David R. Lewis

[David]

Hey everybody . . . My name is David R. Lewis, and I am yet another embattled crusader in the writing wars. I live in the wilds of the Missouri outback with two cattledogs, a belligerent cat named Grizz, and my bride of 42 years, the coveted Laura. In my rather extended life I have been a musician, a metropolitan cop, a ranch hand and cowboy, and (shudder) a writer of radio and television commercial copy. Now before you run for the Pepto, let me say that there are some benefits to be had from such mundane labor. After a writer has ground through twenty to thirty thousand pieces of commercial copy, one of two things will happen. He will spend the last years of his life in Sunnydale Acres grinding his teeth and staring blankly at the sun, or he will have learned to write for Theatre of the Mind. In my case, some would claim the jury is still out but, since no nice young men in white coats have arrived at my dusty door sporting smiles and a jacket with extraordinarily long arms, I am free to keep the Theatre open . . . this time on my terms.

Even though I don’t care for bandwagons, I was browbeaten into writing two of my novels because I disliked the genres and trendiness from which they sprang. Oddly enough, they are two of my favorites. They are significantly different than others of their breed because I am a grown-up, and I write for grown-ups.

My novels are character-driven because life is character driven. As we move through the years, snippets of plots rocket by, but very few ever pan out. Characters, however, stay with us through thick and thin, rich with remembered dialogue and situation, four dimensional on the big screen in our Theatre of the Mind.

As a writer for grown-ups, my function is entertainment. Because I am a grown-up I indulge myself and write what entertains me: rich characters, tight dialogue, and uncomplicated storylines. Check out my website at www.ironbear-ebooks.com. Or, if you’d just want to jaw here for a while, great! Grizz won’t like it, but he’s just a cat.

All best,
David

[Phil]

Hi, David, and welcome. Like your comments. Grizz sounds like my kind of cat.

Phil

[David]

Thanks for the welcome, Phil. By my rapid response, you can tell how prompt I am. If Grizz is your kind of cat, perhaps you should seek professional help. I know I have.
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David

[Bill]

Hi David

I checked out your "Good Reading Requires Good Writing" series at IronBear eBooks. Very good suggestions there. I wish the authors of the last novel I read and the one I'm reading now had read them 8=)

[David]

Hello Bill,
I’m really sorry that I took so long to get back to you with a big thanks for your comment on “Good Reading Requires Good Writing.” In my defense, I am so computerly illiterate that I have cheat sheet to turn the thing on. Either that, or I was multitasking so badly I dropped into a coma for the past month. To me, multitasking is trying to whistle while I tie my boots. At any rate, thanks for the kind words. If you happen to find something of mine on the website that you’d like to try, let me know and I’ll send you a Smashwords coupon for the deathless prose of your choice.
All Best,
David
wordkick@aol.com
PS...I noticed the picture on your page. Is that a portrait, or a very small woman applying makeup to your chin?

[Bill]

No problem Dave. Things get pretty busy and we can't always keep up with everything. Anyone who says they can is lying 8=)

Anyway, I was thinking of picking up the first of your Crockett series at some point. It looks pretty interesting. I'm not a big fan of the vampire stuff myself, but I know it is quite popular right now.

As for my picture, I like to spice things up a little, so I use sites like PhotoFunia to create something different. This one is an artist doing my portrait. There are so many fun ways to doctor your avatars while still showing your face. I also have one that I use sometimes that has a sketch artist and another that has a sidewalk chalk artist immortalizing me (at least until the next rainfall).

Stop whistling, tie your boots and say hi to Grizz for me!