Author: Josh Robert Nay

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Building Blocks … A Look Back

Josh Robert Nay

Two years ago today, Josh Robert Nay Online 1.0 was officially launched. Previously, the website had been called many things and went through many reinventions: J.R. Nay Connection (1999-2003), Gaia’s Adoration (2003-2007), space15 (2007-2009) and finally, in 2009, the final and official Josh Robert Nay Online was released. Here’s a quick overview of each of the former websites and their focuses, many of them having more included than writing! J.R. Nay ConnectionMy very first novice attempt at creating a website online, I honestly didn’t have my writing in mind when I created J.R. Nay Connection (JRNC). The site itself went

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Sweetness of Imperfection

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There are certain imperfections in people that make them … perfect. These imperfections make them stand out in a crowd, make them appear on their own separate, perfect plain of existence. From a simple twitch of the eye to a small pimple on their face … imperfections define who we are in ways nothing else ever could. Actors and actresses hide numerous imperfections behind great walls of makeup, lighting, and even special effects. This wall takes away their humanity. It takes away their imperfections, their way of standing out in the crowd, of being on their own perfect plain of

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The Flower

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A Short Piece by Josh Robert Nay. “A flower on my window sill once told me the secret of existence. I didn’t listen, so caught up in my stress-consumed life and my miserable day to day routine that the flower’s pedals of prediction failed to penetrate even the most concentrated knots of my soul. And so, alone on my window sill, the flower met the end of its short life without being heard or acknowledged. A few years later, an eight year old boy laying in a hospital bed asked me why he was dying so soon; what it was

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Hooray! August 12, 2011 Updates Completed

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Scheduled updates to Josh Robert Nay Online have been completed! This was the first major update since the new layout’s inception in May. The changes are as follows, separated by page: Home -New look for the short story segment. Instead of 3 boxes, there is now just one box with an informative description on the newest story. Includes a link to the Short Story page, but may eventually link to the Title Catalog as well. Books and Individual Book Pages -New look for A Lover’s Garden page. Facebook button moved to the top of the page for easier viewing and

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Read Free Short Stories Online – Fantasy and Science Fiction Coming Soon

Josh Robert Nay

With Josh Robert Nay Online, it’s easy to be able to read short stories online. A growing collection of short stories are already available with more coming soon! Online Short Stories … AnytimeWith 6 Short Stories currently available for free online and lots more coming soon, bookmarking the Josh Robert Nay Online website is a highly-recommended idea. Short Stories are added on a daily basis, so if you don’t see something new, check back soon! Share the Short Stories Through Social Networks24/7 access to a fantastic and ever-growing list of short stories is worth sharing on Facebook through the website’s

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My Epic Fantasy, My Intentions, and My Wheat Thins

Josh Robert Nay

Wizards and Kings … probably my most epic fantasy series of all. It has been around 4 years in development. The back story, the books, the characters … all of it has been developed in depth. Some people might think that’s overkill, but I feel that if a series is truly going to be epic, an equally epic amount of development for the series is needed. Holes and gaps need to be filled in. Characters need personalities. Magics need to be created and/or destroyed. That’s not saying Wizards and Kings is not a “standard” type of fantasy either. It has

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The Novel Frontier Begins

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A new short story, more content, more pages … it has been a very fruitful and busy couple of days. Accomplishments have been made with little or no setbacks, and I could not have been happier with the results … The Wild Wild Mind Anyone who had ever read my work knows I’m more of a psychological writer. Most of my writing, while it may not always be extremely deep, has much to do with the characters in their mind than their actions. I try to put a little mixture of both in so as not to make the stories

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The Pieces of a Fantasy

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Update: This fantasy story now has a title: Wynx. It is now listed in the Books section on the website with a release date of To Be Determined! A wizard gazes into the darkness of a place he’s never been before, yet curiously remembers. Around him, pieces of a world possessed by evil but fighting a losing battle of restoral seem to reach out to him, begging him for help. Flash! Suddenly he finds himself back in his workshop, a petty excuse for one if there ever could be. He is confused. What just happened? Where was he just now.

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Become a Fan!

Josh Robert Nay

My new and official Facebook fan page is online. Fans, of course, will be able to interact with other fans, participate in polls and Fan-only discussions and more! Become a fan today by using the link on the right side bar or in the Social Square on Josh Robert Nay Online! Non-fans and those without Facebook accounts can still benefit from announcements posted on Facebook, the Blog, and new publications by way of the Official Josh Robert Nay RSS Feed. Twitter is another option as well, though it is not nearly as in depth as the RSS Feed. Thanks to

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Winding Down to the End of July

Josh Robert Nay

Here’s a quick breakdown of my to-do list for July: I promised a short story for all the Western genre lovers out there. That is definitely forthcoming. In fact, I plan on having the story finished by the end of this week. I promised two new poems. Delivered! However, I will also be delivering more this week and next. I promised to have a rough draft of a novel. Delivered, although the actual rough draft is for my eyes only. The final draft is pending editor/publisher approval and changes, so it could be very different from the rough draft. I

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