For the Pulitzer-winning cartoonist, see Daniel R. Fitzpatrick

Daniel R. Fitzpatrick

Daniel Robert Fitzpatrick was commonly known as "Daniel R. Fitzpatrick." He was a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and an editorial cartoonist for the St. Louis Dispatch from 1913 to 1958....

Daniel Charles Fitzpatrick (born November 21, 1977) is the American author of the Vision trilogy, a fictional thriller series which follows the events of Jade Walker, a librarian turned vigilante serial killer with numerous mind-altering abilities.

Early life and education

Dan Fitzpatrick spent the first eight years of his life in Fairhaven, Massachusetts

Fairhaven, Massachusetts

Fairhaven is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located on the south coast of Massachusetts where the Acushnet River flows into Buzzards Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean...

. After his parents divorced in 1985, his father moved him and his older brother across the state to the village of Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts

Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts

Shelburne Falls is a census-designated place in the towns of Shelburne and Buckland in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,951 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts, Metropolitan Statistical Area...

 and attended Buckland Shelburne Regional Elementary School. While initially struggling to fit in as the new kid, Fitzpatrick became an avid fan of the horror industry. Since he spent the majority of his spare time alone at home while his father worked rigorous hours, he was able to spend his after school hours watching scary movies such as Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th occurs when the thirteenth day of a month falls on a Friday, which superstition holds to be a day of bad luck. In the Gregorian calendar, this day occurs at least once, but at most three times a year...

and A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 American slasher film directed and written by Wes Craven, and the first film of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. The film features Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, Robert Englund, and Johnny Depp in his feature film...

. It did not take long for him to become fascinated with these types of films. In 1996, he graduated from Mohawk Trail Regional High School

Mohawk Trail Regional High School

Mohawk Trail Regional High School is located on Route 112 in Buckland, Massachusetts, United States. The public school currently serves nine towns, grades 7-12.- History :...

 in Buckland, Massachusetts

Buckland, Massachusetts

Buckland is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,991 at the 2000 census. The town shares the village of Shelburne Falls with neighboring Shelburne...

. He attended Greenfield Community College

Greenfield Community College

Greenfield Community College is a two-year Community College in Greenfield, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1962, currently has an annual enrollment of 3,000, is regionally known for its art program, its small-town atmosphere, and its setting amid picturesque old farmland at the foot of...

 the following fall, but decided that college was not the best thing for him at that time. He dropped out in 1997 and entered the work force. After numerous struggles with love and money, Fitzpatrick decided to return to Greenfield Community College and finish his education. In 2005, he received his associate's degree in education. He then attended Keene State College

Keene State College

Keene State College is a liberal arts college in Keene, New Hampshire. It is a member of the University System of New Hampshire and of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges....

 in New Hampshire

New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...

, where he received a bachelor's degree in social sciences

Social sciences

Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...

 in 2007.

Personal life

In October 2006, Fitzpatrick married his long-time boyfriend, Steve. In January 2008, they welcomed their first child, a son named Evan. They welcomed their second son, Cole, in August 2009. The family currently resides in Hinsdale, New Hampshire

Hinsdale, New Hampshire

Hinsdale is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,046 at the 2010 census. Hinsdale is home to part of Pisgah State Park in the northeast, and part of Wantastiquet Mountain State Forest in the northwest....

.

Writing career

When his wife became pregnant with their first child, Fitzpatrick decided he would start writing a book to pass on to his children. Initially, he planned to write an extensive family biography which would include the genealogy, significant events, and most noted memories. It was a very difficult task since nobody in his family had any type of information to fit the requirements for the plan. After a few months of extensive research, he came up short handed and decide to abandon the story. However, he did enjoy writing so he decided to continue in the form of a journal, expressing his feelings of entering fatherhood; something he could still pass on to his children in the future.

When he was just a few pages into this new project, he heard a story on a local news station about a mother who attempted to kill her 9-month old daughter. Since he was becoming a parent himself, Fitzpatrick took special notice on this case and the cases of other child abuse cases. With the newfound desire to write a book and the fury over what these parents were doing to their children, he decided once again to change his story. Since he had no way to properly express his disgust towards these violent criminals, he decided to put his rage into a story.

Published works

• Vision: Evan's Book - Special Edition (Dansvision Productions, August 2009; ISBN 1598248480)
• Vision II: The Black Skull (Dansvision Productions, December 2009)
• Vision3: Apocalypse (Dansvision Productions, Release Date: February 2012)

External links

• Dan Fitzpatrick official website