I held a book signing the day after Thanksgiving. Everybody got mad because now they can't read their ebooks through my signature. Next time bring an erasable marker, because I come with Sharpie.

I am now 29 years old and intend my books to be ridiculous. They haven't matured with age. When I grow up, I want to be just like you, except for the psychotic neuropathies. I also have a how-to book about nursing and anesthesia school soon to be shackled to Amazon. It will be free to roam the grassy plains of smashwords in a few months.

Website: http://www.amazon.com/author/NickAngelis
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/nick-angelis/6/b3b/b82

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• Eaglethorpe Buxton and the Elven Princess on Nov. 26, 2011
  
  Finally! I was starting to get worried after I published an ebook with the tag "comedy" and couldn't find many books in that category worth a chuckle. It was starting to inflate my ego about the ridiculousness I had written until Mr. Allison gently deflated it with this hilarious tale. I chortled, chuckled, and even cackled a few times while reading this book and recommend it unreservedly. That said, I'm off to procure some delicious pies of my own...
  
• Breaking Down on Nov. 29, 2011
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  I enjoyed this, especially since it was free (and I'm cheap). The sentence structure was a bit different than what I'm used to, but the story was very creative! It's so hard to make "astronaut" stories different from the millions already written, but Lelanthran succeeds with this tale.
  
• Breaking Down on Nov. 29, 2011
  
  I just wrote a very clever review of this enjoyable story. I hope I didn't just delete it. If I didn't, you get two.
  
• A Christmas Argument on Nov. 29, 2011
  
  This was a delightful tale, both as a story for children and a parable for adults. The writing was excellent. I would probably disagree with the fable's ultimate point, but the author presented it, "not too hot, not too cold, but just right," to quote from another famous allegory.
  
• Don't Push My Buttons! on Nov. 29, 2011
  
  I liked the use of the phrase "Don't Push My Buttons" in this book, though I thought this was a self-help book for arts and crafts at first glance. I'm not very bright. In the Java enabled online version, the ebook seemed disjointed, but that could be Smashword's fault. I didn't really like the main character Mike at first, but the book's description does blossom into fruition in this cathartic read.
  
• High Noon at Hot Topic on Dec. 02, 2011
  
  4.5 stars. The only detraction, if you could call it that, for this story would be all the details about retail life. However, those details also helped me relate to the main character and make the story seem reasonable. I'll probably stay out of Hot Topic in the future, though.
  
• I'm a Writer! (so where's the money?) on Jan. 09, 2012
  
  Ironically, Mr. Murray warns of making your ebook free because you never know what sort of flake will review it. This great instructional book would have been longer had the author included friendly banter and encouragement, but I'm grateful that he chose a much more practical approach, shattering so many of my wistful dreams in the process. I especially enjoyed his description of the depressed indie writer glumly sitting in his underwear amidst pizza boxes, candy wrappers, and unsold books. Thankfully, the book wasn't illustrated.
  
• The Legend of Michelle Sands on April 01, 2012
  
  Although it has the same self-published feel of Joe Harwell's latest book "One Drug", "The Legend of Michelle Sands" is a thoroughly unique story. It's difficult to write something new in a genre pop culture has sunk so many teeth into, but this vampire tale contains as many surprises as a werewolf has hair follicles.
  
• Two Sides Of The Coin on May 31, 2012
  
  The five stars are indicative of this story's quality compared to others of the same genre--I certainly don't want word getting out that I enjoy reading books that someone like Beverly Cleary would write. I liked the fact that Skalitza's tale was short, succinct, and witty. To be honest, it makes me want to scour my local beach for gold coins, or at least request some dollar coins next time I'm at the bank!