by David Backman | Sep 16, 2024 | Blog
(Based on characters in The Lightning in the Collied Night. For context, see An Interesting Project.) July 19, 2051 Senator Irene Wilkes looked directly at the 40-something red-haired woman sitting at a small oak table about eight feet in front of her. “Dr. Etter, is...
by David Backman | Aug 19, 2024 | Blog
Can you believe it? (I can’t!) The Lightning in the Collied Night is published! So, let’s talk about it! I’d like to know what you think about my first novel–my first fiction writing of any kind since high school. What did you like? What did...
by David Backman | Mar 22, 2024 | Blog
You probably know what The Bard said, through Juliet, about names: What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other word would smell as sweet. (And yes, it’s word, in every edition of Romeo and Juliet except Q1. If you don’t believe me, you can look it...
by David Backman | Mar 15, 2024 | Blog
Welcome to my blog! Over the coming months, I’ll share with you my journey as a first-time novelist. I’ll also dive more deeply into some of the themes of and “tech” behind my first novel, The Lightning in the Collied Night. (I’ll even explain how the heck I came up...
