Nathan Holic

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  • Marketing My Writing Part III: Amazon

    Yesterday, I finished creating my Amazon author profile. It’s right here, and it feels really good to have that tiny corner of Amazon all to myself. There’s something official about appearing on Amazon, having my book for sale in the world’s largest marketplace. There’s something affirming about it, even if the idea of appearing on…

  • Stocking Stuffers

    For those of you looking for the perfect stocking stuffer, might I suggest 15 Views of Orlando (the book for which I served as the humble editor)? I get no kick-backs from sales. All proceeds go to benefit the Urban Think Foundation, and Page 15 (the literacy organization under the foundation’s umbrella), and it’s gotten…

  • Book Fairs!

    When I was a kid, the words “book fair” meant only one thing: my parents would give me twenty dollars, and–during some prescribed hour of the day–our elementary school classroom would be walked (single-file, remember) to the media center, where we would find a fenced-in compound of for-sale kids’ books. They were colorful. They were…

  • Peeling

    Today is my newborn son’s three-month birthday. For anyone who has never been pregnant, or has never had a child, maybe this doesn’t sound impressive. But trust me: when you’re a father, every step of the journey is an important one, a memorable one. Even the pregnancy itself is fraught with drama and tension, some…

  • New e-book collaboration with Lindsay Hunter!

    The folks over at Artistically Declined Press have been doing some great things in print and online, including a full catalogue of short pdf e-books. All are free, and all can be easily downloaded and then added to your Goodreads shelf. Recently, I was able to do a comic collaboration with the always-entertaining Lindsay Hunter…

  • A Round-Up of Updates

    Got a lot of cool links to share: First, a fantastic review of 15 Views of Orlando at Saw Palm, the literary journal of the University of South Florida. The editor of the journal, John Fleming, is fantastic, and he’s working hard to cultivate literary community in the Tampa Bay area (much like Burrow Press…

  • The Less United States of Kudera

    Not everyday you get a shout-out from a writer you really admire. Many thank to you, Alex Kudera! The next installment of my comic adaptation of Kudera’s novel Fight For Your Long Day is not due for several weeks, but in the meantime, make sure to order a copy of his book and see the…

  • Favorite Fiction Writers

    Was just reading through an interview on Duotrope’s Digest with the poet J Bradley, and saw that I was mentioned under his list of favorite fiction authors. That’s the sort of thing that really brings a smile to your face…unexpected, and a cool compliment. Thanks, Mr. Bradley!

  • Fight For Your Long Day, a comic adaptation

    I’ve been hard at work adapting Alex Kudera’s very funny/sad novel, Fight For Your Long Day, a satire of the employment structure for teachers in the university setting. It’s an important book, and one that just keeps building and building in support. My comic adaptations are generally short, just a chunk of a chapter at…

  • The Gift, a comic adaptation

    Check out my latest comic adaptation, over at LITnIMAGE. I worked with the mighty Ben Tanzer, a Chicago indie-lit god, on his short story “The Gift” (which was originally published at The2ndHand). Check it out at the link here, and let me know what you think. This is probably my favorite comic adaptation I’ve created…