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Michael Winston

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Born in Germany to American soldier and German mother. Army brat. Served in US Navy as Radarman aboard U.S.S. Cromwell (DE-1014) from 1967-71. BA in Anthropology from Ithaca College; MSW from Syracuse University. Worked in VA clinic and then in U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division psychiatric clinic in Germany for Dept. of Defense.
Writes historical fiction novels, including the (now 6-part) Jonathan Kinkaid nautical fiction series that follows the adventures of an American naval officer during the Revolutionary War; and the epic adventure "Sunset of the Iroquois," about a tribe of Cayuga Iroquois who tried to prevent the invasion of their lands by Washington's army in 1779.
Also wrote the Sgt. Smith World War II trilogy that follows a squad of so
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Michael Winston I never had writers block until I got cancer and went through chemo and I think that distracted me for a year or so. Now I'm cured, tho. But I general…moreI never had writers block until I got cancer and went through chemo and I think that distracted me for a year or so. Now I'm cured, tho. But I generally avoid writers block by not thinking about it. It is sometimes hard to get going, but you can't let that stop you. My advice is to stop thinking about it and simply sit down and go over what you've already written. You'll start making little corrections here and there and the next thing you know you'll be off and running again, letting that un-explainable creative source loose. (less)
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Forward to Danger

Announcing the completion and publication of the third and final volume of the Sgt. Smith World War II Trilogy, where we follow First Squad from the bloody beach at Omaha to the hell of the Huertgen Forest as the Fighting First battles its way across France and into Germany. Smith and his men are veterans now, bloodied in Africa, their combat skills honed in Sicily. But the road ahead is still a l Read more of this blog post »
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