Have two book signings set up in January. If you are nearby, stop by and say hey. January 14th – 2pm – 4pm – Sundog Books; Seaside, Florida. 30a Songwriter’s Festival will be going on, too. I’ll be on torch looking for a miracle to the Todd Snider show. January 28th – 2pm – 4pm – Jaime Peligro’s Book Store; Tamarindo, Costa Rica. I’ll be … Continue reading Upcoming Book Signings
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
After months of sitting on Amazon’s Hot New Releases in the Surfing and Costa Rica categories, today is the official release date of Native Moments. All three versions are now avaialble on Amazon: Paperback, Kindle and Audio. If you subscribe to this blog using your email address, you’ll be entered to win a free audio version of Native Moments. Also, in a few days I’ll … Continue reading 09/15/16 – The Day I Became a Published Author
What a great week it’s been. The preorders of Native Moments started getting shipped almost a month early and the first three Amazon reviews have been posted. The first picture someone tagged me in on Facebook was a good friend living in Kenosha, WI and he was holding a copy of my book. It came as a surprise, and then more pictures started popping up. … Continue reading First Amazon Reviews In and Books Are Being Shipped
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