Author David Drake talks about writing full time, how he became a writer, how he stays sane, and his personal experiences in the Viet Nam War.
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David Drake (born September 24, 1945) is a successful author of science fiction and fantasy literature. A Vietnam War
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veteran who has worked as a lawyer, he is now one of the premier authors of the military science fiction subgenre.
David sold his first story the year I was born
His time in Viet Nam
Coming "Back to the world"
Grenade's vs. Paperwork
Current re-integration programs for the Iraq War
The current government is court marshalling victims of PTSD who refuse to go back to Iraq
PROMO: Second Life Notes
PROMO: The Pocket and the Pendant
Going from Lawyer to Bus Driver to Writer
The unemployment rules of North Carolina
Solitude and writing
Firearms for fun - The SW model 686 comes in 6 and 7 shot models
PROMO: The Seanachai
PROMO: World Fantasy Con 2008 Podcast
Translating Latin (Don't ask the Jewish kid from Long Island about Latin)
The holes in the paper don't lie
Hammers Slammers - Selling it and the feedback
The Best Years of Our Lives
"You've got people under enormous stress and it hasn't stopped being stressful because they've come back. Because part of them didn't come back."
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