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Rene DeFazio

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Born

in New West, Canada

Website

http://www.onegreatyear.com/

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onegreatyear

Genre

Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Spirituality

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October 2015

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https://www.goodreads.com/tamaraveitchrenedefazio

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Rene DeFazio is a Canadian-born actor, producer, and acclaimed author based in the Vancouver area. With a distinguished career in film and television, Rene brings a dynamic blend of storytelling, performance, and global perspective to his creative endeavors. A seasoned world traveler and lifelong seeker of adventure, he has traveled across diverse cultures and historic landscapes, which deeply inform his writing.
As co-creator of the award-winning One Great Year novel series, Rene draws from extensive research and lived experiences to craft immersive, philosophical narratives that resonate across time. His ability to vividly capture the essence of exotic locations, ancient wisdom, and universal truths has garnered both critical acclaim and ...more

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Rene DeFazio Our favourite thing about being writers is the constant creativity. Even beyond the actual planning, researching and writing of the novels, the creati…moreOur favourite thing about being writers is the constant creativity. Even beyond the actual planning, researching and writing of the novels, the creativity continues. We try to give our readers a very personal and entertaining look inside our writing, so with our video blog, social media posts, meme’s audiobook narration, guest blogs and working on storyboards for the book trailers, we have no shortage of opportunities to create! (less)

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Rene DeFazio Read and write as much as you can and if there is an author, or a single line that you think is really well written and resonates with you, dissect it…moreRead and write as much as you can and if there is an author, or a single line that you think is really well written and resonates with you, dissect it and figure out why. Every writer is influenced by others, but find your own voice by taking the best of what you learn from others. In writing The Emissary, and our entire series, we have been influenced by classic writers like Dickens and Austen and modern writers like Rowling and King. (less)

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Average rating: 3.82 · 449 ratings · 181 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	One Great Year by Rene DeFazio (Goodreads Author), Rene DeFazio (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 218 ratings — published 2012 — 7 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
	The Emissary by Tamara Veitch (Goodreads Author), Rene DeFazio (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 189 ratings — published 2018 — 7 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
	The Emerald Tablet by Tamara Veitch (Goodreads Author), Rene DeFazio (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2019 — 5 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
	One Great Year: What we have forgotten is not lost...it's waiting. by Rene DeFazio (Goodreads Author), Tamara Veitch (Goodreads Author) 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

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