AUTHOR BIO
WL (Bud) Gorman is a retired Canadian army officer who has lived in many interesting places and faced some interesting challenges. He and his wife live outside of Ottawa where a small-town lifestyle suits them best. Bud’s longstanding passion is writing. He has completed several stage plays and screenplays, but his main focus is on writing novels. He is also a self-taught drummer who loves rock and roll and the blues. Through his published books, Bud hopes to generate financial support for veterans in need.
Last
book read:
EREBUS by Michael Palin
One
book that changed your life: Haven't
found it yet.
Any advice to new/aspiring authors: If you are serious about writing, understand that it will be a lot of work, a lot of frustration and ... did I mention it will be a lot work? But if you are meant to be an author, you will find the fun while you are doing the hard work.
Jude Zander is a shy, inexperienced small-town girl who has disguised herself as a boy and is on the run from an abusive father. She desperately wants to find her mother who left her without warning.
When she is ultimately forced to face her oppressive father in court, Jude's street friends find the one witness who can save her.
In Ontario in the 21st century, anarchy is in the wind. The Canadian government has collapsed. and crime and terror dominate everyday life. In an attempt to regain the initiative and restore stability, Caroline Marcus, the interim Premier of Ontario hires operational specialists from a foreign private military company – what some people call... Mercenaries! Steven Grace, a former Canadian special forces operator is one of them. Though highly competent and experienced, Grace has a sullied past. His return to a now-chaotic Ontario forces him and his team to take on some dangerous missions, but it also offers him a hope of gaining redemption – from his former country, from a father who has forsaken him… and from Alexis Hood, the Premier’s chief of staff and the former love of his life whom he left behind.
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Book: The Brickbox
Thoroughly enjoyed The
Brickbox. It was a great novel for a rainy afternoon as the author introduced
the reader to an interesting group of characters. One was able to imagine that
those who chose to live on the street were so organized and for the most part
were compassionate and protective as they were to the main character. The
Brickbox is both educational and entertaining.
(Amazon Review)
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Book: The Brickbox
Just finished reading this
debut novel and enjoyed following the various characters living within and
associated with The Brickbox. The humanity, compassion and caring shown by the
people portrayed inside this novel give credence to the old adage “never judge
a book by it’s cover”. Follow them on this heart rendering story. (Amazon Review)
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Book: The Brickbox
This was a fabulous story of
a young runaway girl who heads to the streets, and meets an interesting array
of characters! Would be a great TV series! (Goodreads Review)
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AUTHOR INTERVIEW WITH BOOKECCENTRIC.COM
BooKecCenTric had the priviledge of interviewing Bud Gorman to discuss his latest book The Brickbox and the inspiration behind it.
(Excerpt)
What's your book about,
and what inspired you to write it?
I have had an interest in homeless people for a long
time. In the summer before my last year of university, some buddies and I
worked on an isolated railroad gang in the middle of the British Columbia
Rockies. We met a lot of interesting people that summer … immigrants from
Europe, full time railroad workers, indigenous men. They were all
memorable, but the ones who made the biggest impression on me were the homeless
men. I knew nothing about people who lived on the streets. Some of these
men were working on the gang because they were given the choice of jail or the
rail gang.
