Location: United States
Member Since: April 22, 2020

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Nick Valenzuela

Biography

Nick Valenzuela's debut novel was published after he survived a 20+ year career investigating civil rights complaints for municipal and federal government. His extensive, groundbreaking fair housing and hate crime investigations led to benchmark case law for multiple protected classes from unlawful discrimination, but also to professional counseling. His writing is based on his experiences, masked as literary fiction.

Smashwords Interview

What are you working on next?
I have about 1/3 of a sequel to Lack of Appeal written. So far, there's more straight narrative story than the included memoir-ish moments cited in the original. But, the plots are again modeled from real-life cases. I really love the idea of Respondents (e.g., housing providers) having more of a voice this time around: responses for and against government investigation; free-market dangers to, and support of, discrimination issues; and, nexus to non-profit agency roles moderating (arbitrating?) between the public and private sectors.
Who are your favorite authors?
A lot of individual written works stand out, but I'll go with James Frey and Douglas Coupland.
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Where to find Nick Valenzuela online

Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: https://lackofappeal.wordpress.com

Where to buy in print

https://www.amazon.com/Lack-Appeal-Nick-Valenzuela/dp/1981141081

Books

Lack of Appeal by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 91,600. Language: English. Published: April 22, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller, Nonfiction » Social Science » Discrimination & Race Relations
Race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, and disability. *** Told in a cinematic style, Lack of Appeal explores two days, moment-by-moment, in the life of a municipal government complaint investigator. Self-absorbed, personal memoir and an objective (and objectified) expose on some civil rights, this is a defining civil rights novel for the 21st Century.

Nick Valenzuela's tag cloud

color    disability    discrimination    legal    lgbt    lgbt activism    national origin    race    religion    sexual harassment