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• #FREE – Trails in the Sand: Ten Years After the Oil Spill

  

  I’m a firm believer in the subject choosing the author. When that happens, it’s best to let the muse lead me to the keyboard and allow the words to find their way to the story. Trails in the Sand stands as my testament to the process.

  P. C. Zick

  April 13, 2020

  Books by P. C. Zick, Trails in the Sand

  BP oil spill, characters, contemporary fiction, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, environment, Florida Panhandle, Gulf of Mexico, literary fiction, oiled wildlife, sea turtle eggs, sea turtles, Trails in the Sand, writing process

• Reality Informs Fiction: Trails in the Sand

  

  I’m a firm believer in the subject choosing the author. When that happens, it’s best to let the muse lead me to the keyboard and allow the words to find their way to the story. Trails in the Sand stands as my testament to the process.

  P. C. Zick

  April 21, 2019

  Books by P. C. Zick, Trails in the Sand

  BP oil spill, characters, contemporary fiction, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, environment, Florida Panhandle, Gulf of Mexico, literary fiction, oiled wildlife, sea turtle eggs, sea turtles, Trails in the Sand, writing process

• DOWNLOAD FLORIDA FICTION SERIES FOR $0.99 CENTS THIS WEEK

  

    Three novels in one package, these novels represent my love for Florida in all its crazy and complicated glory. Here’s a review from author Uvi Poznansky that I treasure. I love it when others call me a storyteller. That’s my job, but it’s always nice to be recognized as such by someone else. Review:  PC Zick…

  P. C. Zick

  August 31, 2015

  Books by P. C. Zick, Ramblings of a Writer

  amazon.com, characters, contemporary fiction, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, environment, fiction, Florida, historical fiction, Native Americans, Native Lands, novel, sea turtle eggs, sea turtles, Trails in the Sand, women’s fiction

• Reality Creeps Into Fiction – #DeepwaterHorizon

  

    Five years ago today, the oil rig Deepwater Horizon caught on fire.  Even though the newscasters downplayed its significance that morning, I felt a black cloud deepen. I’d just moved to southwestern Pennsylvania where news of the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster a few hours away in West Virginia still dominated local news.…

  P. C. Zick

  April 20, 2015

  Books by P. C. Zick, Trails in the Sand

  BP oil spill, characters, contemporary fiction, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, environment, Florida Panhandle, Gulf of Mexico, oiled wildlife, sea turtle eggs, sea turtles, Trails in the Sand

• Florida Fiction Series – New Review

  

  I’d like to share with you a recent review from my Florida Fiction Series. I love it when others call me a storyteller. That’s my job, but it’s always nice to be recognized as such by someone else. It’s been a discouraging year where my book sales are concerned, but for some reason, I continue…

  P. C. Zick

  February 21, 2015

  Books by P. C. Zick, Ramblings of a Writer

  amazon.com, characters, contemporary fiction, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, environment, fiction, Florida, historical fiction, Native Americans, Native Lands, novel, sea turtle eggs, sea turtles, Trails in the Sand, women’s fiction

• Trails in the Sand – Indie Book Award

  I woke this morning thinking today would be a day filled with nice things. I can’t say why I felt this way, but I did. A few minutes ago one of the many nice things happening today appeared in my inbox. Sometimes when we just keep plodding along despite our feelings of failure and inadequacy,…

  P. C. Zick

  March 17, 2014

  Books by P. C. Zick, Ramblings of a Writer, Trails in the Sand

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• Writer as the Main Character

  The main characters in most of my novels share at least one characteristic. They all write for a living or aspire to be writers. In my latest release, Trails in the Sand, the main character is an environmental writer. The choice of career is no accident on my part, and as an author, I’m not…

  P. C. Zick

  February 28, 2014

  Books by P. C. Zick

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• Book Blitz with Juniper Grove Book Solutions

  It came as a delightful surprise when Jaidis over at Juniper Grove Book Solutions wrote me an email to inform me I’d won a one-day book blitz. I readily accepted my prize, and now the big day has arrived. There’s a drawing for my Florida fiction and environmentally focused novel, Trails in the Sand. U.S.…

  P. C. Zick

  February 13, 2014

  Books by P. C. Zick

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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…

  P. C. Zick

  July 8, 2013

  Books by P. C. Zick, Ramblings of a Writer

  environment, environmental, Everglades, Florida, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, habitat, loggerhead, natural world, nesting, sea turtle eggs, sea turtles, shorebirds, St. Augustine, wetlands

• 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…

  P. C. Zick

  July 2, 2013

  Trails in the Sand

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