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W. D. Nelson

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W. D. Nelson is a Texas-based novelist whose debut work, Dylan Stone's Journal, draws from a journey he knows firsthand. In the summer of 1983, Nelson backpacked across Europe — an adventure that stayed with him for decades and ultimately became the beating heart of his fiction. He later earned his English degree from the University of Texas, where his lifelong passion for writing found its formal footing. From those early travels to his days observing the colorful characters of the Texas Hill Country where he now splits his time, storytelling has been a constant thread throughout his life. Dylan Stone's Journal is his first novel — a dual-timeline historical mystery about friendship, loss, and the secrets that survive the years. ...more

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W. Nelson and 7 other people liked Allen Levi's blog post: She Gave Me Some Audacity "In his insightful little book titled Painting as a Pastime, Winston Churchill, himself an avocational artist, wrote that “The first quality needed (in order to paint) is audacity.” I think he’s right. Learning something new seems always to involve..." Read more of this blog post »
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Beautiful story and writing. Makes you think. I highly recommend.
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