David Ware Sr.

From the Author

David Maurice Ware Sr. was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1968. He is currently residing in the Atlanta Metro Area. He grew up in and overcame the mean ghetto streets of Detroit and now writes entertaining Urban fictional tales, (With a message to the maddness). His first book titled A True Thug Willsin Shot up the charts from #4000 to the top 10 in under three months, setting a record and receiving very high praises. View some of the comments for yourself. http://authonomy.com/books/40607/a-true-thug-willsin/

contact me at davidmauriceware@yahoo.com

THIS IS A REVIEW OF A TRUE THUG WILLSIN FROM A PANEL AT HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHING

HarperCollins Wrote

'A True Thug Willsin' presents a gritty, seedy tale, the brutality and realism of which makes it both hard to read and difficult to put .........down. You have created an interesting novel. The alternative content of your book is told with a written style that conveys from its power. You have a fantastic setting, and some strong characters, yet it seems at times that style and str...ucture have not received enough attention to do justice to the quality of your imagination.

Your introductory paragraphs put you at an immediate risk of putting off many readers, which is a great shame, as your book is in fact both accessible and enjoyable. Your anecdote of Willsin as a child, is funny and pulls the reader instantly in. While it does not endear the reader to your protagonist, it is intriguing, and offers a sufficient advertisement for what is to follow.

You write well, but in places this actually works to the detriment of the book. In the chapters told from the perspective of Willsin, both the voice of your protagonist and the edginess of your content are diluted by your conventional sentence structure and the style of your narrative. Your punchy sentences add energy to your narrative, and allow the personality of your protagonist to come across at a greater extent.

You inject a greater degree of dynamism into your story, and offer the reader a more intimate understanding of the thoughts and sentiments of your protagonist.

Your dialogue is one of the greatest strengths of the book: each character's individuality comes across well, your choice of language is effective, and conversations flow smoothly. For the most part, you convey lewdness with strength; your writing is darkly comic in a Tarantino-like manner. In Chapter Four, Shake and Bake's explanation of the "snapback Boo" is funny. Given the content of your book, and your ability to write street slang authentically, I wonder whether your narrative may be more immersive and exciting if written in a similarly unconventional style.

The actual content of your novel is exciting, and you pace your story well. By paralleling separate storylines, you keep the reader interested, especially given the short, sharp nature of your chapters.You have strong, clear characters. The back-history you give of Willsin's relationships with Bake-and-Shake and Queen Bee really enhance our involvement of the story. We find out about what drives Willsin or JJ; moreover, we are not left in the dark about Willsin's relationship with God, and this adds an interesting dimension to the story. None of your characters show much of a moral conscience either, which makes them hard to identify with or empathise with as a reader. If the novel draws on personal experience, then you are in a far greater position than many writing in this genre to understand your characters, and make them believable.

Your novel depicts an absorbing, if deplorable, world, and is a real page-turner. You tick a lot of boxes for the genre, and push the boundaries of acceptability without overstepping. However, by injecting your personality and that of your protagonist into the style of the writing, you give more focus to the plot, and greater depth to your characters, you give the story the muscle, intrigue and integrity it deserves.

mick hanson wrote 50 days ago

This is definately edge of the seat stuff - From the word go when Sin is driving down to meet the man I got an immediate feel for it. It got more and more interesting and I wanted to know what was going to happen. I mean the torture scene when Algonda gets the tube stuck up his arse, at first I couldn't work out why, and then when the barbed wire was shoved up his "jacksy" my eyes started watering. The brutality, sodomy, murder, and sadism are exactly that and are very well handled, you certainly manage to bring that home to the reader in the goriest fashion possible. I mean when Sin was shot I was left guessing as to what would happen next, and woe and behold, he had a bullet proof vest on, which made me kind of smile that he was going to survive. Whilst this is going on we have a sex scene back at The Pleasure Palace and when I started reading that I just wandered how far you would go. I noticed that in your sex scene everyone is gifted, although I did find it a bit embarrassing, but then again I'm English. Then we have the best drugs, drinks, clothes, cars, technology, houses, everyone speaks the lingo and hangs out in the right places. i mean is this cool or what, but then again we're dealing with Satan right, and I guess he must be a mixture of Snoop Dog, Cyprus Hill, Biggy Smalls, Tu Pac, and a hundred other Gangsta Rap guys. But I must take my hat off to you in the sense that this writing is ALIVE and KICKING and whether I like the violence or not it is certainly buzzing. Backed for its vibrancy - Regards Mick

Amy Pope wrote 60 days ago

I think your book is brilliant - i just read chapter 14, it was like A Clockwork Orange in its almost poetic orchestration of violence. Amazing. I was almost put off by the Christian stuff, but you are a powerful writer and I think you would be an inspiration to people that culture either exploits, undermines or ignores. Maybe the drive of the book is, as you say, the fact that you are delivering an extremely powerful sermon, that you do have something urgent to say, as well as the fact you have a gift for saying it.

