S3 EP145: David Atkinson, Musician and Author of Future Proof

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Today Dianne shares her interview with Edinburgh based writer and musician, David Atkinson. David attributes his love of reading to being a significant force, pushing him toward eventually pursuing a career in writing. From a young age he remembers being a voracious reader and even having a fondness for the classics that other his age tended to shun. Even though David is an Amazon bestselling author, he still works a “day job” and one that could not be much more removed from his creative pursuits. Working in financial services, David find’s his writing to be a form of escapism from the less creative side of his life, but writing is not his only creative outlet.  He is also an accomplished musician and used that talent to create a soundtrack for his latest book. While David has not yet been able to transition to being a full-time writer, he has had a good deal of success with the books he has published. His first novel, Love Byte, was published by Buried River Press. This romantic comedy not only made him a bestselling author, but put him on a shortlist for the Romantic Comedy Novel of the Year Award (2015) by the Romantic Novelists’ Association.  David later followed that book with another romantic comedy, Squeezed. His third book in this genre, The Second Life of Nathan Jones, was published by One More Chapter, an imprint of Harper Collins. With hundreds to thousands of positive reviews for his traditionally published, romantic comedies, one would think it would be logical for David to continue publishing these types of books. However, his greatest success was yet to come when he took a chance on another genre and turned to self-publishing.  Future Proof is a listed on Amazon.com as a time travel, comedy/drama and nearly a year after publication, it is still – as of this writing – sitting in the top 25 in at least three categories.#1 in Time Travel Romance#2 in British & Irish Humor & Satire#3 in Time Travel Science Fiction David on Amazon David on Facebook Support the show BurckhardtBooks.com: BUY THE LATEST ISSUE: Book Banter Magazine Buy & Read: The Into the West Saga Serial books Subscribe: Our Newsletter Apply to be a guest on our podcast: Podcast Guest Application About Dianne: Dianne Burckhardt, Award-Winning Indie Author Meet Dianne EP 1: Who Am I? Dianne Burckhardt on Facebook Dianne Burckhardt on TikTok Support Us: FREE options. Learn more, Click here!