Author Archives: Author Richard P. Nixon

About Author Richard P. Nixon

Fled Libya in wake of '67 Six Day War. "Uncle Mo" eventually seized power - two years later on my birthday. Grew up mostly American, with some "old world" quirks. Have been writing since around 1994, but didn't really start writing until 2008. Between 1976 and 1983 spent my time between boarding school (Ireland, Northern Ireland and England) and Alaska (until 1978) and then Saudi Arabia. Came back to the States in '83 and have been in Arizona since '95. Have a nice day. ;)

The Stuff that Keeps You Young

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Author Richard P. Nixon

Day after day people go about their usual business of getting up in the morning, doing their usual rituals, spending the day out in their world, and coming home to catch the news for reassurance their day didn’t suck as … Continue reading →

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On the Shores of Lough Erne

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Author Richard P. Nixon

Boarding school offered me few pleasures, and what there were I usually had to create on my own; except maybe fishing, especially at Portora. I enjoyed fishing, and Lough Erne was said to offer some of the best in the … Continue reading →

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Testing the Feed

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Author Richard P. Nixon

For some reason the feed seems to be clogged. This is just a test.

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My Dad, on Saudi Arabia (1987)

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Author Richard P. Nixon

For some the image of Saudi Arabia may be one of foreboding, where Western culture clashes with strict Islamic law, and to some degree that is true. And yet despite the rules and regulations there was life there. As Roger was so fond of … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 10, 2011 by Author Richard P. Nixon

Q: What is Over the Hills and Far Away about? A: It’s a memoir of how I got caught in the current of my parents’ desperate attempt to save my brother from himself, how I dealt with the circumstances I … Continue reading →

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Image

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Author Richard P. Nixon

In 2008 I got back into writing after a decade-long hiatus, and the buzz I felt with my first new short story filled me with a tremendous amount of hope not because the story was particularly good or worthy of … Continue reading →

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Marketing to the Masses

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Author Richard P. Nixon

The key to success in a commercial venture is marketing – if you can’t sell your product then you don’t have a venture. But how do you reach the market? Well, if you’re selling T&A – high demand “products”, then … Continue reading →

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The Broadcasting Year – Portora 1979

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Author Richard P. Nixon

(from the Portora magazine 1979) In October, 1978, the school got a new colour television and so the pupils were for the first time able to choose their viewing carefully, where formerly the only set available picked up BBC 1 … Continue reading →

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Traditional versus self-publishing

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Author Richard P. Nixon

Another tidbit relevant to a recent discussion re: traditional versus self-publishing – I just received a newsletter from Penny C. Sansevieri, editor at Book Marketing Experts, in which she states the following: “The truth about returns: Many of the print-on-demand/self-publishers … Continue reading →

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Pillow Talk

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Author Richard P. Nixon

When I finished writing my memoir, “Over the Hills and Far Away”,  I gave the manuscript to my wife all pleased with myself and asked her to read it. She  flipped through the pages briefly and asked, “So, what’s it … Continue reading →

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