Episode 85

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17th Sep 2024

Linda Hurtado Bond - All the Missing Girls

Linda Bond, a Fox News anchor and thriller writer, discusses her books and inspirations with Travis Davis. She talks about her series of dark serial killer thrillers set in Tampa during the Gasparilla festival. Linda also explores the theme of artificial intelligence and its impact on journalism and law enforcement. She shares her passion for writing and her desire to inspire young readers to be part of something bigger than themselves. Linda mentions her future plans, including continuing the series or exploring new genres. In this conversation, Linda Bond and Travis Davis discuss the process of writing and publishing books. Linda shares her experience of having beta readers who haven't read the previous books in her series to ensure that her new book can be understood as a standalone. They also talk about the importance of having a supportive community of fellow authors and the role of social media in promoting books. Linda gives advice to aspiring authors, encouraging them to sit down and write, even if the first draft is not perfect.

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Author Ecke
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Have you ever thought about writing your first book? After writing my first novel, I wanted to uncover how other authors went from an idea to a published book. Hopefully, you can find the motivation to take your idea to a printed book. We are here to motivate you; once you publish it, we can have you on the Author Eche. Tell Us Your Story.

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Travis Davis

Travis is the author of thrillers Flames of Deception and Cobalt: The Rise and Fall of the Great Reset. He is also the author of One of Four: World War One Through the Eyes of an Unknown Soldier. Travis is An Air Force Brat who grew up in Arkansas, Spain, New York, and California. He joined the US Army at 17 years old as an Armored Reconnaissance Specialist and was stationed in the various forts in the United States and Germany, where he met his beautiful wife. During his three tours in Germany, he conducted hundreds of border patrols along the East-West German border and Czechoslovakia-West German border. Where he saw first-hand communism and its oppression of its citizens, he retired from the US Army, where his last duty assignment was as Assistant Operations Sergeant of the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, Louisiana. He is a lifetime member of the Sergeant Morales Club and received multiple awards, including the Meritorious Service Medal.
When he is not writing or working, Travis enjoys exercising, traveling (he loves a good road trip), baking different loaves of bread, and just relaxing in his backyard with friends and family while having a cold beer. He currently lives in Allen, Texas, with his wife of 36 years; he has three adult children: two daughters living in Arkansas, one son living in Northern Virginia, and eight wonderful grandchildren.

“Travis never met a stranger,” his wife always says.