Art is Heavy Lifting
Great interview from one of the modern masters of the craft. Continue reading Art is Heavy Lifting
Category: Writing
Making your Family Vacations a Work Trip
After visiting Costa Rica in 1999, I told myself I wouldn’t return until I wrote novel and got it published. 17 years later, I’m returning. It took much longer than I expected. Many years of self-doubt and work and starting a business and starting a family made writing increasingly difficult. But on January 24th, I’m heading back to Costa Rica with my wife and daughter. … Continue reading Making your Family Vacations a Work Trip
Another Alternative Setting for a Book Signing
I set up a book signing at Waterboyz surf shop in Pensacola, FL for Saturday the 24th. Again, trying different settings as opposed to a book store for selling books. In these alternative settings – breweries, surf shops, etc – there isn’t direct competition like in a bookstore where people have thousands of other books to choose from. And books from authors they have heard … Continue reading Another Alternative Setting for a Book Signing
Tips for Your First Book Reading
My first book reading went much better than I had expected and maybe some of the things I did to prepare for it will help your book readings as well. Open Books in Pensacola, FL was the host and it was tied in with an interview I did with the local free paper so I had some publicity leading up to it weeks in advance. … Continue reading Tips for Your First Book Reading
A Stranger Lifted My Spirits
As I was working in my new shop for Emerald Coast Tours the other day, a guy poked his head in the door and said he was curious what was moving in there. He had been seeing us work for the last couple weeks and when he saw the bikes and segways, he knew it was us. Then he asked if I was Nic Schuck. … Continue reading A Stranger Lifted My Spirits
Free Book!
If you like audio books, here ya go. Head over to audible.com, enter the code and enjoy listening to Native Moments. If you like the book though consider buying it as a way to say thanks and don’t forget to tell your friends about it. These codes will get you a free download of Native Moments. It was narrated by Dan Jones. If one doesn’t … Continue reading Free Book!
The Short-Story Cycle
The definition of the short-story cycle is something along the lines of “an interconnected collection of stories.” The definition is a bit vague and people can argue which works are considered a “short-story cycle,” but some of the ones that are usually agreed on are In Our Time, Dubliners, Go Down, Moses, and Winesburg, Ohio. I would include a few of my favorites: What We … Continue reading The Short-Story Cycle
How to Have a Successful Debut Book Launch and Signing
This is going to be a quick post because after having my first book launch this past weekend, I think I figured out the secret to having a good one and selling a lot of books. Don’t have your book launch at a bookstore. Sure this seems counterintuitive, but have you ever walked into a book store and saw an author doing a book signing? … Continue reading How to Have a Successful Debut Book Launch and Signing
Guest Author Interview
I was recently interviewed on Blackwood Magazine’s blog. Check it out here: Guest Author: Nic Schuck Hey, all my writing and reading peeps! How are we doing today? I’m just gonna pretend you said “great,” then I’m gonna say how happy I am to hear that, and then I’m gonna introduce our guest for today. Please join me in welcoming Mr. Nic Schuck, whose first novel was … Continue reading Guest Author Interview
Allman Brothers Band Classic Penned in Pensacola
I recently wrote an article about the Allman Brothers Band’s connection to Pensacola and it was published in the Sandspaper. Check it out here. Continue reading Allman Brothers Band Classic Penned in Pensacola
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