Through Research You Can Write About Anything

Years ago, after I tried to set up an interview with a German scholar who was intimately familiar with East Berlin, he exclaimed in a thick German accent, "You cannot write about Berlin if you've never been there!" He turned and stomped off, leaving me feeling quite perplexed. It was like a stab in the gut.

Many years later I finally completed my novel, Berlin Dancer, and recently made it available for the world to see. While I have yet to make it to Berlin, the reviews and comments are proving this crusty old scholar wrong! How I would love to meet him today and tell him so. Great research is priceless! #Berlindancer