Ask the Author: Helene Munson
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Helene Munson
About ten years, it was a lot of research
Helene Munson
Luckily I speak German ans was able to translate original sources.
Helene Munson
I am planning on exploring the things my mother did not tell me while she was growing up in the Third Reich and how those unspoken truths affected me while growing up in post Nazi Germany. I am part of the generation of Kriegsenkel the grandchildren of war and our parents lives, the children of war were full of mysteries that became our trans-generational heritage.
Helene Munson
Thank you Mary for understanding that aspect of it. It cost me many night mares. But the most painful aspect was the rejection of those people closest to me. I am sure they tried to discourage me from writing this book to protect me from reliving such trauma, but they had no appreciation that I needed to write it regardless of the cost involved. I think there are no shortcuts, you have to live through that pain, it’s the only way that you can write in an authentic story. And when you’re done you hope that it was worth it.
Helene Munson
It is a story I felt that needed to be wriiten
Helene Munson
I found my father's diary and documents from the 1930's and WWII.
Helene Munson
'Boy Soldiers, a Story of Nazi Elite Schooling and its Legacy of Trauma'
Published by 'The History Press' UK. Fall 2021
Published by 'The History Press' UK. Fall 2021
Helene Munson
I respect my writers block, someday I have nothing meaningful to say!
Helene Munson
As a writer you are free to explore any subject you choose!
Helene Munson
If you want to be a writer, do not listen to friends and family, they will not be your future audience and they lack the objectivity to understand your genius.
Helene Munson
If I were to go to a fictional book world it would be 1984 and I would pretend it is 2020!
Helene Munson
"I slept restlessly in the aseptically clean room. The next day I realized I had stayed in a hospital."
From my short story: The Witness of Truth
From my short story: The Witness of Truth
Helene Munson
The cut out girl
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