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D. K. Gaston

D K Gaston's passion for writing emerged as a child as he and friends created their own super heroes and wrote/drawn comic books. That imagination lasted well into his adulthood. While in the military, he used to entertain other soldiers by weaving stories together on the spot. He took a break from his dream of writing during his years in college, so that he could focus on his education and eventually his career. It wasn't until he worked on his Masters, after writing countless papers that his zeal to put pen to paper returned. Immediately after earning his degrees, he began working on his first novel. After working more than 15 years in the computer technology sector, D K put on a new hat as an author. He received his first publishing contract 2005.

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Urban Reviews: Start by telling our readers about Lost Hours.
D. K. Gaston: Joseph Valentine is a twelve-year-old boy with no memory of the past twelve hours, and he's standing over his father's corpse with a bloody butcher knife in his hand. He is prosecuted and sentence to a mental hospital for two years. More than two decades later with his last name changed to Hooks, separated from his wife, a loyal father and working as a private detective in Detroit, Joe grudgingly makes the decision to find out if he really murdered his father. Joe's family is threatened and his strained marriage with his one true love spirals downward as he opens old wounds searching for the truth of his past.

Urban Reviews: What inspired you to create this novel?
D. K. Gaston: I've always been a big mystery fan enjoying the old black & white film noir movies from the forties and fifties to the more vibrant ones of the later sixties and seventies. I wanted to write a story that combined the dark stories Alfred Hitchcock directed to the more urbanized action dramas from films like Shaft and Christie Love.

Urban Reviews: What was the hardest part about finishing your book?
D. K. Gaston: Writing a conclusion that makes sense to the readers and answers most, if not, all their questions.

Urban Reviews: Are you working on any upcoming projects?
D. K. Gaston: I'm currently working on the sequel to Lost Hours. Its tentatively called Little Doll Lost.

Urban Reviews: Can you tell our readers what led you to your first book deal?
D. K. Gaston: Going back to school and earning my Master Degree inspired me to write my first completed novel. I wrote many unfinished works when I was younger, writing papers for my degree forced the creativity I had bottled up to come out.

Urban Reviews: What is your impression of the book industry so far as a fairly new author?
D. K. Gaston: It's a tough business. I was an infantryman in the U.S. Army and had an easier time climbing up & down mountains and jumping out of helicopters than trying to get my first book published. But in the end, it was worth it. I enjoyed the challenges and look forward to those to come.

Urban Reviews: What are your goals as a writer?
D. K. Gaston: All I want to do is entertain people. There's nothing more rewarding to me than having someone walk up and say, I really enjoyed your book.

Urban Reviews: When is your next one coming out?
D. K. Gaston: I want to write a book in as many genres as I can. I don't want to be locked down in a single genre. The three books I published in 2007 are all different; paranormal thriller, a murder mystery and a government conspiracy thriller.

Urban Reviews: Do you have any favorite authors or books?
D. K. Gaston: I have so many; I'll list just a few of my favorite authors. Walter Mosley, James Patterson, Stephen L. Carter, Solomon Jones, L. A. Banks, Tananarive Due.

Urban Reviews: What advice would you give to aspiring authors?
D. K. Gaston: Be patient and endeavor to go on with your dream of being a writer.

Urban Reviews: What do you want people to know most about you?
D. K. Gaston: That I find humor in most things, I don't judge a book by its cover and I am God fearing.