Daniel Lance Wright

Daniel Lance Wright

About

I was born in the fall of 1950 in Lubbock, Texas to Kenneth and Bettye Wright. Our home was a cotton farm near there. My elementary, junior high and high school days, from the mid 50s through the flower-power era of the 60s, were all spent at the same place, Meadow. Meadow was a town of less than 500 conservative farm folks. I became interested in broadcasting and attended a summer-long radio/television course in 1969 in Houston and promptly went to work at a radio station in Lubbock in the fall of that same year, planning on working my way through college. My next 32 years included riding a wave of employment in the broadcast industry. But, my stint in radio was only about a year and a half. In April, 1970 I landed a news writer/reporter job at KLBK TV in Lubbock and over the next two years I solo anchored and co-anchored news sequences, adlibbed weathercasts, hosted half hour interview programs, MC d telethons, became lead staff announcer, and generally believed I would die if that dizzying pace continued, working between 60 and 80 hours a week. In 1973 I went to KFDX TV in Wichita Falls and settled in as the weatherman for 10 years. The final 8 years there were as a television sales and marketing account executive. In 1991 I secured a position as regional advertising sales manager of KWTX TV in Waco and later promoted to Local sales manager over a department of eight advertising account executives. But, as with any mid level management position, it is the most tenuous when top management changes and in the spring of 2001 I was politely asked to find other employment. It was at this point I jumped in and took my writing hobby mainstream. My first published novel was "Six Years' Worth"/Father's Press/2007 and my second novel is "Paradise Flawed/Dream Books LLC/2009. Currently under publishing contracts to be released in spring 2010 are "The Last Radiant Heart"/Virtual Tales and "Where Are You, Anne Bonny?"/Rogue Phoenix Press. Currently I live near Waco, Texas with wife, Rickie. I have two adult children, Angela and Lance, and three grandchildren Chance, Corbin, and Carlee. My hobbies include wood-turning and body building. I professionally do a limited amount of personal fitness training.

Murdo

Murdo

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<p>When Jessica Bryant pesters her wealthy parents to allow her to have a dog as a pet, the answer is a resounding &quot;No&quot;; but they soon come to regret their decision when thier home is broken into one evening whilst they are out and their daughter kidnapped and held for ransom. The kidnappers, in the form of four seedy and incompetent characters wearing Disneyland-type masks, take her hostage and keep her incarcerated in a place from which there appears to be no escape. However, they reckon without the resourcefulness of our heroine, and the courage of a wonderful stray dog who comes to her aid and whom she names 'Murdo'. And so begins an exciting and humurous accounting of the couples' adventures together as they consistently foil and outwit the abductors whilst on the run together.<br /> This is a lovely story of the friendship between a girl and a dog, bringing out themes of responsibility, camaraderie, redemption, salvation and self-sacrifice. It includes some wonderful dialogue sequences as Jessica teaches her new four-legged friend how to communicate with her, with additional delightful conversations between the animals when a rabbit and a sparrow join forces with them in an effort to outwit the kidnappers and restore Jessica safely back to her parents' home. </p>

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<span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">Not a book that you will put down easily that is for sure. A very good book with amazing characters and great development! The beginning is a little slow but as soon as you get past the first two chapters the book just takes off on a while ride. A great book by a great writer! Haven't read his other book. At least not yet! I recommend it! Good turn around. I got it from [...] though, they have it for 28% off! But whatever floats your boat, you should purchase!</span>