Career or Family?

Hey Family,

  On this beautiful Monday... I wake up and lay back against the pillow in one of the most comfortable beds in the world. I glance at the vacant spot besides me, then get up and go into the bathroom. In the master bathroom there is a his and hers sink setup along with a huge mirror; shower or jacuzzi tub- your choice. I brush my teeth and gargle, wash my face and exit.

  The walk in closet has all of my shoes lined up across two rows. All of my clothes are on the rack, and then there's an empty rack and space where a female's shoe used to be. There are 3 flat screens in my house, bedroom, living room, daughter's room. All of them are off- a first. There is no noise in my house.

  I go into the living room and have a seat on the recliner... But it's so soft that I immediately find myself on the way back to la la land. When I wake up, things are still quiet. There is no one here but me. I look in the yard and see cars that belong to me- I look across the living room and see a 65 inch HD Plasma staring me down. The backyard has a trampoline- 

  Everything was purchased by grinding from the mud. Everything was bought legally and by sacrificing anything that would interfere with progress. Even though I was married, i was still unable to do what was asked of me when I got home from prison:

 "Spend more time with me" "

I can't, I'm writing a book!"

 "But you just put a book out!" 

"I know! But I'm trying to take over the game! Just be patient, let me grind please! I'm trying to make sure we never have to worry about money again!"

 "Man I feel like I wasted my time waiting on you while you were in prison!" 

"How could you feel that way??? Look at what I'm doing! Look at the progress!!!" 

"But life isn't about money!"

 "Whattttt???? I'm living in my Mother's house with you and my daughter, I have to GRIND!"

 "Whatever then! Are you choosing your career over your family?"

I remember that day clearly... I hesitated and swallowed as hard as possible, but the truth spoke from me....

"Yes."

  I will not sacrifice my dreams or my progress. I will not take my foot off of the gas pedal. The position I'm in right now... it came by sacrificing everything except for my dream. I honestly gave up a lot... Friendship, family, free time- 

  But after being caged up for FIVE years in prison, all of my motivation had been bottled up and sitting in one spot. I had no CHOICE but to make it happen, put things in motion so that Deja has a better life than I did. I mean... I had been trying to stress these words: "Why are you tripping so much? We do spend time together, I know it's not a whole lot of time; but it's because I'm trying to build an empire. I mean seriously... I make more money in one month than a lot of people make in a year- already. I'm 8 months out of prison and in this position, so just let me build it bigger." 

  So now... I need help. Someone teach me how to use the dish washing machine. I also may need help from time to time with trying to figure out these recipes when I cook. I don't like folding clothes, so my closet is going to turn into just a storage area because the hangers will become irrelevant. I'm on my prison diet right now. Tuna and mayo, chips and water. I've started back working out, getting my body back; clearing my mind and writing more. I'm being my most creative right now- and I wouldn't trade it for the world. 

  The only thing I genuinely miss is my daughter. But things always work out- and especially when you expect them to.

~David Weaver

My Daughter

I'm really going to miss my daughter when she leaves this week. I hate the feeling I have right now... It sucks, but there's nothing that can be done. Life is like that sometimes, in that it throws a curve ball so quick, that you can't tell if it's a curve ball or a fast ball. I don't know which type of pitch I've been thrown, I just know that I must continue to swing. Nothing can take away the love I have for my little 6 year old. No one can change my love and opinion- I think the world of her, I do. I just have to see what the future contains because the past has been insane. Faith is what will keep me strong. The same faith I had when I was in prison for those 5 years... the type of faith that makes me understand that...

  Even though I can't see her, I know that she loves me and will be alright. I know God will camp his angels around her while she sleeps and that my spirit will be with her when she's awake. I know she will be fine. I love her too much for her not to be. She loves me back, and we will be together again despite all obstacles. It's us against the world.

The Union, A Love Story 3; and other ideas.

  After Tremayne releases "The Union," I'm sure the title is going to hit #1 on the chart. It is my goal and duty to see to it that he gets into the proper position to win win win! May 1st, we'll be having our first contest- which is not really a contest, but more of an Oprah show. Myself, on behalf and in honor of "The Union" uniting with "The Bankroll Squad," will be giving away 150 (serious) e-books; regardless of who it is (max- $2); and  the only thing you have to do is change your book cover to Tremayne Johnson's "The Union. That is "contest" 1 out of a series of contests.

