The Silent Note by Patrick Davis
FASCINATING AUTHORS: What excites you most about your book’s topic? Why did you choose it?
Answer: It is a story of love that crosses two eras of time. Because I felt that most readers would get a thrill out of this unique journey which unfolds into a suspenseful love story.
FASCINATING AUTHORS: How long did the book take you from start to finish?
Answer: About ten years.
FASCINATING AUTHORS: What aspect of writing the book did you find particularly challenging?
Answer: Using the prose and language commonly used of an earlier time (1915) to show an early, twentieth century courtship of two individuals on a journey to discover each other while surrounded by their emotions of innocence.
FASCINATING AUTHORS: What surprised you the most about the book writing process?
Answer: That I can actually tell a story that will yield an emotional response from the readers.
FASCINATING AUTHORS: Did you have any favorite experiences when writing your book?
Answer: Yes, sitting with a book reviewer who supported and mentored me, explaining the dynamics of story structure that gave my story LIFE.
FASCINATING AUTHORS: What do you hope your readers will gain from reading your book?
Answer: A beautiful warm feeling, seeing how a grieving widower (along with his daughter) discovered how to embrace life once again when his world had collapsed.
FASCINATING AUTHORS: What projects are you currently working on?
Answer: The sequel to my book and a screen play of the story from the first novel.
FASCINATING AUTHORS: Is writing your sole career? If not, what else do you do?
Answer: No. I work for a pharmaceutical company in a life-science medical research facility in San Diego, Ca.
FASCINATING AUTHORS: Did you do any research for your books, or did you write from experience?
Answer: Yes. I did extensive research on society’s response to America’s Industrial
Revolution depicted from the 1880s through 1917. And I did research on the weighty customs and detailed formalities that ruled every square inch of the influential class who lived in that era of time.
FASCINATING AUTHORS: How did you come up with your title?
Answer: Analyzed several possibilities that seemed to capture the story.
FASCINATING AUTHORS: What books have influenced you the most?
Answer: History and Mystery stories.
FASCINATING AUTHORS: Who was your publisher and why did you choose them?
Answer: iUniverse. I felt that they would help my dream come to pass.
FASCINATING AUTHORS: Thank you for taking the time to be part of this interview!
To learn more about the author and book, please visit: http://www.silentnotethebook.com/
