The Man

Born and raised in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn New York, author Christopher David is geared up and primed to change the world. When asked how, he smiles, points to his heart and says, "By following this thing thumping in my chest that's how…"

Chris, as his friends affectionately refer to him, is what you call a self-taught realist. "My zodiac sign is Pisces, and all my life I've been told to wake up, because rumor has it," he chuckles, "Pisceans are dreamers. But in the words of the late great John Lennon: I'm not the only one. Believe me, it's okay to dream---as a matter of fact---dream as big, and for as long as you want, just make sure that when you wake up you realize that this shit called life is real, and you're gonna need more than high hopes, and big dreams to get you through it. You're going to need a plan. Trust me on this one."

A passionate spirit with much to say Chris, had no idea writing would become his calling. "Speaking of plans…if anybody and I do mean anybody, had told me five, six, ten years ago that I would be a writer, I would have called them a liar. Growing up it was all about the song! Luther Vandross,Whitney Houston,Silk, Boys II Men, these were the guys I studied. These were the guys I wanted to emulate. Writing?" He says with a mouth full of laughter.

"I didn't want to write, I wanted to sing! I wanted to mount a stage and tell my story through song. I wanted to be the next Donny Hathaway, the next Stevie Wonder, the next Bob Marley. I wanted to be that person people would talk about for decades to come, the crooner that use to mend broken hearts, while simultaneously affirming the dreams of dreamers. I wanted to be big! But then, out of nowhere, shit happened. I started questioning everything. I started wondering why God had taken the time to make me. Why had he made this road called life so friggin' frustrating. Then, somewhere along the line I lost it---it---and the song. I stopped believing in life. I stopped believing in myself. I stopped believing all together. It was a fucked up time in my life, for real."

Despite it all however, Chris kept the faith. "My life is no different than anybody else's. I had to realize this. I had to come to grips with this. We all go through ups and downs. We all get stuck sometimes. It's what we do to get un-stuck that counts. I once read somewhere that, 'Until you go within, you go without.' All my life I went without, because I did not go within. I once heard someone say you can't really sing a love song unless you've really been in love. I so agree with that. There's something about falling, whether you've been caught or not that gives the soul a little more depth…a little more insight. The same is true for writing. I thought I knew how to write when I was younger and my teachers would reward me with an A for a paper well done. I really thought I was doing something. But something spiritual happened the day I picked up my pen and began writing from experience. Something magical happened when I realized that through my life experiences I could breathe life into a character and actually begin to care for him, begin to love him…begin to understand him, and as a result begin to better understand myself."

"Right now my life is good," he says with ease, "not perfect, but good. I've overcome some great obstacles but as I look ahead I see I have many more left to tackle. In time I will, and in doing so I hope to make the path of some other young man or woman a little less draining. With your help I can, wish me luck."

Christopher David resides in Brooklyn with his partner. He enjoys the simple pleasures of life: reading, writing, and spending quality time with both his family and friends. Oh, and let's not forget, shopping for his crib. His first novel "I'm On My Way", was released in November of 2003.