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Friday, May 30, 2008

Celebrate, Celebrate, Dance to the Music

Well, there is great rejoicing at Old Spruce Cottage tonight. The winners of Foreword Magazine's 2007 Book the Year contest were just announced today. Much to my shock and surprise, The Handyman's Reality was the Gold recipient in the category of gay/lesbian fiction. Woo Hoo!

I'm feeling very Joan Crawford at the moment; have a strong desire to write the judges personal thank you notes, but I honestly don't have a clue as to who the judges even were for my category. Still, I'm thrilled they found Reality the best of the '07 gay/lesbian entries.

It just goes to show that not ALL great gay fiction is coming out of the traditional publishing houses. The fact that we live in age where independent authors and publishers can be recognized as well is pretty amazing. And I'll tell ya, it is incredibly vindicating to have my warm, optimistic story about a couple of nice guys trying to build a relationship in small town USA recognized as something different, entertaining, and worthy of special attention.

Thanks to every one of Ed's fans. If you hadn't of told me after The Handyman's Dream that you wanted more of Ed's story, The Handyman's Reality -- and then The Handyman's Promise -- would not have entered the world. All kidding aside, there's one thing I did learn from the occasionally maligned Joan Crawford: it's the fans who are the measure of my success. So thanks again; thanks a whole, whole lot!

6:49 pm est

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Upcoming Appearances

Just a quick note here to let folks in central Indiana and southeastern Wisconsin know that Nick is comin' to town! Please click on the Book Info & Appearances page to find out more details about upcoming book signings.

The response to The Handyman's Promise has been great! Thanks to everyone who has shared their thoughts and opinions. I'm both thrilled and relieved to know folks are enjoying this book as much as the first two.

1:52 pm est

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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.

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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