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Saturday, April 26, 2008
THE HANDYMAN'S PROMISE HAS ARRIVED!
If you've been wondering whatever happened to Ed and Rick after they made up from that big fight at the end of The
Handyman's Reality, now you can find out. The Handyman's Promise is finished and ready for
the world! The book has been officially released from Authorhouse. At the moment it's only available through their
online bookstore and through Amazon.com (U.S. and Canada), but it will spread to other online stores, including Barnes and
Noble, Amazon UK, and European Amazon sites through the next few weeks. You can start looking for it in your favorite
GLBT brick and mortar stores by mid-May, and special order it through the big chain stores as well.
I've provided links for both Authorhouse and Amazon.com (U.S) here via the Book Info & Appearances page.
Just click on the link on the left side of this page, then scroll down a bit for the online stores links under the book titles
on the Book Info page. Links to the Imixes at Itunes are also provided farther down that right side column as well.
It looks as though some bookstore appearances are in the works for the next few months, so I hope I get to see some of
you and find out what you think of the new book. And by the way, it never hurts to inquire at your favorite GLBT stores
about a Nick Poff appearance. I've got my autograph sharpie and I'm ready to travel!
Happy Reading. I do hope you enjoy the new book, and as always, thanks for the incredible support.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
The Handyman's Promise -- The Music
It looks as though my third child -- uh, third book! -- will go out into the world in early May. Therefore I decided
it was time to once again stir up a little interest and excitement with another sneak peek, this time into the soundtrack.
Okay, for those folks unfamiliar with The Handyman books, yes, they all have soundtracks. As both
a writer and a disc jockey, stories and music simply go hand in hand for me. Ed Stephens, the hero of the Handyman
books, has a tendency to feel the same way, so he's usually listening to music as he goes about his daily business, or
as he ponders what life throws at him. In The Handyman's Promise, life does indeed throw a lot to think
about in Ed's lap, and I thoughtfully provided him with some music to help him sort it all out.
There are two playlists (or Imixes as they are called at Itunes) for The Handyman's Promise -- Oldies and 80's.
(It makes me feel quite old to hear 80's hits being played on Oldies stations these days, but for Ed, as his story
takes place in the early 80's, these are current songs.) You can find the Imixes at Itunes. Go to the Itunes
store, then click on Music in the left hand column. That will bring up new set of options in that left-hand
column, including Imixes. Click on Imixes, then type in the title of the book in the search box. That should
pull up the Imixes for that particular book, and might even pull up all of them. You might also type "nick poff"
in the search box to see some of the other Imixes I've posted over the years. If you can't trust a seasoned disc jockey
and avowed lover of old Top 40 to put together fun playlists for you, who can you trust?
I'm very pleased with the musical selections for The Handyman's Promise. Some of them strongly
relate to the story, and a few are thrown in just fun, including the "fag jam" dance songs on the 80's Imix. Most of
those songs are playing at a party Ed and Rick attend early in the book. As the party scene is one of my favorites from
the new book, it was fun to go through my old dance records and put together the soundtrack for that party. Happily,
I found several songs that were available on Itunes. I suspect they will bring back memories to those readers of a certain
age.
Music is the soundtrack of our lives. In addition to reading the new book, I hope you'll check out
the continuing soundtrack of Ed's life as well. Enjoy! When the book becomes available for online purchase,
you'll see it here first.
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When I'm Not Writing...
UPDATE: If you are on Facebook I hope you'll join the NICK POFF Author of
the HANDYMAN series group for discussions, updates, and more.
The sad but honest truth is that most writers need to supplement their income with something other than writing.
I've worked in the radio industry since the tender age of sixteen, and for the same two radio stations for the past twelve
years. We call it The Hotel California -- you can check out but you can never leave! It's amazing how people go,
but then seem to come back at some time, including me. Radio has been good to me, and although there are still times
I regret not sticking with the writing thing at an earlier age, it's been an interesting ride.
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Things I'm Enjoying....
Songs from '08-'09 I Think Are Cool
Second Chance - Shinedown
Show Me What I'm Looking For - Carolina Liar
Chasing Pavements - Adele
Mercy - Duffy
Apologize (fea OneRepublic) - Timbaland
Stop And Stare - OneRepublic
And of course, the Oldies But Goodies I've recently added to my Ipod:
After the Love is Gone - Earth, Wind & Fire
Baby Come Back - Player
The End of the World - Skeeter Davis
The Edge of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks
We Don't Talk Anymore - Cliff Richard
Le Freak - Chic
Dance With You -- Carrie Lucas
The Heart to Break the Heart -- France Joli
Dancin' The Night Away -- Voggue
In The Bush -- Musique
I Wanna Be Your Lover -- Prince
We're On the Right Track -- Ultra High Frequency
The Break - Kat Mandu
Forever - Pete Drake (This is the strangest MP3 I have
ever purchased on Itunes. I can't decide if it was taken directly from a really abused master tape, or recorded
from an LP. The right channel actually drops out about fifty seconds into the song. Bootlegs on Itunes?
Can it be? Oh well. It's one of my favorite songs from the early 60's, so I paid $1.29 to have it on my Ipod,
but I don't recommend anyone else pay for it unless they love it as much as I do.)
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Meet two potential victims of global warming.
If you want to save the bears as much as I do, vote wisely in each and every election, and check out the link
on my Favorite Links page.
Nick Poff
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