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Donald Willerton

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in Borger, Texas, The United States
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Raised in a little oil town in Texas, Don Willerton’s favorite activity was climbing a tree in his back yard, imagining himself to be someone important. It has worked out well enough: he’s built his own house, helped in raising a wonderful family, programmed some of the world’s fastest computers, has witnessed the detonation of a nuclear device in the deserts of Nevada, backpacked and climbed in the mountains of Colorado, rafted rivers in four different states, including the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. Throughout it all, he has been a curious man, fascinated with history and historical people, enchanted by amazing landscapes, and delighted to create mysteries that involve both. He lives in the mountains above Santa Fe, New Mexi ...more

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Donald Willerton It was a Halloween prank to tie up Jeremy's little sister, sneak in a local funeral parlor after dark, and stuff her in a casket. Her screams were nev…moreIt was a Halloween prank to tie up Jeremy's little sister, sneak in a local funeral parlor after dark, and stuff her in a casket. Her screams were never heard over the roar of the cremation furnace.(less)
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Donald Willerton I think a lot. I live alone, which is an advantage that produces a lot of alone time, so I sit in a recliner in my living room - no TV, no radio, no m…moreI think a lot. I live alone, which is an advantage that produces a lot of alone time, so I sit in a recliner in my living room - no TV, no radio, no music - and I think about my plots, my settings, my characters, and imagine what it would be if they were real life. What would actually happen? How? At what point in the plot? And what would I see if I were there as a bystander.(less)
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Picture Picture ​On September 3, 2024, I mailed fourteen manuscripts to Wolfpack Publishing, a well-recognized publisher with offices in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Tampa, Florida. The previous week, in August, 2024, I had signed publishing contracts for each of the novels.
 
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