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Press Release
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A Novel Over 20 Years in the Making
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Norfolk, March 21, 2022: A Navy SEAL fulfills a dream with a little help from The Muse.
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It was 2014 when David Cascio saw the bright yellow Muse flier pinned to a bulletin board in a Virginia Beach Panera.
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“Ever since then, it’s been gangbusters,” Dave says while describing how he came to be a Muse student for 8 years.
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Dave Cascio served this country for 20 years, spending most of that time as a Navy Seal. Finding the Muse introduced him to a new type of training he needed to complete something that had been rattling around his head for over 20 years: from early in his military service, Dave knew his experiences as a Seal needed to be a book. After his retirement from the Navy, it was only a matter of time before he began his training as a writer.
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“I had the idea for this story when I was in the service,” Dave says. “The first chapter of FrogFlyer is based on an experience I had on a stalk for sniper training. There were insects everywhere, I never saw so many!”
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Dave’s newly released Science Fiction thriller, FrogFlyer, was released on Amazon last month and The Muse was excited to host the virtual book launch and reading.
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“The experience was surreal; it was strange talking about this book that I have been thinking about for so long. It is strange that the book is done, but it makes me happy that it is complete.”
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Along with the satisfaction of completion came the rewarding experience of other people actually reading his book.
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“My father-in-law, who was in black ops,” Dave says, “he was so excited about the details of the book, he couldn’t wait to tell me about a book that I wrote. It was so cool to make someone happy with my writing.”
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It took 8 years of learning, writing, and re-writing for FrogFlyer to be published. The Muse is honored to be such a big part of that journey. Anyone who spends a little bit of time at The Muse has, no doubt, passed Dave in Writing Room #1 – where he has and will continue to make his dreams a reality.
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You can read more about David Cascio and his new book FrogFlyer here or go straight to Amazon to purchase a copy.
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The Muse Writers Center is the inclusive heart of the creative writing community in Southeastern Virginia. Please visit us at the-muse.org to learn more. The Muse is a 501(c)3 organization.
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2200 Colonial Ave., Suite #3
Ghent, Norfolk, VA 23517
(757) 818-9880
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