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W. Lawrence

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W Lawrence was born in San Francisco, California, and moved two dozen times before settling in Pennsylvania. He worked for nearly twenty years as a professional interrogator in both the U.S. military and the world of corporate security before hanging up his hat.

In 2014, his debut novel Syncing Forward became a time-traveling best seller and -with a second novel on the way- everything appeared to be heading to the top. Tragedy struck in 2017, plunging Lawrence and his family into a drama that is fit for the pages (and soon will be). Ten years later, he's taken to the keyboard again, with multiple novels completed and on the way.
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W. Lawrence Michelle, my apologies for not writing earlier. Thank you for the kind words and the great review.

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Michelle, my apologies for not writing earlier. Thank you for the kind words and the great review.

I am currently writing another novel, but the next one will be much less somber, more adventurous, and have a good helping of humor and romance in it. If I write two heavy books back-to-back, you'll read about me in the news how they found me swinging from my ceiling fan.

The next novel is unrelated to Syncing Forward and takes place in an old house in North Carolina. It will be a downright twisty tale. I don't want to give away more than that, however.(less)
W. Lawrence While it may be frustrating to have somebody "not get it", I try to take all the critiques as help. I highly doubt they are lying, so the reader is co…moreWhile it may be frustrating to have somebody "not get it", I try to take all the critiques as help. I highly doubt they are lying, so the reader is conveying frustration, and in an elliptical way, cares enough to communicate that to you. Take it as a blessing, cool off, and then ask yourself if your book could have been better. I think most of us can say 'yes'. Obviously you don't want to write with the goal of making every human being like your book, but I doubt many of us can say we've written the perfect piece of literature. (less)
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SYNCING FORWARD COMES TO AUDIBLE – PODIUM 2

The audio book version of Syncing Forward can be found here! It has only been a couple weeks, but the reviews are pouring in and people love it!   A sturdy handshake to Will Damron who narrated the story, taking on the voice of Martin James (and everyone else – not an easy task given the large number of female characters).

Thank you to my partners at Podium Publishing for making this a reality.  Yo

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"W. Lawrence has created a universe with Syncing Forward and now Syncing Back that I'm fully invested in.

Strong characters. A story with stakes that you feel. I'm all in!"
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"SYNCING BAC ACT I by W. Lawrence is the beginning adventures of one woman Amara James seeking restitution for her family, especially her father who is struggling to recover from a debilitating attack that left him in a coma most of the time. All the " Read more of this review »
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"A well written long saga encompassing decades. A man is injecting with medicine that slows his body down, so he ages very slowly; he is able to resync normally every so many years for very short times. He sees his children grow up and die while he ha" Read more of this review »
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Et si c'était vrai..., Vous revoir, édition complète 2 en 1 by Marc Levy
“If you want to know the value of one year, just ask a student who failed a course.

If you want to know the value of one month, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby.

If you want to know the value of one hour, ask the lovers waiting to meet.

If you want to know the value of one minute, ask the person who just missed the bus.

If you want to know the value of one second, ask the person who just escaped death in a car accident.

And if you want to know the value of one-hundredth of a second, ask the athlete who won a silver medal in the Olympics.”
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“Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.”
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