Ask the Author: David DeGeorge
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David DeGeorge
Okay, here goes. See what ya think:
Todd shoved his wife Tina and their daughter Erica out the front door as flames engulfed the house, brick and mortar collapsing into the ground as it consumed the structure. "Guess that's what we get for buying a house previously owned by someone who murdered his family in there," Todd said with a heavy exhale.
Todd shoved his wife Tina and their daughter Erica out the front door as flames engulfed the house, brick and mortar collapsing into the ground as it consumed the structure. "Guess that's what we get for buying a house previously owned by someone who murdered his family in there," Todd said with a heavy exhale.
David DeGeorge
There are several I would want to visit: first, the Australian outback in The Thorn Birds where I'd also go see the Great Barrier Reef. Another would be the Templetons' Victorian home with vineyard in Napa Valley in Dean Koontz' Intensity, just to relax in the peace and quiet of the isolated home. Though I'm not a huge fan of fantasy, J.R.R. Tolkiens' world in The Hobbit would be another place to visit and have the same journey as Bilbo Baggins.
Update: I would like to visit F. Scott Fitzgerald's world, New York City in the 1920s. That time seemed so vibrant, exciting, alive. People seemed to go out every night and just have fun. Of course, with no TV, smart phones, internet, etc. you had a lot more time and options to get to know people.....though I wouldn't have wanted to be there when the stock market crashed!
Update: I would like to visit F. Scott Fitzgerald's world, New York City in the 1920s. That time seemed so vibrant, exciting, alive. People seemed to go out every night and just have fun. Of course, with no TV, smart phones, internet, etc. you had a lot more time and options to get to know people.....though I wouldn't have wanted to be there when the stock market crashed!
David DeGeorge
I'd planned on reading a lot more books but have had to go through several rounds of edits for my novels to be published, Internment & Chalktrauma, so I haven't had as much free time to read (not that I'm complaining..took 10 yrs just to get a book published! Now 2 in one year! Go figure.)
When I get back to reading I'll re-read That Was Then This Is Now by SE Hinton. Read it in school, bought it for my niece then found she didn't want to read it. (Oops!) So I kept it for myself. Right now I'm in the middle of The Stand. After that there's the critically acclaimed but mostly forgotten John D. MacDonald. His book The End of Night sounds good. Read The Last Don by Mario Puzo. Excellent book so I want to read his "magnum opus" The Godfather. Then I think Cider House Rules by John Irving though his book Widow for one year was only an o.k. story. Maybe this other one will be better.
Hope I can get caught up on reading soon. Can hardly wait for my two novels to be published this year (I hope!😀)
When I get back to reading I'll re-read That Was Then This Is Now by SE Hinton. Read it in school, bought it for my niece then found she didn't want to read it. (Oops!) So I kept it for myself. Right now I'm in the middle of The Stand. After that there's the critically acclaimed but mostly forgotten John D. MacDonald. His book The End of Night sounds good. Read The Last Don by Mario Puzo. Excellent book so I want to read his "magnum opus" The Godfather. Then I think Cider House Rules by John Irving though his book Widow for one year was only an o.k. story. Maybe this other one will be better.
Hope I can get caught up on reading soon. Can hardly wait for my two novels to be published this year (I hope!😀)
David DeGeorge
The obvious one: why am I still single? (lol!) Guess I'm looking 'out of my league.' No, wait, it's because I'm not 'confident' ...whatever that means!... idk.
Seriously, it might be the question: what if I'd joined the FBI? Wanted to be a special agent but found out my epilepsy would prevent that. Due to epilepsy, I couldn't drive, therefore I couldn't be an agent. By the time I overcame my epilepsy (via surgery) I thought I'd found my 'true calling' as a writer. Just didn't think it'd take this long!
Seriously, it might be the question: what if I'd joined the FBI? Wanted to be a special agent but found out my epilepsy would prevent that. Due to epilepsy, I couldn't drive, therefore I couldn't be an agent. By the time I overcame my epilepsy (via surgery) I thought I'd found my 'true calling' as a writer. Just didn't think it'd take this long!
David DeGeorge
Unfortunately, most books I've read about couples are the star-crossed, ill-fated kind, such as Ponyboy & Cherry from The Outsiders...and they weren't really a couple. Noah & Allie in The Notebook might have been really good but I felt the characters weren't developed as much as they could've been. Inman and Ada in Cold Mountain or perhaps the forbidden love of Meggie Cleary and Ralph deBricassart in The Thorn Birds. That one was a poignant and touching relationship!
As far as movie couples, the ones I can think of are Harry & Sally from "When Harry met Sally" or Gib and Alison in "The Sure Thing" Both couples were initially in denial about their feelings but could eventually admit to them. Gib and Alison's personalities were funny and entertaining.
As far as movie couples, the ones I can think of are Harry & Sally from "When Harry met Sally" or Gib and Alison in "The Sure Thing" Both couples were initially in denial about their feelings but could eventually admit to them. Gib and Alison's personalities were funny and entertaining.
David DeGeorge
Perssistence & patience. Success is about timing: sending the right story to the right editor/agent at the right time. Learn the basics of writing-I recommend Donald Maass's "Writing the breakout novel" for how-to books. Then just keep writing, submitting, and 'praying'
David DeGeorge
If you're successful, the money (I say that tongue in cheek). Seriously, the fact you're your own boss...most of the time. If you are successful, they'll be book signings, appearances, writer's conferences etc., so you'll be busy then. I read where one author does a one month book tour! That might wear me out, 4 weeks of constant travel. Mostly, though, as writer, you start your day when you want, stop when you want, or go as long as you want. And if you're lucky enough to do it for a living, your daily 'commute' consists of walking into the next room..or simply outdoors when it's nice, as I like to do. And it doesn't matter what you wear!
David DeGeorge
Fortunately I haven't experienced it. Just have to take a break from it for a while...ideas can't be forced. They occur when you're not thinking about them...aka serendipity.
David DeGeorge
A horror novel..though not very original (then again, no story's original anymore..there're about 15-20 'original' storylines you can draw from & everything else is derivative of those) a combination of Poe's 'Fall of the house of Usher' & 'Masque of the red death' & King's 'The Shining' So far it's going well.
David DeGeorge
Any idea, situation or person I see then think wouldn't it be funny/scary/poignant if...and I come up w/something that person would want, come w/ideas that make it hard for them to attain whatever they want, & go from there.
David DeGeorge
From my own experience in college. Friends & I would get together for basketball then pizza. Only did this a few times & I thought it was too bad we didn't do that more, might've had some lasting friendships. So I imagined some friends & their scenarios, came up w/the situation of the 2 main characters, Arturo & Sophia & their conflict & it just went from there. Came up w/a few other friends & their problems & that created the subplots.
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