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How to Write & Publish Books of Blues. Hopefully.

How to Write & Publish Books of Blues. Hopefully.

Nat Finn's first series of novels / new books

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Sausalito, California. Facts relevant to me, so far.

August 9, 2016 By Finn Leave a Comment

Sausalito, California first caught my attention while I was researching the back story to Otis Redding’s, “(Sittin’ on the) Dock of the Bay”. I was curious about what led him to write it and if he had a deep relationship with the city. The research was a little disappointing. I was left with three tourist […]

Filed Under: Bay Area, Otis Redding - Facts, Discography, Bio, Streaming Music / Video, Notes..., Places, Research

Looking forward to looking for the fear and loathing in San Francisco Bay Area

May 29, 2015 By Finn Leave a Comment

I told Katie when she was offered the job here in East Bay that the last place on earth I wanted to live was San Francisco, California. At the time I couldn’t quite put my finger on why. I pointed out that I didn’t like that the area was uber-expensive, crowded, lived off the ghosts […]

Filed Under: Bay Area, Inspirations, Live, Places

[Open ‘Thank You’ Letter to] Ellie Goulding. Aragon Ballroom. Chicago, IL. January 29, 2013.

January 16, 2013 By Finn Leave a Comment

As I was finding my seat on the plane, my consultant was quickly rising to your defense before I shut the phone off. She told me how, “Your Song,” was the theme song to Prince William & Kate Middleton’s wedding and that Elton John gave the version his blessing. I told her that argument softened […]

Filed Under: Essence of Blues, Favorite Places, Inspirations, Places Tagged With: Bella, Ellie Goulding, ray of sunshine

What is the best blue cheese cheeseburger in Valpo? In #nwindiana? Anywhere?

January 15, 2013 By Finn 11 Comments

best blue cheese cheeseburger in northwest indiana

So my banker, Kevin Gould, & I have been looking for a new adventure to start off 2013 – a cleanse the palate, clean the slate, turn the page, start the year off right sort-of-thing. We’ve also been looking for something that’d we’d both love to write about for almost a year. Then it happened […]

Filed Under: Favorite Places, People Along the Way, Places Tagged With: Bella, best blue cheese cheeseburger, reviews

2012 Bucket List & keeping promises to myself

May 28, 2012 By Finn Leave a Comment

the bucket list

As Project 03 re-teaches me all the things I used to know about commitment, integrity and work ethic, I find myself going back through all the list of things I said I’d do. My bucket list for 2012 as you will. More than getting my career to a point where I can travel and research […]

Filed Under: Book of Blues, Denom University, Movies, Places Tagged With: ray of sunshine, reviews

The Minnesota Verdict – TBC

October 22, 2008 By Finn Leave a Comment

Minnehaha creak at the junction with the Mississippi River

I looked forward to my trip to Minneapolis. was a crossroads for my first Book of Blues. Good and great stuff keeps being said of Book of Blues, but I needed to hear something harsh. I don’t care how much I put into the book. Someone has to hate it eventually. Those people are out […]

Filed Under: People Along the Way, Places, Soren Kierkegaard Tagged With: Book of Blues

Plans for Minnesota – Awaiting My Cousin’s Unbiased Book Edits

September 28, 2008 By Finn Leave a Comment

sundowns: book editing waiting remedies

Awaiting book edits is equal parts agony, anxiety, and anticipation. Back in the 1990s, I got my cousin to listen to an abstract, coffee house hip-hip band from New York named Soul Coughing. Back in the early 2000s, my cousin came to visit me when I lived in a place my world dubbed The Corn […]

Filed Under: Book of Blues, How to write a book, Places Tagged With: Book of Blues

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