  I myself has been working on what I think is my most brilliant work ever! It is entitled "Boss" by David Weaver, and will be released about a month and a half after Tremayne's release. This is indeeeed my most creative street fiction title ever. If I just posted what it's about, other authors would try to steal the idea asap. Lol. I'm sure after that, Tre Day 2 will be underway and in full effect.

  In other news, I've gotten quite a few contract offers lately from people under major publishing companies. They have been texting me 1 o clock in the morning, emailing, hitting me on Twitter, leaving numbers on FB, everything... trying to see what I will accept. Well, I'll be very clear about it right now...

  No thank you. If I'm unable to comfortably give my most loyal 200 readers $300 each to celebrate the contract; then I'm not concerned. This thing, #TeamBankrollSquad has been built from the ground up. Why would I sell it? The next time you call David Weaver talking about a contract offer, make sure it allows me to give away $60K and not even have to blink hard or think twice about it. Make sure that it's a number that if I repeat it on Facebook, you're not embarrassed when you see your name tagged as the culprit.

  O.K... now that that's out of the way, I also want to announce that I have been writing some things for "A Love Story 3" ...and I don't think I'm going to publish it on Kindle this time. I think I'm going to do the whole story so that it rhymes, and go to the studio and record it. So the entire thing will be available as an MP3 download via iTunes/Amazon etc. This will be extremely erotic... so I would prefer listeners to be warned well in advance. My goal is to be able to do one hour excerpt performances. We shall see...

  My name is David Weaver and I'm a part of a gang. I love each and every member, new member or original. Let's getit! #TeamBankrollSquad

~David Weaver

Personal Saturdays X

Hey,

  For those of you that don't know... my home life had been in turmoil for the past few months. Actually from the day I got out, there was nonstop confusion. I don't think this had anything to do with me, my character or my person's character; I actually blame the ordeal on the federal government.

  They set out initially to send me to prison for 5 years. So imagine your life completely disrupted and put on hold for that amount of time. Then I was sent to a prison out in the wilderness; somewhere far so that all family ties could be suspended until further notice. I was placed, kidnapped actually; and forced to sit in a box on "Nowhere Island."

  While in "Nowhere Island," I still have to survive, so I begin naturally making friends with other people who were in my predicament. So for 5 years, I'm forming new friendships, learning a whole new style of living; enduring my abandonment from society while praying and hoping that my friends and family remain safe until I can see them again. 

  My daughter... I love her to death. I was there for her the first year of her birth, everyday... but all of a sudden, I don't exist in her life for 5 years straight. She knew nothing about me when I got out! Ughhh!!! Imagine that!!!!!!!

  O.K... and finally, I'm free from the federal clutches, but all of my relationships are damaged beyond repair. No matter how much or how hard I love, I should have known that even though we wanted our thing to stay solid- this type of stuff is deeper than the surface. This type of thing only goes well in books. Grow apart from someone for 5 years (while still in your 20s) and then reconnect and make it work? Cage a man up for 5 years (while still in his 20s) and expect him to get out and just sit down somewhere? 

  The only sit down period is immediately after release, because at that point society has confused you and you don't know which way to go. But once you take that first step, you'll end up sleeping only 2 hours a day while thinking to yourself: I only live once!! 

  It's difficult and complex, and no one's comment or comments would ever make sense unless they were me AND in my shoes.

  Aside from my separation, life is good and I wish for it to continue being that way. All this does is makes me put more pressure on the pen. I swore to myself to make sure that Deja never has to worry about money or getting anything she wants. I'll spoil her even if we're living in two separate time zones. 

  Thanks to #TeamBankrollSquad for listening to me speak during my most difficult moments, as well as showing up with me to make my happiest moments happen. If you've never heard me say it before, I'll say it again... I love you TeamBRS!

-David Weaver

P.S. "The Union" by Tremayne Johnson is serioussss! May 18th!

Wtf! Country Ass Town!

Country country...

