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Sunshine State Book Festival February 1, 2025

  • Post author:Nick
  • Post published:November 14, 2024
  • Post category:Events

I will be at the Sunshine State Book Festival on February 1, 2025. The event is from 10 AM to 4 PM at the Best Western Gateway Grand, 4200 NW…

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So Long 2023, Hello 2024

  • Post author:Nick
  • Post published:December 31, 2023
  • Post category:Uncategorized

As 2023 comes to a close, one can't help but reflect on triumphs and those moments where we stumbled during the past year. For me, 2023 feels like a placeholder.…

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Stellar Review of Dig Two Graves; Revenge or Honor

  • Post author:Nick
  • Post published:May 4, 2023
  • Post category:Uncategorized

I'm excited to report my novel Dig Two Graves; Revenge or Honor received 5 out of 5 stars and a very favorable review from E. F. Emmanuel on Online Book…

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Sunshine State Book Festival January 28, 2023

  • Post author:Nick
  • Post published:January 6, 2023
  • Post category:Events

To kick off the new year, on January 28 I am participating in the 2023 Sunshine State Book Festival, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 4000 NW 53rd Avenue Gainesville, Florida.…

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Stories of the Apocalypse

  • Post author:Nick
  • Post published:October 23, 2022
  • Post category:Musing

I was recently looking for something new to read and came across a fantastic website. Ash Tales Stories of the Apocalypse is a smart, fun website by author, musician, and…

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A Key to Literary Crime

  • Post author:Nick
  • Post published:September 30, 2022
  • Post category:Musing/Uncategorized

Crime, Mystery, and all Things Thrilling The title says it all. Crime, mystery, and all things thrilling. That is exactly what CrimeReads has. CrimeReads boasts, “It’s a single, trusted source…

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30 Writing Tips to Make Writing Easier

  • Post author:Nick
  • Post published:September 23, 2022
  • Post category:Musing/Uncategorized

Yeah, I know. Two weekly posts about writing rather than what I am writing. I’m not procrastinating- well, maybe a little.I’m working on the fifth in my Mac Everett PI…

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Writers Write – An Excellent Site for Writers

  • Post author:Nick
  • Post published:September 23, 2022
  • Post category:Excerpts/Musing

I'm always on the lookout for advice and articles about writing. This week, I came across a South African site called Writers Write.  The site is a comprehensive writing resource…

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The Fourth Sunshine State Book Festival

  • Post author:Nick
  • Post published:August 22, 2022
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Want to support Independent authors? January 2023 you'll get your chance. The fourth Sunshine State Book Festival will be held on Friday evening and all day Saturday, January 27-28, 2023,…

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100 Best 20th century English-language novels

  • Post author:Nick
  • Post published:May 3, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

I stumbled across this list recently. In 1998, the Modern Library published a list of the best 100 English-language novels of the 20th century (https://www.modernlibrary.com/top-100/100-best-novels/). I was surprised how many…

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