Psychology is a big part of the educational certification in the US, so knowing what the mind can do is part of this story as well.

I’m a trained teacher of Biology and History, so there are a lot of subjects I have studied as part of my course material. Part of the reason for that is I’m an omnivorous and voracious reader. My wife, however, referrers to me as ‘the largest walking encyclopedia of useless knowledge’ that she knows. I always wanted to expand on this happening as a story, so The Other is my offering of that.ĭP: With all that ‘experience’ then going into your story, I suspect you didn’t have to do much additional research?ĭY: There are a lot of interesting concepts in this story (at least I hope there are) so one would think there was a ton of research involved. There were several times, I heard something in my garage, like someone rustling around working on something in there, but when I would go to check on it, the garage would be empty except for the wife’s car. I am one of those people who can’t just come home and jump into bed, so I would be up working on a writing project or something. Many nights found me up late grading papers, and then after working a late shift and getting home past midnight, I would often be awake into the wee hours of the morning. I did used to teach, when Fay and I first married, and then after that I worked second shift at a local factory for five years. In the case of The Other, there actually were things that inspired it. It’s usually an organic thing where several ideas kind of gel into one story line. Can you tell us a little about The Other and where the idea / concept behind it.ĭY: Many writers say they don’t really know where they get their ideas. I’ve been off the writing radar for a time, so it’s good to catch up, and this way maybe some new readers will get to know me a bit.ĭP: I hope they will too, so let’s get down straight to it. Glad we could sit down for some questions.

David is a class-a writer too and his contribution to the Short Sharp Shocks! Series is Book 9: The Other.ĭEMAIN PUBLISHING: Hello sir, how goes it – it’s been a little while hasn’t it.ĭAVID YOUNGQUIST: Hello and thanks for taking the time to talk with me today. Where to begin with Mister Youngquist? Well Dean and he go back almost ten years now and it was actually David and his publishing company Dark Continents which gave Dean a platform with his Phobophobia anthology of which he will forever be grateful.

Snareville II by David Youngquist