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Katherine Koch

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I’m an artist and writer with a degree in computer science, and a web administrator at an AI company, who writes WWII historical fiction. How much more diverse can you get?

How did I get to be this way? I was that kid in grade school who could draw photorealistic objects with a pencil when everyone else struggled to scrawl straight lines. And, I LOVED storytelling. Just when I hit college thinking I would pursue a fine arts degree, my parents said, “Yeah, not so fast!”

That’s how I became an artist and writer with a computer science degree. I am also a scholar with a love of learning: I graduated summa cum laude from Kent State University in 2003. I’m a member of Phi Beta Kappa. That was twenty years ago. Today I work as a web administrator a I’m an artist and writer with a degree in computer science, and a web administrator at an AI company, who writes WWII historical fiction. How much more diverse can you get?

How did I get to be this way? I was that kid in grade school who could draw photorealistic objects with a pencil when everyone else struggled to scrawl straight lines. And, I LOVED storytelling. Just when I hit college thinking I would pursue a fine arts degree, my parents said, “Yeah, not so fast!”

That’s how I became an artist and writer with a computer science degree. I am also a scholar with a love of learning: I graduated summa cum laude from Kent State University in 2003. I’m a member of Phi Beta Kappa. That was twenty years ago. Today I work as a web administrator and digital marketing expert for an AI company in Austin, Texas. It’s my dream job, and I wouldn’t give it up for the world. But by night, I curl up with a good history book and travel back in time.

I’m a passionate believer in the magic of historical fiction. It’s an invite to people who hate lecture halls, but love slipping into the shoes of a well-crafted character and experiencing the gritty lows and soaring highs of another person who inhabited this earth long ago. In the end, after you’re released from the sweep of the story, maybe—just maybe—you’re motivated to look up the black-and-white history for yourself.

My “spark book” (I define that as the book that kindled my passion for writing) was The Killer Angels, the Civil War novel by Michael Shaara. Before I read the first page, I couldn’t have cared less about such distant, black-and-white history. Then I got to know Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, James Longstreet, Robert E. Lee, George Pickett, Winfield Hancock, and Lewis Armistead up close and personal. After I stayed up two days straight reading to the last page, I signed up to write a junior-year term paper on the causes of the Civil War. The minimum page count for the assignment was 10 double-spaced pages. I turned in 47! If I can incite THAT kind of passion for my readers, then I have accomplished something extraordinary. ...more

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Poor Banished Children

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Katherine Koch wrote a new blog post An Upcoming Watershed Moment: My Workshop at Boston College This month I’ll be traveling to Boston College to participate in a scholarly history conference, “Bridging Faith and Nations: Passionist Missionary Fo Read more of this blog post »
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Katherine Koch and 7 other people liked Deacon Tom (Feeling Better)'s review of The Sower of Black Field: Inspired by the True Story of an American in Nazi Germany: "One the best books of the year for me. "The Sower of Black Field". Is a story of wartime su4vial and strong beliefs. As a Catholic Deacon, I especially enjoyed this story. I always wondered what I would be like if I had to balance or trade my life fo" Read more of this review »
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Katherine Koch made a comment in the group The Catholic Book Club — 3. A Catholic Novel? topic " Hey Emmy! Just wanted to give you a shout-out and say I heartily concur with your assessment of what makes a "Catholic" novel. I myself tend to think ...more "
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Katherine Koch made a comment in the group The Catholic Book Club — August 2024 BOTM - Voting topic " I'd like to vote for: Poor Banished Children: A Novel, by Fiorella De Maria The Second Greatest Story Ever Told, by Michael E. Gaitley ...more "
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Katherine Koch made a comment in the group The Catholic Book Club — Current Nominations topic " Nomination for The Sower of Black Field: Inspired by the True Story of an American in Nazi Germany SUMMARY FROM THE BOOK: Throughout the Third Reich, mi ...more "
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Katherine Koch made a comment in the group The Catholic Book Club — Promote Your Work topic " Kristi wrote: "Katherine, your book sounds fascinating! I look forward to reading it." Thank you, Kristi! I spent 20 years with the research and writin ...more "
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“Take the things that paralyzed you. Your fear”
― Katherine Koch, The Sower of Black Field: Inspired by the True Story of an American in Nazi Germany

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“Today, as we find ourselves crucified by grief, by fear, by war, is it God who seems to forsake us . . . or is it we who forsake one another?”
― Katherine Koch, The Sower of Black Field: Inspired by the True Story of an American in Nazi Germany

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