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Inspiration comes to Darden North in a variety of ways. “Sometimes a title comes to me first and the characters and plot follow,” he says. “Other times I’ll hear a phrase or topic in passing and formulate an idea from that. One thing I’ve learned is to make a note of a plot or character idea as it comes to me.” North’s latest novel, his sixth, is called Party Favors and centers on a financially struggling orthopedic surgeon on the Mississippi Gulf Coast who turns to the sale of his patients’ unused postoperative narcotics to try to save his practice. “The novel is loosely based on real stories of narcotic abuse and loss of life to drug overdose and abuse. I write stories to entertain, but if I can share an important message, that’s even better.” Like his novel Points of Origin, Party Favors received the IPPY Award for southern fiction. The success of North’s novels has caught the attention of filmmakers, and he has already seen his second book, Points of Origin, come to life on the screen. Produced in Mississippi by Paragenesis Media and Saint Studios Films, it was the first of his books to be adapted into film, but Dr. North hopes it won’t be the last. “The many streaming platforms available now have made it financially feasible for more independent filmmakers to produce quality films,” says North. “I’ve been working with Thadd and Wyatt Turner of Talmarc Films and hope to see more of my books on the big- or little-screen. I also learned a bit about screenwriting. We have formed a new company, Mississippi Films, to work with the Screen Actors Guild and the Mississippi Film Office to produce and film my novels Wiggle Room and The Five Manners of Death in Mississippi, bringing more industry to the state. I’m already at work on a third book as a follow up to those two, which will continue the plight of the same female lead character and other favorites.” When Dr. North isn’t practicing medicine or writing novels, he enjoys spending time with his family - which includes wife Sally and their two children and three grandchildren - traveling, working in the yard, and enjoying their lake house. North enjoys speaking at book clubs (in person or virtual) and doing book signings around the state and beyond. “I am thankful to the readers who enjoy my work just as I am grateful to the patients who have let me help take care of them and their families. I look forward to more novels - and movies - and years of office and surgical gynecology practice. It is an exciting time.” For more information on Darden North’s books or to schedule a book signing or book club event, visit www.dardennorth.com. 76 • JULY 2023
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