Author. Imaginist. Creator of Worlds.
Welcome to the Nexus!
David Earl Whitaker is a multi-genre author whose first book, "Flight of the Nosoi," is currently in search of an agent or publisher. He has several other works in progress.
From this Nexus, you can visit the world of Nosoi, or you can catch a glimpse though the portals to several others. Many ways are barred to mere mortals, but, in time, the barriers will break down so exploration can begin.
News:
Costa Rica
My Favorite First Son just got back from a trip with his high school to Costa Rica. The kid is a computer geek and bed rotter, but survived 10 days of hiking in the jungle, zip-lining, rafting, and experiencing the local culture. And he LOVED it. So excited for him having those experiences.
Winning at Tetris
So Tetris was finally beaten recently. Some kid rolled the score over and broke the game, or something. Either way, it was a win. And so is fitting the two plots of this book together. I’m finally happy with how they fit together. At least, until I get some feedback and revisit the whole thing […]
Key Largo
Had the most amazing weekend. The favorite second son and I went on four dives on Molasses Reef out of Key Largo to finish our Open Water PADI certification. Right in the water, he spotted a giant sea turtle swimming by us. Later in the dive, I found a lobster backed into a little cave […]
SCUBA Time!
Eight hours over two days spent in the pool means some very pickled fingers. But it also means the confined water portion of Open Water scuba certification is complete. It was a lot of fun, and I’m really looking forward to what my favorite second son and I will do with this in the future. […]
The “B” Plot
No surprise, but the first draft wasn’t as solid as I wanted it to be. Something isn’t lining up right between the two main plots, so we’re going to spend a little time massaging the pieces of the puzzle into place.
Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
A little out of the blue, spawn number 2 told me he wanted to learn how to SCUBA dive. Far be it from me to say no to something I’ve always wanted to do. We did a “discovery” dive last week, where you get a chance to dive for an hour and see how you […]
WIP Done! (first draft, anyway)
That’s right! The new project I started last December is finally in a state I’m calling a complete first draft. Very happy with where it ended up, though not how long it took. Though, to be fair, I lost two months of drafting to a revision pass, and then feedback sessions on The Way. Still, […]
Summertime!
Summer is the time of Scout camps and vacations. Someone in the family (not always the same someone) has been at various Scout camps more often than not this month. Then we took a family vacation to the North Shore of Lake Superior. There we did some hiking in state parks, as well as a […]
Revisions and Queries
I decided to sign up for a couple of Loft classes this summer. One of them is an eight-week revisions class. A lot of things I’ve heard before, but it’s good to see other people’s processes and take from it what I might be able to apply. Which is very timely as I’m just about […]
Settling In
Well, it’s been about a month since I retired from my day job (telling pilots where to go), and I think I’m finally setting into a routine. To be fair to myself, the first few weeks of that were previously schedule vacations and things, so there was no chance of routine there. But now, I’m […]