About The Author

Wayne Abrahamson, originally from Elroy, Wisconsin, spent twenty-four years in the US Navy, serving aboard destroyers and in the Navy’s elite special-warfare unit, Special Boat Unit Twelve. While in the Navy, he also qualified as a private pilot, parachute jumper, and divemaster (Professional Association of Diving Instructors). After retiring from service, he qualified as a master scuba diver (National Association of Underwater Instructors) and earned several undergraduate and graduate degrees specializing in underwater archaeology and maritime history.

After years of experiencing the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and the western Pacific during his naval service, Wayne Abrahamson settled in Pensacola, Florida. When not working on future novellas and novels Wayne enjoys traveling to the Caribbean and Latin America, with his wife of 40-plus years, as inspirations for writing future novels of action-adventure, mystery, and historical fiction.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where do you draw your inspiration from for your themes and plots? What about your settings?

For a short answer, to both questions, I would say “from the world.” Life is beautiful and full of inspiration. For a narrower answer, though, I draw my ideas for themes and plots from a life-long interest in history, archaeology, historical events, and science. From that interest, I find it easy to zero in on one item from which I can build an entire novel around. I must admit, though, I also watch television shows such as Ancient Aliens to advance my ideas. In terms of the settings, I traveled the world during my naval service, and qualified as a pilot, parachute jumper, and scuba diver. Since my retirement from the military, I travel the Caribbean and Central America. It is from that first-hand knowledge and experience I have, and will, construct well-grounded settings for my novels.

What is your typical writing process? Do you outline, use a specific method, or prefer a more organic approach? 

While writing is an individual process, drafting a manuscript requires routine and discipline. In my case, I write every morning, leaving ancillary duties such as catching up with social media for the end of my mornings. As far as my methodology, while creating a well-planned outline is a great approach, I tend to be more organic with my writing. That said, I usually lay out my chapters and plug in notes and ideas in those upcoming chapters to keep me on track. And depending upon the project I try to write the concluding chapter up front. Again, with the idea of staying on track. Once I complete a project, I give it space (time) before reviewing, and submitting, the final draft. Whether it is one day or one month, time away from a draft is precious. Before going to bed, I review the section of my writing where I stopped in the morning and check for any errors. Doing so provides a fresh starting point in the morning.

How did you develop your characters? Were any of them inspired by real people or experiences? 

The short answer, to the second question, would be yes. While novels are works of fiction, a story’s characters need to be visual, compelling, flawed, and intriguing, and it is difficult to develop those characters out of thin air. I consider myself an astute observer of people. Whether it was my dive partner for the day, a shipmate from a previous command, an old flight instructor, a passenger on a cruise ship while heading to the Caribbean, or the handyman at my local dive bar, I relish noting a person’s presence, mannerisms, expressed experiences, and peculiarities. By incorporating those individualisms into my characters, I create personas that are impactful, and characters readers can relate with. As to the first question, I develop my characters, using the above-mentioned observations, to create balance, counterbalance, opposition, and conflict within the story.

What are you working on next? 

That is a tricky question as I am always building a manuscript in my head. That said, I have approximately twelve manuscripts in various degrees of completion. While more distant manuscripts are just ideas jotted down on napkins and tucked into notebooks with more ideas captured on the pages of those notebooks, I have three manuscripts ready for submission this early fall. Starting with an updated copy of my first Joseph Havok adventure, Black Silver. I am tweaking that work to coincide with the submission of my second Jospeh Havok adventure, The Yucatan Scrolls. Both are modern-day action/adventure novels. The third manuscript is the first in my Oculus Jones Peculiar Expedition series. Set in the 1890s, these novellas focus on Oculus Jones, a young steam enthusiast determined to put his inventions to the test through global adventures.

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