After reading a draft of one my first novels, a friend asked, “Where do you get the ideas for what you write?” The best answer I could come up with was, “Life.” The same is probably true for many that try to create stories, they draw from what they know, what they remember from the highs and lows of life. In my case, so many memories began with the care and mentoring of the southern women in my youth. The courage and compassion of aunts and cousins that raised me formed my take on the world, and my view of the role relationships plays to our very existence. Even with the demeaning image of romance in the media, the unique bond between a man and woman is what saves us from the loneliness, and gives us the energy to endure the sad times. Sounds hokey for a big guy to be a romantic doesn't it, but its what I believe, and that philosophy flows into every thing I write.
After two false starts, I evolved my “writing voice” in the thriller, TAINTED HERO. I was fortunate to find a publisher that saw what I tried to pour into the story: a gut wrenching struggle between two people, each faced with fears and demons from their past, but able to overcome the extreme challenges that only a few encounter in their lifetime. My second novel is entitled FORGOTTEN CHILDREN and will be released by my publisher in June, 2008. Yes, there's still a romantic core, but this one's a medical thriller, one that will scare the willies out of you, given its based on technology that’s just around the corner. What's next? The story I’m currently working on is called BLIND CONSENT, but it's different. Sure, there's always romance, but this time with a very unusual blend of stuff I don't even know how to describe. As a side hobby, I'm also writing short science fiction stories. The first, entitled THE TREASURE, will be published in the Anthology, Forbidden Speculation. A second entitled RIM FIRE will hit the review circuit in about two months.
To those that make the characters come to life by reading my stories, Thank you.
Links
Website: http://www.davisstories.com/
Book list:
- Tainted Hero
Champagne Books
