Born and raised in Florida, Chris Wendel has been writing stories since the third grade. He has worked as a bookseller, a relationship manager for a global IT company, a services salesperson for another global IT company, and has owned and operated an IT consulting company.
Since selling his IT company, Chris has been honing his craft, defining his writing process, and supporting other writers.
Though his homebase is still Florida, he is an avid traveler, having made his way across the United States multiple times, as well as UK, France, Ireland, Spain, Bahamas, Mexico, Jamaica, and more.
Chris graduated from the University of South Florida where he majored in English with an emphasis in Technical Writing. He also earned degrees in IT and has multiple IT certifications.
He lives with his family. When not plotting murders, kidnappings, and the chaotic lives of complex characters, he is working through an endless TBR pile, attending music festivals, seeking exemplary culinary experiences, working in the kitchen to replicate those culinary experiences, cheering on his favorite soccer team (Orlando City), tinkering with his guitar, and exercising.
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SHARED INTERESTS
Read with Chris
Books Read: 2023 | 2024 | Current 2025 Reads and my To-Be-Read list.
For reviews of 2025 Books Read, find me on Fable and GoodReads.
Listen with Chris
New-to-Me Music: 2023 | 2024 | RIP to JR (My Favorite Singer) | Current 2025 New Music Finds
Favorite Music Festivals: Tampa Bay Blues Festival | NOLA Jazz & Heritage Festival | Welcome to Rockville
Launch Party for HEART HALF BLACK. We filled The Federal Bar in Lakeland, FL and introduced the crowd to life-long friend DS Legrant, who just released her first novella, and Dynem, who recently released his first full length album. Thanks to everyone who came out to support Chris.
WRITINGS
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