Dave Hughes has written four gay fiction novels, Maybe Next Year; Instant Adult; Open Books, Closed Sets; and If I Seem Quiet.. (Coming November 17, 2023). They are part of a series of six books that will follow the main character, Ryan, as he finishes high school, goes to college, launches his career, forms relationships, and comes to terms with his past.
Dave publishes a bi-weekly newsletter to keep readers informed about upcoming books. Newsletter subscribers will receive a short story, Cruise Virgins, and have the opportunity to purchase new releases at a discount. In the newsletter, Dave shares background information about the stories and the writing process. From time to time, he may solicit your input which will help make the books even better! Visit Dave's website to learn more.
Before writing fiction, Dave wrote three retirement lifestyle planning books, Design Your Dream Retirement, Smooth Sailing Into Retirement, and The Quest for Retirement Utopia. Dave created the website RetireFabulously.com which enables readers to envision, plan for, and enjoy the best retirement possible. In addition to writing hundreds of articles for Retire Fabulously!, Dave’s writing has appeared on US News & World Report, LGBTSr, Medium, Yahoo! Finance, CNN/Money, Next Avenue, Tiny Buddha, and others.
Aside from his writing, Dave is also a jazz musician. He plays trombone and steelpan in various bands in the Phoenix area. He owns an embarrassingly large collection of jazz, Brazilian, exotica, steel band, jazz/rock, and vocal ensemble CDs and videos.
Before retiring early at age 56, Dave was a software engineer for 34 years, working for companies such as Intel Corporation, Computer Sciences Corporation, McDonnell Douglas Space Systems, and NCR Corporation. Throughout his career, his assignments included software development, customer support, training, course development, and management.
Dave resides in Chandler, Arizona with his husband Jeff and their dog Maynard.
Please visit these websites to learn more:
AuthorDaveHughes.com
RetireFabulously.com
