I employ as a writer, it is the one I use the most. When I experience writer's block, I take a walk. I...

The draft is done! At 128,700 words, it is a bit smaller than projected, but it is still big. Annie's Apple , the second book in the Sec...

The book, now seventy percent complete, is going to be a big one. With 90 chapters and a projected 132,000 words, it will trail only The Mem...

It is the gold standard of tragedies. For more than 110 years, the sinking of the RMS Titanic has inspired books, movies, and conspiracy th...

This year was like the proverbial month of March. It came in like a lion and is going out like a lamb. That's fine with me. After ten ye...

Fourteen chapters are done. Two more are planned this week. Though they make up just a fraction of the ninety I have outlined in my notes, t...

I admit I did not read the novel , the one by Jules Verne, or see the movie , the one that won Best Picture in 1956, but I have always been ...

Like a lot of history buffs, I have a fascination with World War I. I have read the books, seen the movies, and featured the war as a backdr...

As an American, I'm not a big fan of royals or aristocrats. I tend to view blue bloods with indifference or amusement. As a television...

I am a relative stranger to New York. I have visited the city only once, at least at length, and know it mostly through movies and televisio...