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Wayne’s 2025 Year in Books
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Wayne Turmel
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Top 5 Characters I Want to Write About But Don’t Have the Nerve (and 1 I’m Writing Anyway)
When I wrote my first novel, The Count of the Sahara, it was because I became utterly obsessed with a real-life character. Byron de Prorok was the most fascinating human I’d come across in a long time, and yet, I didn’t know a single person who had ever heard of him.
In fact, if it wasn’t for archivist Michael Tarabulski (blessings be upon him), I wouldn’t have found the chutzpah to write the book.
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Another original piece of worldbuilding What if the gods of Olympus were alive and the monsters of myth were our only hope? Tasz has written a complex, funny, and totally unique tale. First of what is going to be a heck of a series. |
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You are correct, Sean. I apologize for the inconvenience. On launch, the ebook formatting was possessed by demons. The updated manuscript is clean and
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"A page turner packed with adventure in an exotic place and time. Literary escapisme in its most wholesome form.
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“My friends and I were famous, if that’s the word, as The Lice. We were small, annoying, and constantly in someone’s hair.”
― Acre's Bastard: Historical Fiction from the Crusades
― Acre's Bastard: Historical Fiction from the Crusades
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“My friends and I were famous, if that’s the word, as The Lice. We were small, annoying, and constantly in someone’s hair.”
― Acre's Bastard: Historical Fiction from the Crusades
― Acre's Bastard: Historical Fiction from the Crusades
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. Say you’re running and you think, ‘Man, this hurts, I can’t take it anymore. The ‘hurt’ part is an unavoidable reality, but whether or not you can stand anymore is up to the runner himself.”
― What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
― What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
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HI Harold. That actually sounds really interesting. drop me an email to wayne@wayneturmel.com and I'll get you the questions and the details. Sorry for not responding, but you did the right thing.It's amazing how many people want me to feature them but won't put in any effort to reach out. Not that I expect people to jump through hoops, but still........
As a Canadian living in the US, one of my favorite things after a couple of beers to tell the story of the American Revolution from the other side, just to watch people's heads explode lol.
Looking forward to being in touch. Have a great day.
Wayne, I posted the following message on your group thread several weeks ago and pass it along here. I'd be pleased to be interviewed if you wish to do so. Thanks. -- I am the author of a historical novel about the beginning of the American Revolution and am currently writing a novel about the Algonquian natives at and near Roanoke Island first encountered by the English in 1584. Information about both is on my blog site: http://authorharoldtitus.blogspot.com.