Kerrie Price wrote 65 days ago

Hi David, as a Christian minister, I would never normally read a book like this. However, it is extremely well written, the storyline flows smoothly, and I agree with others that it would make a great film for those who like those kinds of films. For me it is an alien world! I'm not making any judgment about that. It's just a statement of fact. When I was eight years old, I dedicated my life to serve God and people, and have done so ever since. My book 'Survival Guide for Christians' is a reflection of the life I've lived, and would be just as alien to you as yours is to me. Wow. Isn't it amazing that two people can live on the same plantet, in two totally different worlds!

Kim Padgett-Clarke wrote 94 days ago

I read your biography and I can understand why you would like your novel to be made into a film. I could see the movie playing in my head as I was reading. The characters are just outstanding. Each one has a strong unique personality that fits into the main story like the piece of a very complex jigsaw. Their names also made me smile. I will never look at Shake 'N' Bake on a supermarket shelf again without giving a wry little smile! You give the reader a glimpse of Willsins dark insane world. Well done, and six well deserved stars.

Kim (Pain)

GCleare wrote 115 days ago

Just checked out your book and I am captivated. This is very different from anything else I've read on Authonomy. When the agents and publishers say they are looking for something with a unique "voice," this is what they are undoubtedly talking about. I'm knocked out by your fantastic dialogue, most of all. But the narrative voice is really cool too, and the characters are vivid and full of personality. A few areas need proofreading/editing, as has been noted by other Autho readers. I'm not sure about the plot yet, the son of Satan idea reminds me of a bad horror flick, kind of cliche. Need to read more to know for sure. But I could see this turning into a dynamite movie script if it gets as exciting as i think it's going to... High stars. ~Gail SECRETS WE KEEP

Daniel Rider wrote 12 days ago

"A True Thug Willsin" looks as though it is heading for the Editor's Desk in the next couple days and it deserves to. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked Willsin, a cocky, lively gangster from the word go. I think it's the first person narrative that really makes this book pop because I was hooked from the first two sentences where Willsin analyzes his own name: "Will-sin. What kind of bullcrap is that to name a child?" I had been skeptical of the name "Willsin" for a character at the beginning, so this beginning totally knocked me off my feet and made me burst out laughing.

If you read this book, prepare to be entertained in unexpected ways, and shocked in others. Most of all, prepare to enjoy this book. From the short introduction to Will-sin's growing up days (hilarious little story here!) to his intelligent life of crime, this book is a winner.

Annette Russell wrote 12 days ago

A truly riveting read! I'm glad to see A True Thug Willsin where it belongs - on the Editor's Desk.

I love how Willsin gets his name, and his first day at school is a great opening chapter!

Best wishes, David,

Annette

Tony Colina wrote 12 days ago

hi Dave,

just read the first three chapters of your book and found them exquisite. maybe, but not only, because the kind of atmosphere in them is not totally alien to me - not that different from what you can find in my OF RUST AND RAIN. i just luv the chioce of the name for willsin (as the Latins - i mean Romans - said: nomen omen 'in your name lies your fate') and the unfolding of his character. for my money, definitely high-star stuff. full backing from me.

tony colina / OF RUST AND RAIN

Isoje David wrote 19 days ago

oh my God, I love this book and I would read all.

Isoje David

Animals In Paradise

billysunday wrote 24 days ago

You evidently don't need any more comments and there is nothing to criticize. Your brilliant work stands alone-great writing, great plot, and great character told through the "I" perspective. This is something I would read, buy and recommend. A 6 star no-brainer! Hope HC publishes you! Dina Rae

Amy Smith wrote 26 days ago

I wouldn't typiccally read a book like this, but i've been persuaded!

The pace was brilliant and held my interest all the way through. Credit to you for making Wilsin, a character i would normally dislike intensely, actually a character that we are backing all the way through this, willing events to go his way. That's a very tircky thing to achieve, and you have deffinitly pulled it off here

jenniferkillby wrote 28 days ago

Hello

A very unique and true grit story. I haven't read something this raw in a long time. You have a "matter of fact" voice which makes the story alluring. I work with felony juvenile offenders off the street so I smiled with the first chapter and WillSin when he was little. It reminded me of a few of the kids I've worked with. This will definitely have a following and may be movie material. Great job with this and good luck.

Jennifer

Elizabeth.NYC wrote 35 days ago

I didn't know what to expect, but I must say this book is brilliant. I'm a big fan of dialogue driven stories, and WillSin has some of the quickest, most clever dialogue I've read. The overall voice of the story (and first-person is ideal for this) is thoroughly enjoyable - comic, smart, and a bit wicked. Great work that I think will find a huge audience. I look forward to your HC review. High stars and on my desk shortly.

Bravo,

Lizzi

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