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Sunday, December 2, 2007

New Book in '08

I've been neglecting this webpage of late. That statement really hit home when I noticed an item about The Handyman's Reality being available at Now, Voyager in Provincetown, MA, and what a great beach read it would be. Since I doubt very many people are reading on the beach in P-Town in December, I guess I'd better do a little housekeeping around here.

I have a good excuse for the neglect, though. I've been working like crazy on the manuscript for the third book of the Handyman trilogy. I'm pleased and relieved to announce the main writing is done just in time for me to get swept into the yearly Christmas insanity. Since my neighbors all have their Christmas decorations up and there is still a bunch of Indian corn on my front door, I guess I'd better get busy with that as well.

Anyway, I'm thrilled the manuscript for the book, tentatively titled The Handyman's Promise, is complete. Now the machinery will take over, and at some point the book will hit stores in 2008. When exactly I couldn't say at this point, but I'll make a promise of my own and do my best to keep updates available here.

My own opinion is that this is the best Ed and Rick book yet, and I'm looking forward to sharing it with the world. When it gets closer to publication time, I'll put a sneak peek or two here, too.

Believe it or not, I'm listening to "White Christmas" on my Ipod at the moment, hoping it will get me in the mood to do some decorating. Of course it's pouring down rain here, but the weather guessers are saying we should see some snow this week. If December gets so whacked out that I don't get another blog posted, let me take this opportunity to thank everyone who enjoyed the Handyman books, and also say thanks for making 2007 another successful year for Ed Stephens, and me too for that matter. 2008 oughta be interesting for many reasons, and during the midst of election year frenzy and everything else, I hope Ed will be back to entertain his fans once again.

5:37 pm est

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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.

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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Nick Poff