A SynergEbooks best selling author
Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist
Eric Hoffer Award Finalist
Indie Excellence Book Award Finalist
Hollywood Book Festival Honorable Mention
After spending most of my life in the entertainment industry (you can catch me in various episodes of Rags to Riches and some very bad movies and cable shows that shall remain unnamed), I decided to make a career change and go back to school for a writing degree. And, boy, do I love my new career!
Current and upcoming book releases include, the Teadai Prophecies trilogy - Deadly Fate, Sage Truth and City of Gods, the Desert Magick series, and my young adult books Breach of Worlds, The Mask of Tamirella and Quest for Freedom.
I've had people tell me now impressed they are with my six month stint as a Disneyland performer back in the '80s, so I decided to share that little tidbit here. I studied with Nebula Award winner and science fiction author Sheila Finch and received my creative writing degree from California State University, Long Beach.
I'm also a ghost buster. Yep, you read that right. I belong to a paranormal investigative team that hunts for ghosts and other out of the ordinary occurrences.
I currently live in the Arizona desert with my husband, and two insane birds. I'm currently working on another novel. |
Influences/Inspirations:
My former professors, Sheila Finch and Suzanne Greenberg, J. R. R. Tolkien, Madeline L'Engle, Helen Keller, and my wonderful husband.
Favorite Writers and Artists:
Okay, you asked for it. Authors: Kelley Armstrong, Orson Scott Card, David Eddings, S. L. Farrell, Jasper Fforde, Maggie Furey, Neil Gaiman, Mary Gentle, Tara K. Harper, Kim Harrison, Elizabeth Haydon, Robert Jordan, Elizabeth Kerner, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Ursula LeGuin, Morgan Llewellyn, Anne McCaffrey, Andre Norton, Edgar Allan Poe, Philip Pullman, Alastair Reynolds, Anne Rice, Robert Charles Wilson and many others. I also read books on writing, publishing, science, Celtic cultures, American Ind
Current Projects:
Desert Magick: Day of the Dead ebooks, Quest for Freedom eBook and audio book. Creating video trailers for each book. Also, doing several paranormal investigations with my ghost busting group.
Interests:
Books, films, TV, travel, hiking, biking, dancing, computer/video games, paranormal investigations.
Family:
One very supportive hubby!
University Affiliations:
California State University, Long Beach
Contact Information:
danadavis@danadaviswriting.com
Charities/Causes:
Shadow Forest Author, Todd Davis Memorial Scholarship, Autism Awareness, Meniere's Disease, ASPCA, American Cancer Society