Patricia Davids
Author Interview - Patricia Davids
Author of Someone to Trust
“Esther Burkholder has no interest in her stepmother’s matchmaking when her family visits an Amish community in Maine. Deaf from a young age, she’s positive a hearing man couldn’t understand the joys and trials of living in a silent world. But Gabe Fisher is certainly handsome, hardworking and brave. More importantly, he sees the real Esther. Might this Amish bachelor be her unexpected perfect match?”
Author Interview - Patricia Davids
Author I draw inspiration from: Elizabeth Peters aka Barbara Mertz and LaVyrle Spencer. They have both had profound impacts on me as a writer. Elizabeth because she wrote kick-ass heroines in amazing settings and LaVyrle because she had a way of wringing your heart out with her words.
Author Interview - Patricia Davids
Favorite place to read a book: On my laptop, in my recliner, with coffee, oh, and coffee. Maybe with an oatmeal raisin cookie, too.
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with: Oh my gosh, how many men can fit in an elevator? Wait. Just one character? Ok, Amelia Peabody, the most amazing historical heroine ever written. Author, Elizabeth Peters, aka Barbara Mertz.
Author Interview - Patricia Davids
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author: 1969 high school English class when the story running through my head was so much more interesting than The Scarlett Letter that I had to write it down instead of taking notes. (I did not do well on the test the next week.) Sadly, those war-torn lovers in my scribbled notes are still in a crumbling church tower in France during WWII. She was French farmer's daughter, he was a wounded, reluctant German soldier that she was aiding at her peril as the Allies advanced on her town.
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook: ebook, the hardback, then paperback. I'm not a fan of audiobooks. I'm not sure why.
The last book I read: Heart of Junk by Luke Geddes. OMG what a great cast of characters. It was a hoot.
It is set in a failing flea market in Wichita, Kansas (where I used to live). The author is a great hand at satire. (Wichita is not showcased as a great place, which it really is.) The reviews on Goodreads show people either love the story or hate it. I enjoyed it to no end. My critique partner didn't like it at all. (Too hard on Wichita, her home town.)
Author Interview - Patricia Davids
Pen & paper or computer: COMPUTER!! No spell check with pen and paper. I began writing for publication on a word processor that displayed only three lines of text. Thank heaven for my laptop, my Dragon Naturally Speaking program and Windows.
Book character I think I’d be best friends with: It's a trio actually. Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy, in Touched by Angels, author Debbie Macomber. Who wouldn't want to be friends with angels?
Author Interview - Patricia Davids
If I weren’t an author, I’d be a: I was a NICU nurse for 40 years so I'd go back to that, or I would become a crane operator who knocks down buildings. I do miss the babies. That's why so many kids show up in my books. I haven't written about a single demolition man. Humm.
Favorite decade in fashion history: The 70's hands down. Bell bottoms and crop tops. I was once a hot chick. 36-24-38. I always thought my ass was too big, but my husband once said the first thing he noticed about me was my swing. He said it should be painted red and hung in his backyard. Hey, he was a sailor not a poet. Aw, but he was a good kisser. I miss him. He died much too soon.
Place I’d most like to travel: Back in time. I like history. The old west, the gold rush, Londoners riding in Hyde Park, ancient Egypt. Scotsman in kilts, knights in armor. Yup, take me back in time. I've seen enough of this world. I've been from Costa Rica to Alaska, from the West coast to the East coast and over to Europe. It's all been great, but I'd like to meet Kit Carson and Robin Hood in person.
My signature drink: Coffee, Irish Coffee if I'm feeling fancy.
Favorite artist: J.J. Cole for music, Bonnie Marris for art
Number one on my bucket list: To ride in a dogsled. Which I did several years ago on a trip to Alaska. It's also one of my favorite stories to tell.
I'm a "fluffy woman" as was the friend I was traveling with, Mary. We got off the helicopter at the dogsled camp and the musher assigned to us, a sweet young woman, looked us up and down, welcomed us, and trying to sound casual said, "I'm just going to step over here and get two more dogs." OMG, I cracked up, turned to Mary and said "How overweight are we?" "Two dogs worth!" she replied. We have laughed about that for years.
Anything else you'd like to add: My books are about the Amish, but really they are just about a guy and a girl struggling to find love in an imperfect world, with a dose of humor added to help them along.
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Author Bio: Patricia Davids has been a Kansas farmer's daughter, an RN, a sailor's wife, a mother, a neonatal transport nurse, a grandmother, a champion archer, a funny storyteller, a widow, and a world traveler. She is currently a best-selling author. She lives in rural Kansas with her writing companions, Sugar the rat terrier and Weeble her special needs kitten. She also feeds a dozen or more assorted farm cats, the occasional opossum and some very cheeky raccoons.
