William Hyllside

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Born somewhere in Western Europe between hills, ruins and seas, William Hyllside is an enthusiast storyteller with a profesional background in linguistics, education and international cooperation. In the past decade, he has lived and worked in many countries, such as USA, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Ecuador, Congo and Fiji, where he came up with the original idea of the Seeking Mana series, back in 2013. Fascinated by cultural diversity, oriental philosophies, fantasy sagas and world history, he lets his experiences of the world nourish the large scope of his stories.

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William Hyllside I am currently publishing a hardpaper edition of my book A Dusky Messenger (Seeking Mana - Tome 1) which is a bundle of episodes 01 to 03 of the serie…moreI am currently publishing a hardpaper edition of my book A Dusky Messenger (Seeking Mana - Tome 1) which is a bundle of episodes 01 to 03 of the series. Getting back at writing new episodes too.(less)
William Hyllside I got the idea for the Seeking Mana series when I was living in the Fiji islands in 2012 and 2013.
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My name is William Bennett Hyllside.
Basically, this Blog is all about History and story-telling.

Its main focus is my historical literary project called Seeking Mana. It also addresses works of other writers, cineasts and artists of all sorts. On my Facebook Page, you will find Past Reports (old events having happened at the same date than the posting but in earlier years and treated as hot news), Read more of this blog post »
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