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Preben Ormen

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in Frogn, Norway

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Preben Ormen was born in 1953 outside of Oslo, Norway where he spent his first seven years in a small seaside community after which the family moved to the north end of Oslo proper.

After high school, he completed his national military service in the Royal Norwegian Artillery where he trained as a communication platoon leader in a motorized artillery battery attaining the rank of sergeant.

He then went to Canada for a BA in business administration and later, an MBA.

His work career in Norway, Canada and Mexico, spanned two stints in public accounting, one in industry as an IT Auditor, a short one in Mazatlán with a Mexican research center in aquaculture and environmental management, and a more than 20 year run as a management consultant for t ...more

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Preben Ormen I live in Mexico and wanted to set my novel here in the same area where I live. Then it was a matter of playing around with story ideas to find someth…moreI live in Mexico and wanted to set my novel here in the same area where I live. Then it was a matter of playing around with story ideas to find something that resonated with me and my sense of place.(less)

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Preben Ormen I step back mentally to understand why I am stuck. The most persistent problems are a) that I am lost in my own story or b) am missing a crucial bridg…moreI step back mentally to understand why I am stuck. The most persistent problems are a) that I am lost in my own story or b) am missing a crucial bridge from one scene to the next or c) I just realized I wrote myself into an impossibility by doing something inconsistent with my story or characters.
Then I identify what I think I have to do to overcome the problem - most of the time it's just taking a deep breath and diving back in. I work hard to get in writing flow as soon as I am in front of my laptop. I have been writing on deadline for 40 years as a professional service provider (e.g., consultant) so am used to being under pressure and having to get unstuck.(less)

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	White Jaguar - An Inspector Marco Nayal Novel 3.96 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tropic of Evil (An Inspector Marco Nayal Novel #2) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hooker Hilton and Other Stories: True Tales from the Canadian Outdoors (Outdoor World Book 1) 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Easy Process Mapping 2nd Edition: How to Map a Business Process in Three Hours or Less liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mind of a Project Manager: Lessons from 40 Years 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	AI Dictionary of Terms: A Concise Reference for Modern Artificial Intelligence 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Architecture of Authorized Possibilities: A Governance Framework for the Agentic Web 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars