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Eventful
Traveling has always been part of my job as a writer and journalist. This summer was no exception. I drove again across the Canadian province of Newfoundland to discover interesting, but not so well-known places. Here some impressions:
A Stolen Whale
(My trip to Labrador part 3) Red Bay in Southern Labrador used to be a small, little known fishing hamlet until a Canadian scientist named Selma Barkham discovered during a trip in Europe what history this place can look back on: About four hundred years ago, Basque whalers come to Read More
Visitors, visitors
It is always nice when people are interested in meeting an author they like. This summer I met people traveling from Switzerland, British Columbia and the United States. They came to Newfoundland and seized the opportunity to have a chat with me. How lovely they did!
In Southern Labrador
Part 2 of my trip The name L`Anse Amour has historically nothing to do with the French word for love but with the French word for “the dead”, les morts. In L`Anse Amour, archeologists found the oldest documented burial mound on the North American continent. I have always been fascinated Read More
Discovering the unknown
A few days ago, I came back from a trip to Southern Labrador, a coast which I love. I`m doing research for a German publisher for a non-fiction book about the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. I took the ferry in St. Barbe on the island of Newfoundland, crossed over Read More
At the Iceberg Festival
As a writer, it is great to be part of the Iceberg Festival in St. Anthony in Northern Newfoundland. I already had a reading last year and was excited to contribute to this interesting festival this year, too. My mystery novel “Stormy Cove” is set in the area on the Read More
Awesome price
You can get now the e-book version of my mystery novel “The Stranger on the Ice” for only $ 4.99! How deep is she willing to go to find the secrets of her past? Tour guide Valerie Blaine has always been haunted by the tragic death of her mother during Read More
Exploring Newfoundland
I am back on Canada`s East Coast, exploring the island of Newfoundland at the behest of a German publisher. Newfoundland is much larger than most people imagine. It takes twelve hours to drive from the northernmost tip of the island to the capital St. John`s in the Southeast corner. Even Read More
Book Club in Vancouver
I think a book club is pretty much the best audience you can get as an author. These readers are so motivated and passionate about books. Yesterday I gave a presentation to ladies of a book club at a private house in West Vancouver. I showed slides of the Canadian Read More
Gory or not gory?
With every crime novel that I write I have to decide how far I want to go with violence, to what extent horrible acts are inflicted upon the victim or victims. Usually I find it better to leave it to the imagination of the reader what exactly has happened than Read More
