Author Archives: Nicholas J. Ordinans

About Nicholas J. Ordinans

Inkslinger and StoryTeller

Vale Eli Wallach

A sad day indeed as the fine actor Eli Wallach passed away at the age of 98. Who can forget the  bandit leader Calvera in ‘The Magnificent Seven’ directed by John Sturges? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcmzHtokiMw Or, the wily Tuco in the final … Continue reading

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I’ve published an in-depth interview at Smashwords

Please check it out at https://www.smashwords.com/interview/Nowanoz Any comments welcome! And, of course, should you have any other questions, please feel free to post them here and I will answer them to the best of my ability.

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Smashwords Annual July Sale Now On!

“Home Run’ is now free for the month of July for all e-readers at Smashwords! http://tinyurl.com/m5g9rr6         All my other e-books are available at reduced prices, too for the month of July. Grab a bargain now! http://tinyurl.com/a4f85h2Continue reading

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New 5 star review of ‘Whingeblade’ on Amazon – ‘Fun and refreshing’

Thank you ‘bec’ for your very kind review… Fun and refreshing….. May 11, 2013 By bec Format:Kindle Edition How wonderful to find an author with some truly new ideas, this book is gripping from the very first paragraph. Fantasy type … Continue reading

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Author interview on ‘That Thing I Said’ Blog

Thanks to Paul Western-Pittard for posting my author interview on his authors. books, interviews and writing blog: ‘That Thing I Said’. Please check it out at http://cerullean.net/author-interview-nicholas-j-ordinan/#comments

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He rode into our valley in the summer of ’89

And now he’s riding onto your Blu-Ray player (at least in his Alan Ladd incarnation) on June 4th 1953 in time to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of George Stevens’ classic western movie based on my favourite western novel of all … Continue reading

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Smashwords e-book week. Free and bargain e-books for one week!

“My early thriller novel ‘Home Run’ is free to download during e-book week on Smashwords. A unique tale of a man’s search to find the truth. The reader is taken in by the twists and turns of the plot, as … Continue reading

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Today is the birthday of my first literary hero, Jack Schaefer, author of ‘Shane’.

One of my first cinematic memories stems from seeing George Steven’s movie adaptation of the great Jack Schaefer western novel, Shane at the Gaumont cinema in Wolverhampton in 1953 with my father.  I vividly recall being startled by the uncharacteristically … Continue reading

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Very nice 5 star review of ‘The Celluloid Kid’ on Amazon.

My first reader response to ‘The Celluloid Kid’ has been posted on Amazon. 5 stars and very complimentary review. Thanks very much! http://tinyurl.com/9nfmlbg Interesting Premise – handled well This review is from: The Celluloid Kid (Kindle Edition) The title caught … Continue reading

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All four of my current novels now published and distributed with Smashwords

As of today,  my four completed novels which are available as trade paperbacks and Kindle eBooks through Amazon at http://tinyurl.com/7r8sw3d are now available as multi-format eBooks through Smashwords as well. See my Smashwords Author Page at http://tinyurl.com/8obc39z  

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