Blog about award-winning writer and author Nicholas Dettmann. Learn more about his debut fictional novel, "A Life Worth Dreaming About," including upcoming appearances, signings, how and where to purchase the novel and works in progress.
"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?”
Thursday, April 24, 2014
What a thrill
The folks at the school said if I could speak for about 30 minutes that'd be plenty good enough. It wound up going for an hour. I had so much fun answering so many questions from the kids. They thought it was so cool to be a sports writer and an even cooler to be an author.
The best part about it is when some of those kids, grades 7-9, came up to me afterward and said thank you for coming and that they really enjoyed meeting me and listening to me talk. I had a smile on my face the rest of the day.
What a thrill.
Monday, April 21, 2014
New appearance date added
I will take part in the Threshold's Showcase of Authors event, which will be 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 21, at the Lawrence & Vivian Stockhausen Center in West Bend.
Last year, more than 900 people attended the event and it will feature some of the top authors in the Midwest.
Be sure to save the date on your calendar for this special event.