A.E. HellstormJul 18, 20202 minAuthor Note, July 17, 2020Today, I wanted to talk about something that has nothing at all to do with my writing, but with the writing of the wonderful German...
A.E. HellstormApr 8, 20202 minAuthor Note, April 8, 2020Around 2009-2010, while writing ‘Lost,’ I began to get several Field Researcher stories popping up into my head, and it was around that...
A.E. HellstormJan 5, 20201 minAuthor note, January 5, 2020It’s interesting how characters work when you’re writing about them. In ‘Of Darkness Born’, I kind of introduced a Field Researcher named...
A.E. HellstormMay 27, 20192 minAuthor note, May 27, 2019I had a wonderful and inspiring time at WordSpring this weekend. It was lovely to meet all the amazingly creative authors there and take...
A.E. HellstormMay 20, 20192 minAuthor Note, May 20, 2019I usually try to avoid getting political, because politics is not what I want to focus on as an author. However, during the weekend, I...
A.E. HellstormMar 22, 20191 minAuthor Note, March 22, 2019I’m sitting at the computer, watching the rain hammering on the window and the trees’ branches dancing wildly outside. It’s PD-day and my...
A.E. HellstormMar 13, 20193 minAuthor Note, March 12, 2019I have always had a longing inside me of having a garden. Ever since my early teens, I used to collect gardening books and herbal...
A.E. HellstormFeb 21, 20191 minAuthor Note, February 20, 2019One of the recurring questions I get is how much research goes into my books. It's a great question which I appreciate a lot. Even though...
A.E. HellstormFeb 12, 20192 minAuthor Note, February 12, 2019I’ve been thinking about the word ‘inspiration’ lately, and what it really means to people on a deep, personal level. Words are overall a...
A.E. HellstormJun 30, 20182 minAuthor Note, June 30, 2018I have written three books and planned nine (plus a short-story-collection) in the Field Researcher Universe, but, let’s face it; I could...
A.E. HellstormApr 29, 20183 minAuthor Note, April 29, 2018Music is an important part in everyone’s life. You usually have memories connected to certain songs, and when your ear catches a certain...
A.E. HellstormApr 27, 20182 minAllen, June 1973Every year, you have all these university students who fight to become a Star Student. You study them, you follow their work, watch their...
A.E. HellstormJan 25, 20183 minAllie, April 2010You know, I sort of hired this really sweet guy today. It was pretty funny when he first came into the office. He must’ve had some kind...
A.E. HellstormJan 14, 20181 minCarl, October 2006It’s been 62 days, 13 hours, and 49 minutes, and I still see their faces before my eyes when they die. I see their expressions when the...
A.E. HellstormJan 31, 20161 minAuthor Note, January 31, 2016It's been a very long winter and honestly I have to admit that I am very tired. You who have read this blog know that my father-in-law...
A.E. HellstormSep 24, 20151 minAuthor Note, September 24, 2015I don't know if I've heard any negative things about CreateSpace, but honestly, I've only had good experiences with them. Like today, for...
A.E. HellstormAug 28, 20152 minAuthor Note, August 28, 2015Okay, we've been home in Edmonton for almost an hour now, and it feels damn good. France was an interesting experience and Port Vendres...
A.E. HellstormAug 24, 20152 minAuthor Note, August 24, 2015So this is it. It's our last night in Port Vendres. As I stand at the open French windows, looking out at the darkened landscape with the...
A.E. HellstormAug 3, 20151 minAuthor Note, August 3, 2015I admit, it's been a couple of hard days since 'Lost' came out. I've been struggling with the words in 'Of Darkness Born' and Henry has...
A.E. HellstormAug 1, 20151 minAuthor Note, August 1, 2015Wow... I can't understand that I haven't written a single blog post since May. Where did June and July go? Oh... right... I've been...