tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113055012008-06-26T06:38:40.597-07:00N.L. Belardeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comBlogger1522125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-68649360040629184842008-06-13T18:23:00.000-07:002008-06-13T18:42:18.920-07:00

The journalist had snuck into the city during the daylight—not quite the vampire you would expect. I waited at Rileys Bar in downtown Bakersfield, had a Corona. There was barely any light as a couple of guys sat at the bar talking to the bartender—just the complaining-about-life kind of jabber you would expect. As I sat sipping, I moved from the bar to a table. Others drifted in: faces I

N.L. Belardeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-10370617891799812262008-06-10T23:37:00.000-07:002008-06-11T09:38:24.523-07:00

I’ve decided to get out more from behind the scenes of Noveltown and share my thoughts. It could be a book review, random rant, or quote pieces. I hope you welcome me as you have my counterparts, N.L. and Matildakay. Ever have one of those moments when you absolutely convince yourself to believe that Love really is blind? It’s one of those days when you sit and wonder why moments like that come

Matildakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16443905036912966025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-12207786507177996132008-06-06T10:47:00.000-07:002008-06-06T10:50:34.048-07:00

Take a look at this video from L.A. Spoken Word Poet/Rockster Rich Ferguson: You can read more about it on the ABC23 Buzz Bands blog. There's also a link to a video I once shot of Ferguson busting out a poem on the streets of L.A.

N.L. Belardeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-33318090394301440412008-06-05T14:38:00.000-07:002008-06-05T18:59:42.667-07:00

Now you can read the first 200 tweets from the twitter book "Small Places" (twitter.com/smallplaces) in order. It's actually the first seven chapters. One. Pre-Twitter: Stand by for first transmission. This is the fiction novel, "Small Places." The story will begin shortly... 05:31 PM April 25, 2008 from web Twitter 1: I’ve grown to like small places. I like bugs, bug homes, walking stick

N.L. Belardeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-12580834707866833972008-05-31T09:13:00.000-07:002008-05-31T09:19:43.625-07:00

My Twitter book, "Small Places" (twitter.com/smallplaces) is a literary fiction novel uploaded to the micro-blogging site, Twitter.com. You can get updates on your cell phone. That's cool because you can follow along wherever you are: taking a walk, in a line at an amusement park, sitting on your couch, cooking dinner, riding a New York subway, or driving to Vegas. I've done a couple of

N.L. Belardeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-70011532251808348512008-04-26T08:40:00.000-07:002008-04-27T17:21:44.916-07:00

Twitter.com is a micro-blogging site that’s huge in the world of social networking. Yet it’s so new that many of the site’s capabilities are still being discovered. I’ve been addicted to the site since day one of using it. It’s a great way to keep in contact with people. Just ask the student arrested in Egypt who got out of jail by typing the word, “Arrested” on Twitter. On the marketing and

N.L. Belardeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-25555801499419617982008-04-19T08:52:00.000-07:002008-04-19T08:55:04.069-07:00

I once again appear on Fresno, California's most explicit talk show: Dorktown. Stop by and hear me talk about how I helped unveil Star Trek prequel spoilers. Then check out Lords of Bako talk and some really bad hockey commentary. This is directly from the DORKTOWN page: *explicit language. Welcome to our humble frescast. Please beware of nasty language throughout.Click to listen or download:

N.L. Belardeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-7477564533573061042008-04-18T18:33:00.000-07:002008-04-18T18:36:51.693-07:00

If you want to understand the significance of these pics, then jump onto twitter: www.twitter.com/nlbelardes, or follow along at www.myspace.com/nlbelardes. There's a Twitter window. It's all about the fun newsroom drama. View from my fishbowl...

N.L. Belardeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-9130202726386926852008-04-16T18:19:00.000-07:002008-04-16T22:21:25.014-07:00

Lords Of Bakersfield Documentary

N.L. Belardeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-81174891198399247332008-04-13T23:09:00.000-07:002008-04-14T09:03:23.375-07:00

I used to not believe in ghosts. When I was a boy in San Jose, Calif., we had a sandbox in the backyard. An old tree stump with a face on it poked up from the corner of the lot. We joked that the stump hid the spirit of an old Indian. The face looked male—sort of a dilapidated shadow of a big-eyed tiki. I imagined I was carving, but I don't think I accentuated its natural face at all. I

N.L. Belardeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-24854153752073696892008-04-10T22:50:00.000-07:002008-04-10T23:11:26.724-07:00

I haven't written on Paperback Writer in a long while. But it's about time I start providing some original content. I've been enjoying the Nick 2.0 blog on ABC23 (KERO). It's a refreshing change to write media pieces that get attention from linking to cnn.com or like today, having gotten some cool info on TrekMovie.com. I know, I helped expose a secret about the JJ Abrams' prequel, but I guess

