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Paul speaking at a Pittsburgh Writers Project meeting

** I'm currently in the process of renovating this website, so please excuse the proverbial dust. However, if you find any typos or broken links, please report them to me. Thanks!
- Paul



Hello and welcome to my little slice of the web.

This site is devoted mainly to my creative storytelling projects. I'm a trained and experienced writer, so that's where my strength lies. However, stories can be told through pictures and sounds and motions, so I've opened the website up to the rest of the arts that I dabble in.

I hope you enjoy everything I have to offer here. I welcome praise as much as I welcome criticism because although I work hard to produce the best works I can, I'm humble enough to know there's always room for improvement. On the other end of the spectrum, a little validation now and then never hurts either, so please don't be shy about commenting on my works.

I'm also interested in doing freelance or contract work of the following nature:

  1. Writing (including journalism, scripts/screenplays, lyrics/poems, speeches, newsletters, advertisements, etc.)
  2. Tutoring (English language/writing, literary analysis, and assorted literary academics)
  3. Web design (I developed www.Nandzik.com and www.RedTieProducts.net)
  4. Martial arts/self-defense instruction (a free service at this time)


Web Development Journal

June 02, 2009
  1. Condensed Photography & Videography sections into one...still need to get the new button up, so for now both buttons will link to the same condensed page.
  2. More photographs will be posted in the future...
  3. Added a general introduction to the photography sub-section, as well as an introduction for the existing photos there.
May 14, 2009
  1. More minor tweaks all around. I think I need to better organize the mass of information on the site.... I feel as thought it's gotten too big for its britches....
May 13, 2009
  1. Shrunk the nav buttons some more, and added a new one as well.
  2. Fiddling with the photography section. Need to figure out something more efficient than making a separate page for each large scale image....so for now only thumbnails are functional.
  3. Still trying to figure out what's causing the nav-frame formatting problem on the articles, essays & reviews. Will likely scrap the template I was using.
  4. I don't like leaving things half-assed, but drunk friends need a ride.
  5. Oh yeah, I tweaked the martial arts page a bit as well.
May 10, 2009
  1. Deleted the "Contact Nandzik" page. Why do I need an entire page for an e-mail address? So my e-mail is now part of the navigation frame, which got a little bit of tweak itself.
  2. Also tweaked the main page introduction
  3. Organized the "Writer" and "What's A Nandzik?" pages more.
  4. Uploaded the "Martial Artist" page.
May 09, 2009
  1. We're now using a brand spankin' new set of nav-buttons! Woo!
    Beware: some pages may not be fully functional
  2. Completely revised the "What's A Nandzik?" and "Writer" pages
  3. Added a quote to the bottom of the nav-frame
  4. Uploaded the "Tribute & Testimony" and "Photographer" pages
  5. Tweaked the Videographer and Main pages
  6. There's still plenty of work to do, so expect some more drastic updates in the days and weeks ahead.
May 03, 2009
  1. UPDATED SECTION: A new blog. Less fancy or fun compared to WordPress, but this one's integrated into the site, which is a little more convenient, I think.
  2. REVISED CONTENT: Main Page
  3. REVISED CONTENT: About Paul Page
December 22, 2008
  1. UPDATED INTERFACE: Experimenting with a smoother navigation menu interface...
  2. UPDATED SECTION: Added new gallery to SCRAPBOOK section: PWP Event
  3. UPDATED SITE: Corrected a gross typo on the main page...

JOURNAL ARCHIVES


E-Mail Paul: P.Nandzik@Gmail.Com


NANDZIK NEWS:

Writing Is Not The End:
How & Why Writers Need To Promote Themselves & Their Work

I am honored to be the guest speaker for the Sisters In Crime (Pittsburgh Chapter) on Monday, October 10, 2009. The meeting will be held at the Mystery Lover's Bookshop from 7-9pm. A brief Q&A will follow. All are welcome to attend.

Graphic Novel in the Works:

Professional artist Robert Quill will be illustrating the cover art and 5-page spread of my graphic novel, Gods, Devils & Objects of Intrigue: The Forgotten Cemetery.

More details to come!

Short Story to be Published:

My short story, That Old Mountain Spirit, is due to be published in North Country Books' Fall 2009 book, Adirondack Noir, which is comprised of short stories from 10 Adirondack authors, including acclaimed local author, Dennis Webster.


We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.
- Aristotle
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