Nicki Elson's Not-So-Deep Thoughts

I was recently asked why I chose to set my novel in the 1980s.  At first I rolled my eyes and said, "Duh, because it was only, like, the best decade ever!"  And then I fessed up to another reason. You see, the story is essentially about dating, and I don't have the slightest idea how to date today. Facebook, texting, and e-chat, oh my.   All these forms of e-communications have to have completely changed the face of dating.  As Liz Lemon lamented on 30 Rock (something like):   " Man, there are so many different ways  for a guy to not call back these days." Yeah, so there goes that little ego-cushion.  Back in the 80s, when a guy didn't get in touch, you could always tell yourself he lost your number, or the phone was busy, or a million other things. Even if you had the cutting edge technology of call waiting, you could always blame it on your roomate not clicking over in time (since no one had invented voice mail yet). But now?  If ...

What do you get when you cross the Book of Psalms, Jane Austen, dating, and the 80s?  Three Daves .  At least that's how Alli Denning from Like Totally 80s sees it.  She recently read the book and asked me some great questions. What was fun about this interview was that Alli asked me some things that I've rarely, if ever, been asked, so I got a chance to give away some insider secrets, as well as look at my own story from a fresh angle.       LT80s Interviews Nicki Elson, Author of Three Daves