Dawson C. Walton is the independently
published author of The Dreams series and other works of art. Today he has
agreed to discuss his novel, Dreams: One
Man’s Journey. Dawson has combined murder and science fiction in a novel
that has been described as “a haunting” story on a path “you may not want to go
down.” His protagonist "uses his new-found gift to better the lives of some and for the rest, there
is hell to pay."
GAIL: Thank you for visiting today, Dawson. Rather than the abbreviated social
media comments we take for granted, can you share with us a detailed description
of your protagonist and your novel, Dreams:
One Man's Journey?
DAWSON: An everyday man much like you
and I, working to survive in a going nowhere job, just living paycheck to
paycheck. Then one day unexpectedly he starts to have dreams. However, unlike
the ones that we have his do come true.
At first, he did not know how to control
them; he could not even understand them, but soon he learns that the dreams
could be controlled and steered where and how he wants them to go. The world
around him is filled with crime and despair, people living in the street barely
having enough to eat and nowhere to call home but a cardboard box while others
lived and prospered. He takes it upon himself to help those people that are
less fortunate and at the same time helps himself.
While living in a small apartment above
a neighborhood store owned by an older woman named Mama, he works for minimum
wage as a dishwasher in a local Café. Once he can control his dreams, he uses
his new found talent to help others as he sees fit. However, for those like the
fat pawnshop owner who laughed at him, to the bullies who make the streets
unsafe for everyone, all the way down to the drug pushers who pollute the
streets, he helps in the only way he knows: Kill those that offend and help
those that are in need, while building a nest egg for himself. However, like
most good things, this too ends. After a bizarre mishap during one of the
dreams, the Detective who has always seemed to be there arrests him. After a
brief trial, he dies in the Gas Chamber, or does he?
GAIL: Is “the job” the most important
part of your protagonist’s life?
DAWSON: Not at first, paying his bills
and being able to pick up a bottle of bourbon was, but once he learned of his
abilities and was able to control it, his job of helping others while helping
himself was the most important. Being a common man with the power to help those
in need, and wanting to clean up the streets, quickly turned into a priority.
GAIL: What unique twist makes your novel
stand out?
DAWSON: Being able to go to bed with
certain thoughts in your mind such as a place, weapons and or equipment that
you want or need, and as you sleep you go and do whatever you want, see whoever
you want and come back with everything you wanted.
GAIL: How does your main character’s
profession draw him into suspenseful situations, (murder, for instance?)
DAWSON: His job as a dish washer in a
small local cafe has little to do with his new talent but is the cause for some
of his dreams.
GAIL: And those dreams, of course, lead
to murder. Is this book part of a series, and are you working on a sequel?
DAWSON: Dreams: One Man's Journey is the first book of the trilogy. Dreams: Border Wars is the second, and
the final volume is Dreams: Good Vs. Evil.
The first two have the same main character with the third having two main
characters both living different lives till the end. And yes, all three are
available in e-book format and paperback.
GAIL: This last is an “if/then”
scenario: If Paris is not an option, then where would you most like to spend
your time writing and why.
DAWSON: The foothills of Arizona or New
Mexico away from towns. I grew up in the desert and loved it, how I miss the
cactus and rattlesnakes. The evening quiet is unlike any I have ever heard.
Where readers can follow Dawson C. Walton, Author: The Dreams
series and other works of art
and
http://dawsoncwalton.blogspot.com
That sounds like a really cool read. What a premise! Awesome!
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