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| Gary Wassner Quote | Reply | | A brief bio for those of you who don't know me posted on: 7/21/2005 1:14:37 PM Gary Wassner was born and bred in New York. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Harpur College, and he has a Masters Degree in Philosophy with a concentration in ethics and 19th Century Continental Philosophy. He joined his family's business many years ago, and he is currently the President and senior partner of Hilldun Corporation, a commercial finance company in New York City. Hilldun Corporation has become one of the foremost financiers of fashion in New York City. The firm has developed a reputation for being creative and innovative, and for its willingness to take chances on new and talented designers and entrepreneurs. Many of the biggest names in American fashion today either worked with Hilldun in the past or do so currently. Mr. Wassner resides in New York with his wife Cathy. He has three sons, Brien, Cristopher and Cole, and three dogs, Zoe Rose,Diesel and Marilyn Monroe. Mr. Wassner has always been an avid reader and a writer of poetry for many years. His first full length novel, GemQuest; The Twins, was originally published in May of 2000. Subsequently, he has completed GemQuest; The Awakening, GemQuest; The Shards, and most recently, Book IV, GemQuest; The Revenge of the Elves. He is now writing book V, GemQuest; When Monsters Call Out The Names Of Men. Late last year, he wrote the first book in an anticipated series of children's mysteries for the 8 to 12 year old market. It will be released in September of 2006 by Mondo Publishing in New York. Since then, he has completed the next two books in that series. Early in 2004, he wrote three books in a fantasy series designed for a young reader, 6 to 9 years of age, and most recently, he completed a sci-fi thriller for the 8 to 12 year old market. Mr. Wassner is reperesented by Rosemary Stimola of the Stimola Literary Studio with regard to all of his children's work, LtryStudio@aol.com. For information regarding book signings and book readings for all of his work, or if you are a reviewer interested in obtaining review copies of the GemQuest series, please contact Nadia Cornier at Cornier & Associates, Public Relations, http://www.cornierassociates.com On his birthday, January 8, 2003 he signed a three book publishing contract for the GemQuest series with Windstorm Creative, a five division, international organization, publishing books in all genres. A completely re-edited edition of The Twins was released by Windstorm in pre-publication form in September of 2004, simultaneously with the second and third books in the series. The street copies were released in February, 2005 and all three of the books are now in the stores and also available from all the major online retailers. He is currently a moderator and administrator for Science Fiction and Fantasy World, for which he also writes book reviews. |
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Tessadragon
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replied on: 7/21/2005 6:23:01 PM Impressive, Gary. I'll certainly look up the books in the local library. The titles are intriguing and your record's extremely impressive. What would you say was the most fun story to write? And what would you say was the best stage, from draft to finish? Tessadragon |
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replied on: 7/21/2005 7:24:29 PM Do you mean which book was the most fun to write? The best stage? Hmmmm. In each book that I write I reach a point, sometimes midway through (though I don't know that I am midway through at the time) where I feel as if I have finished climbing up the mountain and now I am starting down the other side. It is always a slow and arduous trip up, as most steep ascents are, but the race down the other side is exhilirating! I love that race when it first begins, just as I climb over the peak. It takes my breath away. You may not find my books in your local library. They were just released in March of 2005 and I am published by an independent press. But if you ask them to purchase them for their shelves, the libraries usually comply. |
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Tessadragon
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replied on: 7/21/2005 7:33:03 PM Thanks, Gary. I'll check the library anyway. You won't see my books in the library either, lol. It's interesting to see the journey of a book as climbing the mountain. It must be a lovely feeling! How do you deal with writer's block? Or have you evaded it? Tessadragon H J Gyselman |
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replied on: 7/22/2005 12:46:29 AM Fortunately, I have not suffered from it yet. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that I really restrict my writing time each day, so that each subsequent day I am chomping at the bit to get to my laptop. If I began every morning with nothing else to do but write, I imagine I would get frustrated frequently. I require both thinking time and writing time, and I like them to be in different venues. |
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Rune*
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replied on: 7/23/2005 8:41:34 AM I've looked on Amazon for your first book, and going to try and get it.  |
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replied on: 7/25/2005 1:40:41 PM Amazon is a good place to buy it. If you are interested in signed copies, or if anyone is, Clarkesworld.com has a few. It seems that more and more people shop Amazon. They also began a promotion over the weekend linking The Twins to Olympos by Dan Simmons. If you buy them both you get an additional discount. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0380978946/qid=1122298685/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-1758416-9559139?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 |
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Rune*
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replied on: 7/25/2005 7:22:46 PM I buy most my books there now, as they have more in stock than anywhere else Ive tried
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replied on: 7/25/2005 7:29:51 PM They are also very author friendly. They make it easy to put content up and to correct content if you should have to. I think they are also very competitive in price as well. I still prefer Clarkesworld.com for the more unusual books. I like to support them if I can. It's important to have independent genre booksellers, and that site is the best IMHO. |
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Tessadragon
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replied on: 7/27/2005 3:15:24 PM You were right, Gary, the library doesn't have it, lol. So I'll do the same as the others and use Amazon. Tessadragon |
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replied on: 7/27/2005 4:10:52 PM Amazon's the source! It seems everyone defaults to Amazon when all else fails! Enjoy them. Ask me any questions you might have on the way. |
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magi
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replied on: 8/10/2005 7:30:05 PM How was world con,and what did you make of the worlds greatest city and people? 
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replied on: 8/11/2005 10:01:34 AM I enjoyed world con for the few days that i spent there. it was busy, full of authors, fans, panels etc. glasgow was really very very nice, and we went to edinburgh for an afternoon as well. that too was wonderful. i am actually in dublin now, visiting james joyce. |
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magi
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replied on: 8/11/2005 7:22:55 PM Some people have all the luck BTW for anyone looking for Gary's book Amazon has all three.both new&used |
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