Featured Interview With Dan McGrath
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota and every winter, I swear I’m moving to Miami, but 50 years in, I’m still there. I’m learning to fly airplanes, getting into music and video production while working on my next book.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
My mom influenced me to read from a young age and I’ve devoured books all these years. They’ve all influenced me in some way or another. I started writing creatively at an early age, too, but mostly used the skills I developed for boring work-related papers until I recently started writing books for myself and now I’m hooked on that.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I’ve tended towards science fiction and fantasy novels, but I read everything. I just finished reading a book called Drunk Talk. It’s a cynical, semi-satirical sort-of philosophy book based on drunken conversations. My favorite authors to read are in the fantasy and sci-fi genres, though. George RR Martin, Michael Moorcock, Brandon Sanderson, Terry Goodkind and Douglas Adams, as examples.
My inspiration for writing actually comes more from real life experiences, though.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
The Adventures of Dan and Tina – Enduring and Recovering from Narcissistic Abuse began as a therapeutic outlet after ending a long and tortured on-again-off-again relationship with a dangerous, personality-disordered woman. It took years to see through the maze of lies and covert abuse.
Even in the face of deepening mysteries and mistreatment, my devotion to Tina was unshakable. It’s a phenomenon called a trauma bond that’s like an addiction but can be even harder to kick than heroin. That led to a destructive on-again-off again relationship that withered everything it touched.
The book weaves insights and answers are through a riveting true story of love, infidelity, betrayal, secrecy, gaslighting, crazy-making and ultimately escape and the road to recovery.
I realized it’s a pretty compelling tale and one that I thought could be of value to others who may have found themselves in similarly abusive relationships, so I published it and since then, it’s been incredibly gratifying and humbling to hear from people who’ve been helped by my book.
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