Ep. 41 - David Pederson

David Pederson grew up in a mining town in Leadville Colorado, where his father was a miner. When the family moved to Wisconsin, David worked in a retail outlet for Amity Leather and later, as a property manager for over 500 apartments. He later worked in furniture sales and decorating, and then started to work more on his writing, which was his real passion. David knew he was different and especially at puberty, realized he was gay. David kept silent because of his shame and having fear he would be rejected by his family and society. Later on, as he used courage to come out as gay, he was mugged by four cowardly men and was "gay bashed" outside a local bar. After spending two weeks in the hospital and having a plastic plate put in his head, David had to deal with his fear and used courage to get through it. By using courage, he went back to the same bar where he was mugged and met Alan, who is now his husband and they've been together 29 years. David pursued his passion for writing, and after a number of setbacks he used courage to "Keep Moving Don't Stop" as his motto. Because of this, he landed a publisher and has successfully written 10 books; seven books on Heath Barrington series and three on the Mason Adler series. This is an incredible story of using courage to get through your fear and " Keep Moving Don't Stop!"