 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
http://www.hauntedcomputer.com/
Boone, NC, author Scott Nicholson has published novels,
short stories, poetry, and non-fiction magazine articles, and
has written five screenplays. As a newspaper reporter, he's
won three North Carolina Press Association awards. He's had
the usual collection of odd jobs: dishwasher, carpenter,
painter, musician, baseball card dealer, and radio
announcer. Now he haphazardly trades words for beans and
uses "haphazardly" as often as possible.
Nicholson’s first novel “The Red Church,” inspired by legends
surrounding a haunted Appalachian church near his home,
was a Stoker Award finalist and an alternate selection of the
Mystery Guild. “The Harvest” is an alien infection tale that’s
an allegory for the development of the mountains. “The
Manor” is set at a haunted artists’ retreat in the Appalachian
Mountains and has been optioned for film development. “The
Home” was inspired by the death of a child at a nearby group
home for troubled children, informed by Nicholson's own
forgettable childhood. "The Farm" is based on the little farm
community where he moved in 2004 and became a serious
organic gardener and libertarian. "They Hunger"--well, let's
just say it contains three sex scenes, pseudo-vampires, and
the phrase "You got a purty mouth."
Nicholson has published about 60 stories in six different
countries, including the collection “Thank You For The
Flowers.” Nicholson won the grand prize in the international
Writers of the Future contest in 1999. That same year, he
was first runner-up for the Darrell Award. He studied Creative
Writing at Appalachian State University and UNC-Chapel Hill.
He recently finished a term as Secretary for the southeastern
chapter of the Mystery Writers of America and is vice-
president of the Horror Writers Association and is a member
of Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller
Writers..
Unfortunately, they never taught him to write: he had 105
rejections before his first story sale and over 400 before he
sold a novel. He hasn't learned much from his mistakes but
thinks he'll probably improve with practice. If nothing else,
he's become a better liar.
Nicholson has published numerous articles on writing and
his publishing experiences, and he operates a freelance
editing business. His website www.hauntedcomputer.com
features author interviews, articles, and fiction excerpts.
Bad relationship advice. Humor. Gardening tips. Subliminal
tricks to sell his books. That sort of thing.
Boone, NC, author Scott Nicholson has published novels,
short stories, poetry, and non-fiction magazine articles, and
has written five screenplays. As a newspaper reporter, he's
won three North Carolina Press Association awards. He's had
the usual collection of odd jobs: dishwasher, carpenter,
painter, musician, baseball card dealer, and radio
announcer. Now he haphazardly trades words for beans and
uses "haphazardly" as often as possible.
Nicholson’s first novel “The Red Church,” inspired by legends
surrounding a haunted Appalachian church near his home,
was a Stoker Award finalist and an alternate selection of the
Mystery Guild. “The Harvest” is an alien infection tale that’s
an allegory for the development of the mountains. “The
Manor” is set at a haunted artists’ retreat in the Appalachian
Mountains and has been optioned for film development. “The
Home” was inspired by the death of a child at a nearby group
home for troubled children, informed by Nicholson's own
forgettable childhood. "The Farm" is based on the little farm
community where he moved in 2004 and became a serious
organic gardener and libertarian. "They Hunger"--well, let's
just say it contains three sex scenes, pseudo-vampires, and
the phrase "You got a purty mouth."
Nicholson has published about 60 stories in six different
countries, including the collection “Thank You For The
Flowers.” Nicholson won the grand prize in the international
Writers of the Future contest in 1999. That same year, he
was first runner-up for the Darrell Award. He studied Creative
Writing at Appalachian State University and UNC-Chapel Hill.
He recently finished a term as Secretary for the southeastern
chapter of the Mystery Writers of America and is vice-
president of the Horror Writers Association and is a member
of Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller
Writers..
Unfortunately, they never taught him to write: he had 105
rejections before his first story sale and over 400 before he
sold a novel. He hasn't learned much from his mistakes but
thinks he'll probably improve with practice. If nothing else,
he's become a better liar.
Nicholson has published numerous articles on writing and
his publishing experiences, and he operates a freelance
editing business. His website www.hauntedcomputer.com
features author interviews, articles, and fiction excerpts.
Bad relationship advice. Humor. Gardening tips. Subliminal
tricks to sell his books. That sort of thing.