N.L. Belardeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-79184907752476048312008-03-28T17:38:00.000-07:002008-03-28T17:43:57.384-07:00

You will find this blog linked to the ABC23 article, Woman, 39, Appears On '39-And-Over' Book Cover. Interview with Phaze publisher, Kathryn Lively: Nick, ABC23/Noveltown: What’s Phaze Books draw to publishing erotic fiction and related genres? Lively: Phaze was launched as an imprint of Mundania Press, LLC, in 2004, in response to the rising demand for steamier romance fiction in eBook and

N.L. Belardeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-16690383644504469812008-02-12T14:44:00.001-08:002008-02-12T14:44:56.182-08:00

N.L. Belardeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-9757280053764000132008-02-06T13:59:00.000-08:002008-02-06T14:00:59.218-08:00

It's for Hectic Films full-length zombie flick due out later in 2008. Dirty Spanglish will be recording a studio version in a few days...

N.L. Belardeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-66219854622848744002008-01-23T10:09:00.000-08:002008-01-23T10:10:40.660-08:00

Steve Alten is an author you can say has gone green—way green. In fact he’s gone so green that he’s dedicated his entire new novel, “The Shell Game” to his fight to help others realize that not only is oil becoming very scarce, it’s part of a big business and political front, that he believes, could lead to global conflict. Talk about scary... read my Nick 2.0 post on The Shell Game. YouTube

N.L. Belardeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-77378936267653192062008-01-03T10:39:00.000-08:002008-01-03T10:41:36.511-08:00

Hectic Films just released their zombie movie trailer for their film, Wretched Flesh. I know, I know... I'm a novelist and journalist, so what am I doing in a zombie movie? I guess zombies are just too cool. This short film is due out by the end of March... It's the first in a 3-part flick that will be packaged as one film... Oh yeah, I'm the zombie running by the fence with the lady with the axe

N.L. Belardeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-47191366522962925882007-12-15T17:00:00.001-08:002007-12-15T17:00:50.061-08:00

N.L. Belardeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-26463413812798094882007-12-15T13:57:00.000-08:002007-12-15T14:01:19.826-08:00

Read my post at TheNervousBreakdown.com, "Phone Call From A Small Town Mayor About Devil Children And The Lords Of Bakersfield." I write about the forthcoming sequel to Lords: Part One. And leave a comment while you're there! link: thenervousbreakdown.com - N.L.

N.L. Belardeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-3953488817842262122007-12-14T14:19:00.000-08:002007-12-14T14:20:40.996-08:00

N.L. Belardeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-23066120574180816132007-12-14T11:57:00.000-08:002007-12-14T11:59:00.124-08:00

I have a new post at thenervousbreakdown.com about a book I wrote in 1998. Just scroll until you find it or use the menu once you get there to find my name and all my posts. Check it out and leave a comment.

N.L. Belardeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-43669728154237396482007-12-14T11:56:00.001-08:002007-12-14T11:56:59.671-08:00

I haven't laughed this hard in a while... I don't want to give anything away. Just watch this video by Hectic Films called the Christmas Catalyst:

N.L. Belardeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-5706894089987209362007-12-03T22:42:00.000-08:002007-12-03T22:49:46.326-08:00

I have a new post up on the homepage of www.thenervousbreakdown.com and it's all about football. The title is, "A Bakersfield Band, Valley Championship Football, Frank Gifford And The Wide World Of Sports (Including Evil Knievel Wipeouts), And Don't Forget Sidelines Of The SoCal Championships." Many of the titles on the site are really long and weird... In case you didn't know, I'm a huge

N.L. Belardeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-88907692312853237572007-11-27T19:23:00.000-08:002007-11-27T19:30:01.486-08:00

Kinda weird to be on at 11am and 5pm. Who knows how long it will last? I think I'm up to around 53 segments. Anyway, here I am talking about the latest Nick 2.0 blog, "National Novel Writing Month Goal Fulfilled, What's Yours?" which plugs an article I'm working on about novel writing (NaNoWriMo) and www.thenervousbreakdown.com:

N.L. Belardeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-75722263706469850622007-11-21T09:03:00.001-08:002007-11-21T09:16:08.415-08:00

Other than taking time off work this week (only actual took off two days) to spend with family, I am also busting out a novel since it's national novel writing month. It's the first year for me to join nanowrimo.org for their cool user profiles that you can generate with up-to-date word counts that are addicting. So I joined 17 days into the process. That's a little late since the NanoWrimo goal

N.L. Belardeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-50377942569099917692007-11-16T18:12:00.000-08:002007-11-16T18:13:53.493-08:00

Check it out... I'm plugging the ABC23 weathergirl in spandex...

N.L. Belardeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.com