Free ebook edition of Road Damage available on Kindle until Thursday, November 10, 2022, 11:59 PM PST. No strings, no sign-ups; just a free book. Just because. On the mountain, safety is an illusion. Control is a dream. And survival isn’t guaranteed. Jimmy Swain isn’t just a driver; he’s an angel in a tow truck, rescuing motorists from the most deadly route on the peak. But when the mountain itself is angry,… Read More
Category: Books Tags: author, author's life, Books, Colorado, writer's life, writing
As the seasons change, I get the itch to spend some serious hours at my desk to edit. The transition into the quiet, spectacular beauty of autumn in the Rockies brings reflection. Like a hectic summer of impulsive ideas and fast writing, fall is the time for me to slow down and polish those summer memories until they shine. Are you ready to work with an editor to polish your work? Champagne… Read More
Category: Editing, Submissions, Writing Tags: author, Books, Champagne Book Group, editing, submissions, writing
I lost track of time since the last post about the studio. Sometimes it’s hard to keep track here, it’s more about nature’s timing: the lengthening of the days, the turning of the seasons. The new growth of spring turning into the full bloom of summer. The studio has been finished more than half a year now, but I’m still moving books and other things in. I like it fairly minimal, with… Read More
Category: Writing Tags: author, author's life, Colorado, nature, tiny studio, writer's life, writing
Part 2 of the building of my tiny writer’s studio. Click here for part one. In keeping with the KISS theory (Keep It Simple, Stupid), which always seems to work best for me, my husband and I decided the new studio would be pretty minimal. Many years ago, my father and I build some cabinets for our basement at home, and I wanted to used them for this project. Everything else was… Read More
Category: Writing Tags: tiny studio, writer's life, writing
It had to be small, warm, and welcoming. It had to be rustic and charming. It had to be off-grid friendly and work with our solar system. It had to be mobile so if I move I can take it with me. And it had to be cheap. Wait… bad choice of terms. Well within the limited budget I had for such a project. There, that sounds better. A year later, it… Read More
Category: Writing Tags: tiny studio, writer's life, writing
Hello and welcome. I’m DJ Davis and Polly is my Great Dane. Or more accurately, I am Polly’s person. I’m a writer and my inspiration comes from my beautiful home state of Colorado. I love the wilderness and the wild things that live there, the history, and the energy. Most of my stories feature a Colorado legend, place, or piece of history. When I’m not writing, photography is my favorite hobby. Whether… Read More
Category: Writing Tags: author, Books, DJ Davis, Great Dane, Mountains of Suspense, Polly, writing
DJ Davis – Author