Christer Lende

Christer Lende is an Award Winning author who began writing in a library, which sounds fitting, only he was supposed to be there working on his engineering degree. He is a professional screenwriter, working with the Norwegian movie producer behind “One Love”, “Who Killed Birgitte” and “All about my Father” Bjørn Eivind Aarskog, together they are eveloping the manuscript for a Norwegian thriller. Bjørn hired Christer after reading The Beast Hunters, trusting Christer could bring his vision to life.

Christer lives in what Norwegians call a city, but people from actual cities would call a town. Of proud Viking blood, he honours his ancestors by
heroically sitting in front of a computer writing Fantasy and Science Fiction books. He believes in writing a little bit every day, through weekends, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, even his own birthday. When he’s not writing, he takes care of his two dogs and tries to broker peace with his girlfriend. He’s often found at a gym, trying to compensate for his height issues, or lazily playing video games.

Christer did get that master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, despite procrastinating by writing fiction in the library, and works for a large IT firm, but writing and storytelling are his passions.

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Comments

Stuart Wakefield Thu, 31/08/2023 - 15:18

I loved the way you described Ara's fear and desperation as she went into the outside world. You used vivid language to create a sense of tension and suspense as Ara and her companions faced the dangers of the outside world. You also did a great job of building up the tension slowly and then releasing it in the end. I also appreciate the way you included details about the creatures Ara and her companions faced, which adds a layer of realism to the story. Nice work!

Jennifer Bisbing Fri, 01/09/2023 - 19:27

It's hard to pull off multiple viewpoints in a scene—well done with using Ara's bewildered observations to move the story forward. Such creative ideas, like "the acronal powder, or, as Khendric called it ‘poop-powder’ triggered spikers." No AI could come up with that. Also a big fan of Ara coming of age with a powerhouse of abilities and secrets.

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