How hard could it be? You take Dimensional Portal(TM) technology and push - ahem, I mean convince - several seasoned (I like mine with more salt than is healthy and a dash of Tabasco) journalists through it. (Oh, don't be so judgmental - 90 per cent of th... moreHow hard could it be? You take Dimensional Portal(TM) technology and push - ahem, I mean convince - several seasoned (I like mine with more salt than is healthy and a dash of Tabasco) journalists through it. (Oh, don't be so judgmental - 90 per cent of that sentence worked!) Once they've been in the alternate reality long enough, you expect them to send back news articles about what they find there. You'd think it would be easy.
Of course, it's hell. For one thing, there are the strange beats. Courts. International Politics. Pie Eating Contests. Okay, I'm not sure about the last one, but Meredyth Flimflamflooie has been submitting three articles on the subject a week faithfully for the last seven years, and I haven't the heart to tell her that we can't use her recipes because we don't have the key ingredients on Earth Prime.
Or, the journalists. My father (who was a chiropractor - what? You got something against people getting medical attention for their backs?) always told me that you can't trust ... less
Nicholas C. Rossis has written the epic fantasy series Pearseus and The Power of Six, a collection of short science fiction stories. All of these have reached #1 on Amazon.
His latest book is Runaway Smile, a children's book about a little boy who wakes u... moreNicholas C. Rossis has written the epic fantasy series Pearseus and The Power of Six, a collection of short science fiction stories. All of these have reached #1 on Amazon.
His latest book is Runaway Smile, a children's book about a little boy who wakes up in the morning and realizes he has lost his smile. After spending the rest of the day trying to find it, he learns the truth behind smiles: real smiles are shared ones.
Nick Dante is happy not having any cases to investigate and sitting in the Black Heart in Camden, drinking American IPA's, while practising to be a full-time curmudgeon. However, when Maya Prada's new album, 'Trash Talk' is leaked, Andrew Grey comes to Da... moreNick Dante is happy not having any cases to investigate and sitting in the Black Heart in Camden, drinking American IPA's, while practising to be a full-time curmudgeon. However, when Maya Prada's new album, 'Trash Talk' is leaked, Andrew Grey comes to Dante to prove his innocence. Dante is reluctant to take the case, but he perks up when he meets the beautiful Ronnie, Grey's employee. Now he's just got to deal with two major record labels, some pissed off producers, and some very unwelcome guests from his military past. less
I write novels about everyday people dealing with the universal ideals of love, loss, regret, and death—and the emotions associated with those ideals. A reader once told me that my work was, “Gritty, entertaining… real. Romance for the ... moreI write novels about everyday people dealing with the universal ideals of love, loss, regret, and death—and the emotions associated with those ideals. A reader once told me that my work was, “Gritty, entertaining… real. Romance for the non-romantic.”
My first novel, January’s Paradigm, was published by Minerva Press, London, England. Current Entertainment Monthly in Ann Arbor, Michigan, wrote of January’s Paradigm, “(readers) will not be able to put it down.” I have two other novels based on the Joe January character, One Hot January and January’s Thaw. Both are available from Second Wind Publishing.
In 2008 I completed Backstop: A Baseball Love Story in Nine Innings, which is available from Second Wind Publishing as well as from Amazon in both book and Kindle formats, and from Barnes and Noble (Nook). Backstop was nominated as a 2010 Michigan Notable Book, while the Lewis Department of Humanities at the Illinois Institute of Technology adopted... less
After a successful career as an instructional and business writer and ghost-writer of informational products, Australian author, Lorraine Cobcroft, re-invented herself as ''The Rainbowriter'' to offer offer mentoring services for novice writers, book revi... moreAfter a successful career as an instructional and business writer and ghost-writer of informational products, Australian author, Lorraine Cobcroft, re-invented herself as ''The Rainbowriter'' to offer offer mentoring services for novice writers, book reviews and critiques, pre-publishing services, templates for manuscript submission and publishing, help to arrange printing, and assistance with author branding and all aspects of marketing.
Lorraine also runs workshops (in Australia) on self-publishing, preparing an author publicity pack, submitting to agents and publishers, and marketing on a tight budget.
Visit www.rainbowriter.com to find free resources and articles and white papers on writing, plus reviews of software and useful tools for writers.
Being semi-retired, Lorraine charges low hourly rates for giving feedback, writing book reviews, assisting authors to create media packs and messaging frameworks to ensure a positive, consistent image, and assisting with submission preparation or self-publishing.
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