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David Maxwell

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in Gary, Indiana, The United States

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Award-winning self-published author David Maxwell was born and raised in Lake Station, Indiana, just a short drive from the windy city, Chicago, Illinois. Currently, David resides in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam where he lives with his beautiful wife and daughter writing prose and occasionally teaching Vietnamese children the English language.

David pursed his education in Computer Science and Computer Engineering at Indiana University and Purdue University. In 1990, he joined the United States Air Force, traveling the world as a Network Security Manager and holding a Top Secret SCI clearance. He served in Desert Storm, Provide Comfort, and the War on Terror. After a long and distinguished career in the military, he retired as a disabled vetera Award-winning self-published author David Maxwell was born and raised in Lake Station, Indiana, just a short drive from the windy city, Chicago, Illinois. Currently, David resides in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam where he lives with his beautiful wife and daughter writing prose and occasionally teaching Vietnamese children the English language.

David pursed his education in Computer Science and Computer Engineering at Indiana University and Purdue University. In 1990, he joined the United States Air Force, traveling the world as a Network Security Manager and holding a Top Secret SCI clearance. He served in Desert Storm, Provide Comfort, and the War on Terror. After a long and distinguished career in the military, he retired as a disabled veteran.

Shortly after his military service, David took a telecommunications position as a Data Collections Engineer (DCE) where, once again, he traveled the world, this time testing cellular service for all the major carriers through city streets, public transit, and major sport and entertainment venues. During his career as a DCE, he was featured in an article by CNET Magazine.

Both career choices proved to be highly rewarding, but Maxwell had dreamed of becoming an author since the early days of his childhood. As a boy, he collected comic books and read them religiously. As a teen, he fell in love with science-fiction novels. As an adult, he broadened his appreciation for a good book to thrillers, horror stories, classic literature, and even a few romance novels here and there. Some of his favorite authors include: Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Ray Bradbury, Johnathan Kellerman, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Michael Crichton, Charles Dickens, and Frank McCourt.

While in Baku, Azerbaijan testing cellular service as a DCE, David decided that if he was ever going to pursue his dream, now was the time. Giving his employer notice, he began writing full-time. In 2015, he published his first novel, the dystopian sci-fi thriller Rebirth. In August of 2016, he published his second novel, The Drift, another stand-alone thriller which currently holds a 5-star review rating on Amazon. Both novels earned the coveted Readers' Favorite 5-Star Seal.

Following the publishing of his first two books, Mr. Maxwell took a sabbatical from publishing new books to spend more time with family. Now, ready to get back to it and give his readers something new to rave about, he is in the editing stages on latest novel, The Wanderer: Origins, which will be a dark, antihero thriller set in the very near future. He wrote the first draft while laid up in a Vietnamese hospital with COVID-19 for a two-week quarantine. The new book will be released late summer or early fall of 2022.

David Maxwell's style of writing is rich and detail relatable characters and vibrant settings. David also does a vast amount of research to make his works of fiction more believable for the reader – the science, the authenticity, and the characters (personally interviewing doctors, psychologists, detectives, and whomever else fits one of his character profiles). His books provide readers a thought-provoking, mind-bending, thrilling ride in an immersive world. ...more

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If you’re interested in becoming a writer, you might be wondering what it takes to become an author. The answer to that question is fairly simple. All you need to do to become an author is to write something and publish it. These days, self-publishing options make that very simple. However, if your interest is to become a great author, then it becomes much more complex. In this article, I’ll do my

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Jan 06, 2016 11:58AM

David wrote: "Thank you for your service. I also served in the Air Force. Went from Texas to Korea, Korea to Hawaii, and Hawaii to Anchorage, AK - not bad, huh? I bought your book and I hope to give it a read so..."

Thanks, Dave. I really appreciate the support. And thanks for your service, too. I traveled extensively, as well - Korea, England, Germany, Belgium, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Australia, etc. I think that's what I miss most...the travel.

I'm glad we are friends; it seems we have much in common. I hope you enjoy Rebirth.

David

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message 1: by Douglas

Jan 06, 2016 09:10AM

Thanks for the kind feedback on Wired and Amped. Have a great 2016! Doug

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