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David
answers questions submitted by fans from all over the world. He's
answered questions like, "What made you decide to become
a writer?" Or, "Of the books you've written, what's
your favorite?"
This section
of the David Morrell Network takes you up-close-and-personal with
David as he answers fans' most Frequently Asked Questions. Simply
click on each of the questions to learn more.
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| What made you decide to become a writer? |
| When I was seventeen, I was close to being a highschool dropout. My school’s principal told me that I’d never amount to anything. Then I happened to watch a new TV series that premiered in the fall of 1960. It was called ROUTE 66 and depicted the adventures of two young men driving across the United States in search of America and themselves. The series was filmed on location and had a mixture of action and intelligence that I fell in love with. Between fights and chases, many of the speeches went on for five minutes and referred to various authors and philosophies. I wrote to the show’s head writer Stirling Silliphant, asking how I could learn to do what he did. He sent me a long encouraging letter. The next thing I knew, I was burning with determination and never stopped wanting to tell stories. Years later, Stirling not only became my friend but (in a wonderful turn of events) was the executive producer of the miniseries of THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE ROSE. I’ve written at length about my indebtedness to Stirling and ROUTE 66. See my introduction to LESSONS FROM A LIFETIME OF WRITING as well as the memoir “The Road to Damascus” in BLACK EVENING. |
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| Of the books you’ve written, what’s your favorite? |
| I’d have to rephrase the question and talk about the ones that are most important to me. These would be FIRST BLOOD because it was my first book and sent me on my way. The next would be THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE ROSE because it was my first national bestseller. Then, chronologically, would come FIREFLIES, which is about my fifteen-year-old son Matthew who died from the complications of bone cancer in 1987. That frank discussion of grief seems to have helped other people deal with similar losses. Then would come my summary of what I learned during my more-than-three decades as a writer: LESSONS FROM A LIFETIME OF WRITING. Finally, my favorite book is whatever one I happen to be currently working on. |
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