"A Life Worth Dreaming About"

"A Life Worth Dreaming About"
My debut novel available now, click on image to be redirected to my website

"A Life Worth Dreaming About" reviews

Captivating!”

--- Linda

Inspiring!”

--- Scott B.

A feel good book.

--- Hannah F.

“I like the easy, accessible style.”

--- Julia Forster, author of “Shadow Jumper”

“Extremely intriguing.”

--- Lisa Lickel, author of five novels, including “The Map Quilt”

“Good straight forward storytelling and the hook at the end of Chapter 1 works well, when we think the excitement is over. ... The writing is quite good.”

--- Tod Schneider, author of “The Lost Wink”

“It was an enjoyable read. Once I got into it, it kept my interest to see where it was going.”

--- Jill Badzinski, former editor West Bend (Wis.) Daily News

“I like the story. Carl reminds me of Patrick Bateman in ‘American Psycho.’ They are both loners and have a fondness for expensive clothes. I like the description in the first chapters of his interaction, or rather lack of it with his colleagues. I think it's good.”

--- Maria Gibbons, author of “Past, Present, Future?”

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Update from Edgerton Book Festival

On Saturday, I participated in the 7th Annual Sterling North Book and Film Festival in Edgerton, Wis.

It was a fun event to be a part of. I got the chance to meet a lot of great and talented Wisconsin authors and met a lot of people and tell them about my book. While my sales weren't where I hoped they would be for the festival, it was still enjoyable and neat to be a featured author as well.

Thank you to all those who organized the book festival for allowing me to be apart of the event.

Up next? Twin Cities Book Festival in St. Paul, Minn.

Book Giveaway results

Congratulations Heather M. of Denver, PA, for winning a free autographed copy of my novel, "A Life Worth Dreaming About" on Goodreads.com.

Heather was randomly chosen by Goodreads.com out of 372 entries.

Thank you to all those who participated. It meant a lot to me. I hope you still get a chance to check out my book.

Again, congratulations Heather.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Edgerton Book Festival specials

From 2:15-3:15 p.m. at the Edgerton Book Festival on Saturday, Sept. 29, I will be giving a discussion and presentation about my debut novel, "A Life Worth Dreaming About."

If you attend the presentation, you will have a chance to sign up and win a free autographed copy of my novel.

Also, if you download my FREE mobile app on your mobile device and show the announcement I will post regarding the festival, you will receive a discount on your purchase of my novel at the festival.

I'm looking forward to the festival and hope to meet a lot of people!

www.nickdettmann.com

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Book signing

I will be at A Room of One's Own Bookstore in Madison on Sunday, Nov. 25, at 2 p.m.

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Friday, September 14, 2012

Schedule for Edgerton Book Festival

The schedule for the featured authors has been released for the 7th Annual Sterling North Book and Film Festival, which I'm participating in.


9-10:15 a.m.: Opening Ceremony, presenting Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker
10:30-11:30 a.m.: William Povletich (EPAC), Stanley Kutler (Room 1), Marnie Mamminga (Room 2), Barbara Joosse (Room 3), Renee Graef (Room 4), Emile Norman: By His Own Design (Room 5)
11:40 a.m.-12:40 p.m.: Ron McCrea (Room 1), Pamela Quinlan (Room 2), Milton J. Bates (Room 3), Erin Falligant (Room 4), Eric Karl Presentation (Room 5)
1-2 p.m.: Lori Schneider (EPAC)
2:15-3:15 p.m.: Melinda Myers (EPAC), Dan Woll (Room 1), Patricia Dischler (Room 2), Nicholas Dettmann (Room 3), Jill Geisler (Room 4)
3:30-4 p.m.: Sterling North Award presentation

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Advertisement for Edgerton Book Festival

Also featuring yours truly. I hope to see you there. I'm tentatively scheduled to give a presentation at about 2:15 p.m.


Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Book No. 2

Finally! I got to spend a good hour or so on Book No. 2. Made some great strides today.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Now in four states

Stores in Kansas and Indiana have picked up my novel, "A Life Worth Dreaming About."


Watermark Books and Café
4701 E. Douglas Ave., Wichita, KS

The Bookstore
Lighthouse Place Premium Outlets
1203 Lighthouse Place
Michigan City, IN 46360

Here is an updated list:

A Room Of One's Own Bookstore
307 W. Johnson St., Madison, WI

Apple Blossom Bookstore
200E City Center, Oshkosh, WI

BookFinders Book Store
1001 A. Brilowski Road, Stevens Point, WI

Books & Company
Whitman Park Shopping Center
1039 Summit Ave., Oconomowoc, WI

Book World
1136 Main St., Stevens Point, WI

Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI

Faith & Giggles
42 N. Main St., Hartford, WI

Fireside Books and Gifts
1331 W. Paradise Drive, West Bend, WI

Four Seasons Craft Mall
1323 W. Main St., Sun Prairie, WI

Martha Merrell’s Books and CafĂ©
231 W. Main St., Waukesha, WI

Next Chapter Bookshop
10976 N. Port Washington Road, Mequon, WI

Pages and Pipes
748 W. Northland Ave., Appleton, WI

People's Books Cooperative
2122 E. Locust St., Milwaukee, WI

Seminary Co-Operative Bookstore
5757 South University Avenue, Chicago, IL

The Bookstore
Lighthouse Place Premium Outlets
1203 Lighthouse Place
Michigan City, IN 46360

The Little Read Book
7603 W. State St., Wauwatosa, WI

The Reader's Loft
2069 Central Ct. #44, Green Bay, WI

Watermark Books and Café
4701 E. Douglas Ave., Wichita, KS

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Oshkosh Gallery Walk Advertisement

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Saturday, Aug. 4, 6:30 p.m.

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Oshkosh Gallery Walk, Aug. 4, 2012

Oshkosh Gallery Walk, Aug. 4, 2012
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