Katheryn Maddox Haddad grew up in northern USA with its ice and snow, and now lives in India where she doesn’t have to shovel sunshine. She basks in 100-degree weather with banana trees, monkeys, and a computer with most of the letters worn off.
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Besides the US and India, she has lived in four other countries ~ Korea, Canada, Afghanistan, and Abu Dahbi, and has made short visits to Tokyo and Sri Lanka.
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She spends an average of 300 hours researching for each historical novel. She researches ancient historians, archaeological sites, and other original sources to add authenticity to her biblical historical novels.
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Her biblical historical novel series, INTREPID MEN OF GOD has consistently been in the top ten best sellers of their Amazon category. At one point, she was contacted by Hollywood about the possibility of turning her 8-book series, THEY MET JESUS into a TV series called THE GOD-KING'S HUNDRED.
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She spends half her day writing and the other half teaching English over the internet worldwide using the Bible as a text book. She has taught nearly 10,000 Muslims over 15 years in the Middle East. Students she has converted to Christianity are in hiding in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Jordan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Palestine. “They are my heroes,” she declares.
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Her newspaper column appeared for several years in newspapers in Texas and North Carolina ~ Little Known Facts About the Bible ~ and she has written for numerous Christian publications. Memberships include American Christian Fiction Writers, the American Historical Association, World History Association, World Archaeological College, Association of Ancient Historians, and Archaeological Research Institute.
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Oh, and for her next birthday, she plans to ride an elephant.