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David Soto Jr.

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David is a retired U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant who didn't realize until reaching his forties that he was a writer. As a child, he struggled with learning disabilities which yielded him grades that barely earned him his high school diploma. With marks like that, the thought of being an author never occurred to him. Also, college was out of the question. He joined the military and retired 23 years later. The same week David took off the uniform for the last time, never to put it back on, he hit the road traveling the U.S. in his van.

David penned several fitness and nutrition article and books, but after listening to On Writing by Stephen King, he decided to give writing fiction a try. He started out with a novel about an Air Force Sergean ...more

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	The Complete Guide to Primitive Eating: A Self-Paced, Step by Step Guide to Ease Into a Paleo Lifestyle 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Nutrition and Physical Degeneration

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The Author Startup: A Radical Approach To Rapidly Writing and Self-Publishing Your Book On Amazon (Self-Publishing Success 1)

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“He looked in her eyes as if trying to tell her he loved her without words. She looked back at him as if to say, I know.”
― David Soto Jr., Los Chocolates De Esperanza Diamanté: A Tale of Love Death and Chocolate

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“If David Luís had known what the future had in store for his son, he would've named him anything else—anything.”
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“If David Luís had known what the future had in store for his son, he would've named him anything else—anything.”
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