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Christopher D Schmitz is the author of fiction and nonfiction as well as a regular blogger.

Following completion of his first fantasy novel in the early 2000s he began working on lots of short fiction in order to refine his craft and went on to publish many pieces from 1,000-15,000 words in a variety of genres and outlets as writing exercises. Putting fiction away for a while, he pursued post-graduate work where he received a new appreciation for nonfiction, wrote Why Your Pastor Left, and then returned to his love for fiction, writing several new books.

Schmitz attained a Biblical Studies degree and a Youth Ministry minor from Trinity Bible College in 2003 and went on to gain a Masters of Arts in Religion from Liberty Baptist Theological Se
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Christopher D. Schmitz A post apocalyptic horror set in an underground bunker with the last 330 humans on earth. One of them, a scientist who found an empirical link between…moreA post apocalyptic horror set in an underground bunker with the last 330 humans on earth. One of them, a scientist who found an empirical link between the natural and supernatural had it built with light panels everywhere--the shadowy, body possessing "entities" cannot move or affect the natural in UV light. But at the edge of facility, a hallway has suddenly fallen dark.(less)
Christopher D. Schmitz I write anyway. Tell myself to do it, set a goal, budget some time, and sit down... fake it til you make it.
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