I am starting to panic. My final day of editing is tomorrow. After that, I've promised myself I am going to give up trying to improve Ages of Aenya and start on something new. After all, there is only so much editing a writer can do before he goes bananas. At some point, you just have... Continue Reading →
Masochistic Grammar
One of the things that really What really drives me crazy is Grrr-ammar! For anyone passionate about the written word Writing can be a masochistic enterprise, especially if you suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, like I do. Every sentence you read on my blog has been read over dozens of times is carefully has to be meticulously edited before being posted I... Continue Reading →
Rejection Form Letter
Thank you very much for providing us with the chance to read your novel. We are sorry to say that at this time we don’t feel it is right for Amazing Fantasy Publications. Please be assured that your work received thorough and fair consideration. We looked for elves, dwarfs or dragons, but could find none... Continue Reading →
To Kindle or Not to Kindle
To Kindle or not to Kindle . . . ? That is the question. Whether we like it or not, technology is pushing us forward. There was a time when people invented things out of need. Fire. Burial. Clothing (unfortunately). Now it seems corporations cram new technologies down our throats every other week. Being a... Continue Reading →
Advice for Writers
Over the years, people have asked me, "Nick, how do you do it?" OK, actually, nobody has ever asked me that. Still, here are a few important lessons about writing which you won’t find in any class or textbook, which I will graciously share with you:1. Great writers have the letter “R” in their name.... Continue Reading →
Why I Hate Facebook (But Still Use it Everyday)
Social media is designed to depress you. Studies have already linked Facebook to unhappiness and one author I know called Internet forums, "poison for writers." If you're a celebrity or if you already have a name in the public sphere, sites like Facebook, Twitter, Blogger and YouTube (to name a few) only help to increase... Continue Reading →
Me and John Kennedy Toole
John Kennedy Toole took his life in 1969I have been feeling like John Kennedy Toole lately, at least how I imagine he must have felt before he killed himself. Toole is the Pulitzer Prize winning author of A Confederacy of Dunces. I admit I only got a third way through his book before giving up. Not because... Continue Reading →
So You Want to Write a Novel . . .
Book signing for "The Dark Age of Enya" c. 2005So you want to write a novel . . . great! Lots of people do it every day. But the difference between writing a good novel and writing a stack of pages with words on them is the difference between riding your bike around the block... Continue Reading →
2012 Year in Review
This will be the last post of 2012, so I thought it'd be fun to look back at the year. While my quest (and make no mistake, it is a quest) to find an agent or a publisher for Ages of Aenya continues, it's been a great and productive year for my little niche of the... Continue Reading →
Nick’s Picks: The Five Greatest Novels of All Time
1. The Once and Future King by T.H. White This is the very best telling of one of the very best myths. It's the story of King Arthur, Sir Lancelot, and Guinevere, with everything you might want out of fantasy. But more importantly, T.H. White pulls at the heart strings while teaching you lessons about... Continue Reading →
The Art of Storytelling 
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