Fly By Night Home Daniel had been happy, at least partly. Growing up, Daniel was like sunshine. He was one of those kids that filled any room he entered with warmth and light. Adults often went out of their way to say hello to him just so they could get a glimpse of his eyes, a glimpse …
Earlier this year, the editor that helped me write my first book reached out to me out of the blue. She said the book, The Smell Collector, had stuck with her for years and had often wondered what had happened to it. I told her about my journey in self publishing and how I had …
Chapters 11 and 12 are up! Amy runs away and James seeks solace with Kyra. Then we're back to 1995 where James' new friend, Zach, deftly helps him navigate an important social tight wire act at Bijan's going away party. Will Laura be persuaded? I love seeing the likes and follows, but it's hard to …
This month, I completed and published my first novel, Bay City Runaway, and last week I dusted off an older project and began writing it. It's a different kind of novel--more of a mystery and perhaps less emotionally intense. Bay City was rather dark and moody--like me sometimes. I constructed a scant three-act outline for …
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I've establishing my author status on Goodreads! I'm still establishing myself with my books. Two of my books, Bay City Runaway and My Wife Says I'm Complicated, are associated with me and others to come! My most recent book is a novel, Bay City Runaway David Wilson-Burns, author of Whiff and My Wife Says I’m …
This is an audio excerpt from my latest novel, Bay City Runaway. James, a 35-year-old drunk running away from a tragic past in Oklahoma shelters a teenage runaway girl. They strike up an unlikely friendship.In this excerpt, James takes Amy to her first opera. https://youtu.be/0DHHmUsJ4iA
Hey readers, I don't know about you, but I'm pretty much shut in. I'm able to work my day job from home. I'm writing a new novel. I'm doing a little baking and cooking. AND I'm reading. The problem is, many of you are losing income while at home, and reading isn't always cheap. So …
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David Wilson-Burns, author of Whiff and My Wife Says I’m Complicated, offers his gritty and emotionally potent debut novel, Bay City Runaway, a story of two runaways finding each other in their escape from abuse and tragedy. James, a thirty-something software wiz with a drinking problem, runs away to San Francisco to escape a tragedy …
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