Tag: loggerhead
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Beach Driving and Other Atrocities
By Patricia Zick @ P.C. Zick Today I’m working on my next novel about Florida and its fragile environment. Native Lands begins when Mangrove Mike notices the sound of machines ripping apart his beloved and sacred Everglades. He brings it to the attention of his friend Barbara, who is an environmental columnist for the Miami…
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Using Real Life in Fiction
By P.C. Zick @PCZick Originally published April 23, 2013 on Words Unlimited, Back Story During April 2010, two significant man made disasters occurred in the United States. Both of the tragedies became a part of my life for the remainder of the year and led me to question how we live our lives. It took…
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New Release – Trails in the Sand
Press Release Deepwater Horizon disaster and sea turtles serve as backdrop in new novel Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – January 30, 2013 – In Trails in the Sand by P. C. Zick, environmental writer Carolyn Carlisle reports on the danger sea turtles face as oil heads to the Florida coast from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in…
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A Teaser, Part Two – Trails in the Sand
Here’s rest of the sample from the prologue of my new novel, Trails in the Sand, which is in second draft stage right now. Enjoy and please leave comments. Patricia Zick @ PCZick Trails in the Sand By P.C. Zick PROLOGUE 1956 – St. George Island, Florida (Continued from Part 1 – Blog, July 16,…
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A teaser – Trails in the Sand
Here’s a little sample from the prologue of my new novel which is in second draft stage right now. Enjoy and please leave comments. Patricia Zick @ PCZick Trails in the Sand By P.C. Zick PROLOGUE 1956 – St. George Island, Florida Alex and Gladdy Stokley sat on the sand as the reddish glow…