We are
interacting with DW Brown today who has been greatly influenced and inspired by
Stephen King. He joined army right after his schooling and has retired recently
after serving for 20 long years.
Hello David. Before talking about so
many other talents, let us hear about the beginning of your career and various
achievements thereafter.
Hello, I
grew up in the Appalachia Region of Eastern Kentucky. I spent 20 years in the
Army before retiring and moving down to Alabama from Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
During my time in the military, I deployed to Cambodia, Kwajalein Atoll, Saudi
Arabia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. I feel fortunate to travel to many foreign
countries, and see so many amazing and horrible things. This combination of the
good and the bad each area had to offer has really helped pay off in my
writing.
How and in what way writings of
Stephen King inspire you?
King’s blend
of every day ordinary events with fiction always fascinated me. I remember reading it as a young eight year
old boy and being scared out of my mind.
I tailored some of my writing style after him in my second novel, Barter
for Life.
How experience of 20 years in army
has come handy in your new career of writing?
I deployed
to Cambodia during my fifth year in the military and got the opportunity to see
the Killing Fields, along with many other horrifying things there. They had a four level structure with steps
and platforms which showcased human skulls stacked on top of each other, and it
has stuck with me ever since.
My fourth
novel, To Know Death is set in
Cambodia and takes the reader through the evil Colonel Pol Pot wrought upon his
own people in that country. I’m really
excited about this novel, having experienced firsthand such atrocity.
What are your current activities and
also tell about your family.
I currently
live in Alabama near Redstone Arsenal, working as a Senior Analyst for the
military there. I am married with three
girls, and enjoy hanging out with friends and family, exercising and writing.
Now let us discuss about your writing
skills. Please elaborate.
My novel, Lost Time is currently available through
Barnes and Noble, through
Booksamillion and on Amazon, and my second novel, Barter for Life
is due out around the end of February.
What are your goals for 2013?
I’m sure like
every author out there, my main objective is to reach the bestseller list. I have four other novels that will be
released throughout this year, and I’m praying for one of them (preferably all
of them) reaches the top.
Writing is
my dream. Penning a novel that others
actually read and enjoy is beyond anything I ever could’ve imagined. I’ve wanted to do this since I was in high
school, but the military came first. I’m
excited to see where this road leads me, and hopeful that I’ll actually be able
to quit my job as an analyst and do this full time.
If you’re
reading this, I ask that you support this retired military officer by picking
up a copy of Lost Time.
Coming soon:
Barter for Life (end of February)
Unconscious Lies (April 2013)
To Know Death (July 2013)
Family Lineage (September 2013)