  Now you know I'm definitely in one of the most country towns in America when people call my Mom and say: "I saw David Weaver talking to some chick at the store!" <----What. Deeee. Fuck. <---- Who does that? More than likely, I'll be talking to chicks at stores, gas stations, pharmacies, car washes... Why would I NOT speak to a female? Females exist don't they? And on top of that, they are absolutely the most beautiful creations ever created!!

  I'm uptown and people just stare without speaking. If you never notice... I barely have people from my hometown responding to my Facebook posts. Smh. I didn't do anything to them. I tried to be cordial... I try to initiate conversation (when they're not packed up 200 deep)... honestly I do try to be a friendly and approachable person... whatever.

  I'm more concerned about the happenings of TeamBankrollSquad than I am with the happenings in my own city. I live for TBRS. These are the people who actually matter- to me! 

  Clearly since this is MY blog and not a Facebook update, every entry is borderline idgaf and borderline wtf you looking at styled, lol. Wow, this is too much fun! Facebook has a churchy feel to it; and I do try to stay within the boundaries between toning things down and being myself- but if you see the things I write about then you know there's obviously more on my mind than getting book reviews. I'm just trying to not go back to prison... It's easy to get pissed off and react, way harder to get pissed off and carry on.

-David Weaver

Going in on.... RJ Publications...

  Have you ever read a book by Richard Jeanty, the owner of RJ Publications? Well since I have my own site and have so much freedom to post.... Let me tell you about this guy... I sent a copy of Bankroll Squad from the prison to his company. The lady at the front desk read it before he got it and was going crazy over it. He didn't even get a chance to read it because the lady kept raving about the book.

  So without him reading it, he sent me an offer for $2500. At that time, I didn't need any money; but I also knew that $2500 for a book just didn't sound right. So I kept the book. After a while they called back and offered a little more money, but not much more. This was before BRS was published to Kindle. I was almost about to sign that ish. I even sent a letter to him asking him to keep his money and let's just do a revenue split. That man never even responded.

  Nowadays.... I have yet to see this man on the bestseller chart on Amazon. Maybe he sells plenty of paperbacks, but I don't see him doing anything Kindle-wise.

  I only posted this because I sent him a friend request, he accepted; then I sent him an inbox trying to let him know who I was- and he had the nerve to not respond for the whole week. Then I sent one more and he ignored again. You on ya high horse? Who the fuck are you? Get that ish together bro, I don't want nothing from you. 

*pow* 

P.S. I can see now that this newfound blogging freedom is going to be a probbbleeemmmm!

 -David Weaver

Hey Gang,

  Whoever invented probation is a genius! I mean... think about it... they lock someone away for 5 years, surround them by nothing but convicted criminals with criminal mindsets; and then all of a sudden- they're free! Once free, you can't tote a pistol but you have nothing but memories of the stories the criminals told you. Stories about them enthusiastically car jacking people, kicking doors in, raping women- just wild and outlandish shit that you would prefer not to believe that people are into. 

  So... once you're home, you're looking for the nearest AK assault rifle ASAP. Nobody got time to play games with these young terrorists! O.K. I had to vent. Now onto subject 2...

  I wish I could invent the divorce drive through. That is all. Subject 3...

  "The Union" by Tremayne Johnson is sure to be a hit! Tre worked very hard on that title, and I; Mr. David Weaver, stand behind that and support him completely! May 18th, the day after my birthday is: Tre Day. Mark your calendars.

  As for me... I'm working on the best story line I've ever conjured. Something so creative... that it'll be said in the future that this will be the book of the year. I'll be following Tre up with this release, and then I'm sure Tre will be right back with a knockout punch. Me and Tre... we both did prison time, and both changed our lives for the better- We had gifts with arranging the alphabet and decided to put them to use. Thanks for supporting us both!

-David Weaver

Welcome

Welcome to AuthorDavidWeaver.com!

  Hello TeamBankrollSquad. It is my pleasure to welcome you with open arms back to my world. My good friend Malcolm Powers does an excellent job on Facebook- since I myself am no longer allowed to have a page. Daily I will add entries to my blog posts. I will add both entertainment and educational entries. If you're an author, I will even have tips for you as well. Thank you for supporting me and welcome to my world! Oh yea, "The Union" by Tremayne Johnson drops May 18th!