James Derr

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James P. Derr (Jim) is a self-described “history buff” and a family guy. In fact, with the support of his family, he embarked on the exploration of his family’s origins…both the good…and the bad. After a rewarding career in the aerospace industry, he decided to put his energies towards writing. Jim credits his wife and daughters with his outlook on life and retrospective insight into the realities of the past. In addition to minor magazine articles, "A Widow’s Due" is his first book that has been his passion for decades.

"A Widow’s Due" is a completely different work than where he started decades earlier. Originally an artifact-based novel about his great-great grandfather’s service in the Civil War, the story transformed into what is today…
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James Derr I don't really have writer's block. I organize my book ahead of time via chapter structures and then write to that framework. Some chapters are exciti…moreI don't really have writer's block. I organize my book ahead of time via chapter structures and then write to that framework. Some chapters are exciting to write, and others are more caulking for the overall book in order to put context to other areas. If anything, I suffer more from "Writer's Laziness"!(less)
James Derr Being able to express your emotions and unique ideas through the written word. And...to have those words memorialized forever.
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Last of the "Letters Series" of Books

 I will be releasing the last book in the "Letters Series" in a few weeks.  It will be available in hard cover, soft cover and eBook formats on Amazon.  This book will put the last bookend on the life and times of John W. Derr and his wife Magdalena.  I published the books a bit out of order with the first book being the end of their story...Widow's Due...and now this last book being the start of

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