Glen
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David Avery:
Dear David, I have just finished reading your book and enjoyed very much. I found myself discussing it with friends and coworkers chapter by chapter. It is a fine read and I can't wait for the rest of your series. I was completely interested and enthralled with you characters and wish you great success. Is Freddy going away or will you finish him off? Such a good villain shame not to see him get his.
David Avery
Hi, Glen - thank you very much for the kind words, and I am very happy you enjoyed the book! I hadn't planned on writing about Freddy in any further detail, but I haven't ruled it out. These characters are alive inside my head and I know what happens to all of them. It may amuse you to know that Freddy transfers from Inverness after freshman year and eventually becomes chairman of the Republican party in his county in Ohio. My next book (if I can ever get it going!) has a heavy focus on Dusty and is in some ways a continuation of MBNH. The third book I have planned has a heavy focus on Daniel and is set in large parts on a Greek island one summer when John is editing one of his books and Daniel comes to visit when they are in their 40s. Thank you again!
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Paul Manytravels
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David Avery:
As an author, you must read widely yourself. Sometimes, you may come across books that you feel are not as well written as they could be. Other times, perhaps, you read something that impresses your deeply. What two or three books have you read in your lifetime impressed you the most and perhaps even influenced you as a writer?
J William
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David Avery:
I just finished reading My Bare Naked Heart. If John and Dusty were real (much fiction is based on reality), they would be my age, for I attended a small New England college in Maine during the 50s (1956-1960). I liked the novel, although I felt that a few places were a tad light. The last sentence (reminiscent of Churchill's remark) of the work implies a continuation. Is that true?
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