Chris Davis
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Chris Davis

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written. I am father, husband, and true crime podcaster from Indiana, and I just completed my debut novel. Hopefully, it is the first of many. What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it? Beneath the Fallen Leaves was inspired by my two year journey investigating the unsolved 1978 Burger Chef Murders for my podcast. A lot of people said I should write a book about my experiences, but I have a hard time telling my own story. I decided instead to collect all of the theories through the years in a ficitional world and present the wild tall tales I’ve heard to world that way. Do you have any unusual writing habits? I like to write in large blocks. I know some writers try to commit themselves to writing a certain amount per day, but I seemed to have the best results when I wrote whenever and however long the feeling hit me. Sometimes when writing Beneath the Fallen Leaves I would go three days without writing a single word, and then on the fourth day I would sit down and write 6,000 words. It just felt like the story was being told to me so I could share it with you on its on time. What authors, or books have influenced you? I grew up an avid reader of Stephen King (Salem’s Lot was the novel that first inspired me to write) and John Grisham. I just love how they take situations that people think are so black and white and inject all of the possible human motives and motifs into them. What are you working on now? I’m constantly working on my podcast, Circle City Crime, but I already have the outline started for my next novel. It will be a what-could-have-been look at a close encounter I actually had in my mid-20’s What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books? I have created an audience through the podcast that I interact with regularly via audio, video, and social media so continuing to put together messages and stories that they want to hear, read, and share is key for me. Do you have any advice for new authors? I won’t pretend to have any technical expertise when it comes to being an author, but I would say if it is something you really want to do, and I mean really want to devote yourself to in order to do it well, don’t let anyone discourage you. What is the best advice you have ever heard? In most aspects of my life, I heed the advice, “don’t be afraid to fail.” Failing sucks. It can hurt physically, emotionally, and financially, but you learn so much and gain so many important callouses from failing that you never would have if you didn’t try. What are you reading now? I’m currently reading An Abundance of Katherines by John Green, and I plan to ingest a lot more of his work by the end of summer. What’s next for you as a writer? It’s nice to find forums like this to get the word out about my novel since the physical world is kind of turned off during the COVID-19 scare, but I look forward to getting out and sharing my book and the source material behind it with readings and meet-and-greets in small book stores and libraries. If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring? I’d need some type of survivalist guide because, while I enjoy being outdoors, I’m not an experienced outdoorsman. Aside from that I would probably bring The Green Mile by Stephen King, The Summons by John Grisham, and some book about one of my favorite literary characters, King Arthur.
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