Don McAllister

Hi, I'm Don McAllister, an author who truly appreciates his readers. When people ask me my genre the closest definition I could come to might be this:

“Classics and bestsellers – fiction, tinged with a little bit of history, fantasy, and true life. They're mainly about different and interesting characters who are often like us.”

I have always been interested in people and their stories. As a result, in 2001, I became involved in the founding of a small non-profit effort to record the life histories of our Veterans (see www.nvharchive.org).

A spin off of the NVHA has been a monthly column that I write in the Anderson Herald Bulletin to share some of these priceless stories of our nation's finest. Not a week goes by that someone stops me and tells me how much they like the column. My favorite compliment is that my writing style is "comfortable."

I suppose that is the appeal of Angel and the Ivory Tower, The Pencil Man, The Art of Freezing Pickles, Satchel at the Second Chance, and Lawrence of Lawrence. Readers seem to genuinely connect with the stories and the characters (see www.angelivory.com for reader comments on each book)

I've received comments like:

“I could hardly put it down! His writing style is fantastic & I am very impressed with the way he has interwoven real people & events into his story. I THOROUGHLY enjoyed reading it."

"I LOVED the book! I laughed, I cried and couldn't wait to finish it and at the same time saved the last 10 pages for 2 days because I didn't want it to end! THANK YOU DON. It was great! I will recommend to all my friends!"

“These characters are so real. Are you sure this is fiction?”

"I have read over 250 novels over the past decade. I couldn't tell you what half of them were about--they just weren't that interesting. Your stories stick with people. I will never forget what it was like reading that ending."

It is my personal pledge to my readers that I will always do the work required to give you a classic, bestseller level of quality for your hard earned money. I don't take that trust lightly.

God Bless and Thanks,

Don McAllister