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John Fenzel

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John Fenzel is an Army Special Forces officer who has served on our nations battlefields throughout Europe and the Middle East. He has served as a military assistant on the personal staff of the Secretary of Defense, as a Special Assistant to the Vice President, as a Strategic Planner for the Army Chief of Staff, and as a White House Fellow during the Clinton and Bush administrations. He is the only active duty American military officer to testify at The Hague in support of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). John is a graduate of Tulane University, the Naval War College and the National War College. Born in Iowa and raised outside Chicago, John lives with his wife and three children in Annapolis, Maryland. ...more

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What are you currently working on?

John Fenzel I'm currently working on another thriller that is mostly domestically based here in the United States. It deals with lots of compelling contemporary i…moreI'm currently working on another thriller that is mostly domestically based here in the United States. It deals with lots of compelling contemporary issues behind national headlines at home and abroad. My co-author is Colonel Tom Rendall (USA, Ret.)--also a Special Forces Veteran. We've had a lot of fun working on it over the past months...but still much work remains to be done!(less)

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John Fenzel Ah! The age-old condition commonly referred to as "Writer's Block"! What is it exactly? It's been defined as "the condition of being unable to think o…moreAh! The age-old condition commonly referred to as "Writer's Block"! What is it exactly? It's been defined as "the condition of being unable to think of what to write or how to proceed with writing." For writer's it's easy to see writer's block as the enemy--an enemy to be vanquished outright. But I see it differently. I tend to see the "condition" more as a message and an opportunity. "Writer's Block" for me, isn't a "block" at all--it's your own subconscious telling you something isn't quite right, and needs to change or be further developed. When you look at it that way it's more of an opportunity to improve your writing and your story. Authors tend to write as authors--but not as readers. If we look at our writing the way our readers would approach our writing, the path becomes more well-defined and the destination even more compelling. Writer's Block is a terrible thing to waste!(less)

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	The Lazarus Covenant, Commemorative 10th Anniversary, 2nd Edition 4.49 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sterling Forest really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fifth Column by John Fenzel (Goodreads Author), Tom Rendall 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Retribution: Some Sins Can't Be Washed Away. it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Do You Know Where You are Going?

Oliver Wendell Holmes lived from 1841 to 1935, and is regarded as one of the greatest Supreme Court Justices. Justice Holmes was extremely intelligent, highly respected and often quoted. However, it is said that he could be a bit absent-minded on occasion. Justice Holmes was riding a train one day, when the railroad conductor began walking down the car, checking tickets. As the ticket-checker appr Read more of this blog post »

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“I don’t want just words. If that’s all you have for me, you’d better go”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Beautiful and Damned

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“Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.”
― Anton Chekhov

tags: broken-glass, glass, moon, moonshine, show-don-t-tell, writing

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“If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. But do not care to convince him. Men will believe what they see. Let them see.”
― Henry David Thoreau

tags: example, leadership, morality, right, righteousness

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