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Ask Donald Youngblood
A portion of the website dedicated to answering the most frequently asked questions about the Donald Youngblood Mystery Series, the author, and whatever other questions readers may come up with!
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Many of you have been asking when book four will be out, so here is the latest. Three Deadly Drops, the fourth in the series has been sent to my editor and I have received the initial version of the jacket front from my designer. The jacket design should be finalized within the next few weeks and will appear on this website, as well as my Facebook page, when it is in its final form. The book will then finally be ready to go to the book manufacturer. Our best guess at this point is to have finished, bound books for website sales by July of 2012. Publisher website, Amazon and Barnes & Noble sales would not begin until late August or early September.
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I just finished Three Devils Dancing and what a
great book! I love all of your stories! I am often sad when I am done
with the books because I get so attached to Don, Mary, Lacy, Billy and
the rest of the! I can't wait until the next book! My question is has
anyone ever approached you about making one of the books into a movie,
TV movie or mini series?
- Ali S., Huntington, WV
Ali, Thanks for the kind words. Don, Mary, Lacy, Billy and the
rest of the inner circle appreciate your support. So far, no movie or TV
offers. BUT, we remain hopeful!
- Keith
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Why do your books have the same beginning letters ?
T____ D____D____ ? FYI... my wife loves your stories. She can't wait
for the next book...
- Ed C., Brooklyn, MI
Three D D wasn't really planned it just happened. Three Deuces
Down had always been the working title for book one. I thought it had a
nice ring to it for a mystery. When the time came to title book two,
Three Days Dead seem to fit so we went with it and I guess that's when
we thought we might as well continue with 3DD. Book four and book five
will also be 3DD titles.
- Keith
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[What is the significance of the particular tattoos and the folded clothes in
Three Devils Dancing?]
"...Too often stories get resolved neatly at the end ( oft times in a mad and unrewarding rush). You chose not to explain the significance of the particular tattoos, nor of the folding of the victims' clothing...Now you had obviously given this some considerable thought as it represented a major thread throughout the tale and I surmise that you had a good reason to focus on those clues. That said ,why did you choose not to provide some explanation as to the role they played in the perpetrator's mind?
I [never] get the chance to ask a writer about his book and why he chose to turn left or right when developing his story. I thoroughly enjoyed the story, but could not help feeling that there was another story behind why it ended the way it did."
- Tony W., Charlotte, NC
Tony,
The subtle clues in Three Devils Dancing (maybe too subtle) to the tattoos and to the folded clothes were in the prologue. Remember the clothes laid out on the bed? Don, of course, could never make this connection. He never knew. And because the story is told in the first person Don can only know so much.
The killer was mad at God, so he chose the anti-Christ as his symbol of getting even. Well, anyway, that's what I think. Who knows what goes on in the mind of a serial killer!
And you're right, I like to leave a few loose ends. Life is never absolute, as in Three Days Dead. Was Tracy's death a suicide or an accident? There are some things the reader has to decide.
KD
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