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How do you make an anti-hero sympathetic?
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Haunted by an old story... and the ticking clock
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Hometown:
Lowell, MA
About Me:
Nothing interesting there, just a guy who dreams of writing hack crime novels for a living.
I Am A:
Reader, Writer
Books And Authors I Like:
Spillane, Leonard, Ellroy, Mosley, Thompson, Miller, Stark, Westlake, etc.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
You know, stuff with guns in it!

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POINT A

TOOK THE DAY OFF WORK TO WRITE. HAD NO NOTES, NO IDEAS, NO CHARACTERS WHISPERING IN MY EAR ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY NEEDED TO GET OUT OF MY HEAD AND ONTO THE PAGE. STARTED WITH ZERO AND HERE'S WHAT CAME OUT:

You tell yourself that you’re just taking a drive to clear your head. You…

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Posted on January 27, 2008 at 12:28am — 1 Comment

HEREAFTER still haunts me...

So I'm into my conversion of EL REY from script to novel form, hoping to iron out the kinks in the story whilst doing so, and my imagination stalls on me, taking me back in time to the not-so-salad-days of HEREAFTER, a story I wrote when I was feeling pretty low and overdosing on Dashiell Hammett/Clive Barker. I'm chalking this moment up to just being another angle of attack from the demon known as Procrastination (kind of like blogging), but I couldn't help getting lost in that story again…

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Posted on September 3, 2007 at 12:38am

The last days of The Last Days of El Rey

Well, I'm finally at the end of this monster. It's been two years of on-again, off-again romance, but, in the end, it finally seduced me to come back long enough to finish this time. I don't even really care that some of the scenes read like bad Mexican soap opera! The point is - it's done, and that's something I haven't been able to say about anything I've written for a very long time. I know it'll take several more passes to get it really tight, but there's something that's just inherently…

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Posted on August 14, 2007 at 10:00pm — 2 Comments

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At 3:05am on October 12, 2009, B.R.Stateham said…
Man, I like the image you selected for your avatar! Puts a whole new meaning in the term 'domestic violence.'
At 6:56am on August 17, 2009, Preetham Grandhi said…
Hi Nick, I want to introduce you to my debut novel "A Circle of souls" which is a murder, mystery, psychological thriller and a tale of justice and hope. Do visit www.acircleofsouls.com to read more about the book. Make sure you sign up to win an autographed copy of the book. You can also read more reviews by clicking on the More Reviews button at the website. Thanks for your time in advance.

Best regards

Preetham Grandhi

Early Endorsements for “A Circle of Souls”

Linda Fairstein, NYT Bestselling Author: "A fascinating debut - this novel takes the reader to the darkest places in the human soul, from a writer with the authenticity to lead us there. A stunning thriller and an important read."

Judge Judy Sheindlin, star of the Judge Judy Show: "The seminal work of this fine author kept me glued to my chair until the adventure was over and the mystery solved. A great read!"

Book Synopsis:

The sleepy town of Newbury, Connecticut, is shocked when a little girl is found brutally murdered. The town s top detective, perplexed by a complete lack of leads, calls in FBI agent Leia Bines, an expert in cases involving children.

Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Gram, a psychiatrist at Newbury s hospital, searches desperately for the cause of seven-year-old Naya Hastings devastating nightmares. Afraid that she might hurt herself in the midst of a torturous episode, Naya s parents have turned to the bright young doctor as their only hope.

The situations confronting Leia and Peter converge when Naya begins drawing chilling images of murder after being bombarded by the disturbing images in her dreams. Amazingly, her sketches are the only clues to the crime that has panicked Newbury residents. Against her better judgment, Leia explores the clues in Naya s crude drawings, only to set off an alarming chain of events.
In this stunning psychological thriller, innocence gives way to evil, and trust lies forgotten in a web of deceit, fear, and murder.
At 12:08pm on September 12, 2007, Michael Haskins said…
Nicholas, I sent you a note, I think, about checking out my CrimeSpace home page and getting a link to my friend's new Beat blog. I think you will enjoy it. I spent much of my youth in Lowell, off the Merrimack (sp?) River and the old drive-in movie. Had an aunt & uncle lived, I believe it was on Shirley Ave., can't believe I remembered that after all these years. My cousin Judy's is married to Joe Hart, who is a judge in Suffolk County these days, and their son Kevin is a big Kerouac fan. Let me know if you read the scroll. I am expecting mine any day now in the mail. Give my best to all of Lowell!
At 11:56am on September 11, 2007, Nick Lawless said…
Thanks! Marv rules!
At 8:43am on September 5, 2007, Cheryl Norman said…
Hello, Nicholas. I love the avatar, too!

Cheryl
At 1:01am on September 3, 2007, Christa M. Miller said…
Love the avatar, Nicholas!
At 5:49pm on August 31, 2007, Declan Burke said…
Nicholas - congrats on finishing El Rey (great title, by the way) ... and hey, the rewriting is always the most fun, right? Gird thy loins, sirrah, and get stuck into it ... best of luck with it, cheers, Dec
At 3:02am on August 22, 2007, JackBludis said…
Good writer's list ... Stuff with guns in it ... Yeah, I buy that.
At 2:36pm on August 15, 2007, Duane Swierczynski said…
Thanks, Nicholas. So glad you had fun with it.

And anyone who likes Dusty Rhoades is okay by me.
At 5:50am on August 15, 2007, J.D. Rhoades said…
Great avatar...and anyone who likes Westlake and Swierczynski is okay by me.
 
 
 

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