Away too Long

I've been away too Long

I couldn't believe it when I looked at the data for this blog and saw that I hadn't posted on it in over a month.  A lot of the winter has passed us by already, and I am thankful to say that it has been mild and pretty much snow free.  

I haven't been idle in the time I have been away. In fact, I have been writing every day.

I finished the fifth book in my Jasper, Street-Fighter and Me series just before Christmas, and after three rounds of edits, it is going through a beta read. It took a bit longer to write the fifth book in the series "You Can't Kill Her" ... just make her go away. 

As has been the trend with the series, each book has been longer and had more twists and surprises that the previous episode. Episode 5 is not an exception, as it at this moment is approx 52,000 words in length, and is by far the most intense story yet, with more twist and turns that I actually added a list of terms and acronyms for the reader. Nothing heavy, just a list to allow the reader to know exactly who or what agency is being talked about.  Keep checking the JSFandME website for updates and snippets from the story.

While I was finishing episode 5, I was also doing my own final edit, on a new Romantic Police Novel - "Love Ignited".  Like episode five of JSFandMe, this story is also in excess of fifty thousand words and is in the process of going through its first full edit.

Then for a little something different, I have been taking a Poetry Workshop, through Writers and Books in Rochester, NY where I work.  for this entire month, we have been receiving a prompt via e-mail every day, for which we have to write a poem.  Then the members of the class, pick's their favorite from the week and sends it to the rest of the class, which meets every Monday evening where we workshop each other's poems.  It has been a fun and interesting class, where I think that I have learned a lot, about my second love, writing poetry.

I have found, that my hands can be creative both to type out the stories in my mind, and also at times to simply create something physically.   

This week's project for my wife and me.

So Said the Tree - A new book - Free

Newly Released Today

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"So Said the Tree"

A Poem, which began as a challenge to write a poem about a picture, which evolved into a poem about making the choice that is right for you.

Nursesnook&Books - September 1st Blog

Date: September 1, 2015

News: 

   Our Recent trip to Philadelphia, which included a day spent with the Impressionists, as we visited both the Barnes Foundation and Impressionists Show, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The combination of beautiful weather, beautiful art, and being able to share it with the beautiful woman who has been my wife for 47 years, inspired me to write a new poem titled "Impressions, Inspired by the Impressionist".

It can be found on my other blog, RDN's Blog

To read more about Philadelphia, and one extremely busy summer, check out my web-page, which was just updated yesterday. http://antiquepoet.com/

Coming Soon:

    "Out of the Chaos"  - At the present time, I am projecting a mid-September release for this exciting romantic police drama. A story that begins with a general alert call that activates every police, fire and EMS unit in Smithville.  For Senior Detectives Charlotte (Charlie) Nelson, and Charles (Chuck) D'Angelo, the closest detectives to the chaos that takes over the center of the city.  The excitement for Charlie begins even before they reach the scene, and doesn't end until the end of the book.







Deals & Free Books:

• Free Books:
• "And Then There Were Six" - A short story in verse is available through Smashwords.
• "Our Pride & Our Joy" - A story in verse about our feral cat family is available through Smashwords.
• "Murder in St. Luietz" & "Words from the Heart" - Are both available in paperback, at reduced prices through my store The Antique Poet Store.

Links:

• The Antiquepoet Fan Pay
• The AntiquePoet's Store
• The Antique Poet Facebook Page
• Books & Poetry by Richard Nurse

Words from the Heart - Update - Contents

Words from the Heart

Now I am truly feeling excited.  I reviewed the proof this morning, and it looks great. Except for a minor adjustment in the cover placements so that it trims properly, I could have released the book this morning.  Now we will all have to wait one more day.

As promised yesterday I am releasing the Table of Contents page through this blog.  Plus as an added bonus, look for the title poem a bit later in the day on Google Plus.

Richard.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Dedications

Introduction

Prologue

Words from the Heart

Section One

  Reflections - on Life - Through Poetry and Prose

Section Two

  Depression – My Battle - Through Poetry and Prose

Section Three

  Unexpected Changes - Caring -  In Home Elder Care - Through Poetry and Prose

Section Four

   Whimsy and Furry Friends -  Coping – Life Isn’t Always… – Through Poetry and Prose

Epilogue

Other Works by the Author

About the Author

Words from the Heart - Back Cover

You've seen the fantastic front cover for Words from the Heart, now here is the back cover, and a bit of a sneak peak into my thought process as I selected the works to be included in this book.

There are a total of 32 poems, and at least one section of prose for each of the four sections of the book.  And for those that actually read, and not just look at the picture, I will release the Table of Contents page tomorrow via this blog.

The book is going through the review process at CreateSpace as I write this, and will be available through Amazon, Createspace, and by web-site before the end of the month.  Watch for links in a coming blog.

***Coming Soon***

Works by Richard Nurse