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My First Love Poem … Tranquil

Josh Robert Nay

Tranquil was my very first love poem, written in 1998 and previously published in The Colors of Life collection as Jontelle’s Poem in 2004. It has since been rewritten and revamped, published in my A Lover’s Garden collection in 2010. Due to fan request, this poem will be added to the upcoming redesigned A Lover’s Garden page in June as part of the Preview section. For now, enjoy! I see myself standing there, Tranquil for the longest hour. Happy. Free. Without a care Because of her hidden power. And as I stand there, Looking out Across the weathering world, I

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Thinking and Rethinking … I Need Coffee

Josh Robert Nay

Some of you may have been wondering what I’ve been up to for the past month or two. Some of you haven’t. Either way, I think I’m going to write this entry. Most of my time has been spent on TruTower.com. It has been a wonderful experience writing for the tech blog, and I’m definitely looking forward to continuing. I heartily invite all of you to like the page on Facebook: www.facebook.com/trutower. Aside from TruTower, I’ve been working on a short story here, a poem there, but nothing new to report on the publication side. It’s not that I’ve stopped

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I Wish I Was A Morning Person

Josh Robert Nay

Mornings … I hate them. Well, sometimes. See, I’m kind of a morning person per se, but when it comes right down to it, if given a choice, I’d rather catch an extra wink of unconsciousness than catch the first rays of the sun at 7 am. This morning, however, I’m wide awake and it’s barely 8 am. The sun is out, early morning churchgoers and commuters can be seen going by, and a lone bird is chirping loudly in a tree just outside my window. I figured I’d get some work done on my fantasy novella Wynx, but a

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Books, Blogs, Authors, and Writing

Josh Robert Nay

Here’s a quick note just to let all my readers and visitors know where they can find more of my work. I recently started spending a great deal of time on my TruTower.com project. TruTower.com is dubbed “the Unofficial Truphone Blog.” It’s a tech blog devoted to Tru news and anything that might affect both current and future Tru customers.  Tru is the new name for Truphone. You can find out more about the project and follow it at http://www.trutower.com. I am also still working on Wynx. I know it’s been awhile since I’ve posted an update, but rest assured

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Go Ahead! Make Up Your Own Title and Put it Here!

Josh Robert Nay

Writing has always been the greatest treasure I’ve known. I’m proud to be a writer, and through all the difficulties I face every single time I put pen to paper (or in my case, fingers to keyboard), I am reminded of elementary school, when my greatest goal was to be a bestselling writer. While that remains a goal (of course), I feel like my focus has shifted. I really don’t care if I make bestseller. I mean, I really wouldn’t mind at all, but as long as I know people read and love my work, that’s really all I care

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Novels … And Nothing Else

Josh Robert Nay

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted an update on my writing. I’ve opted into posting short writings and that preview of Wynx instead of posting updates on either my work or my website. Simple reason: I like a little variety. That being said, I wanted to touch base on a few things. First off, I am done writing short stories and poetry for now. I find those works enjoyable and satisfying, but the satisfaction dims compared to the satisfaction of knowing I have completed yet another chapter of Wynx, or another brief passage in Fire in the Storm, one of

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Her Beloved Window: An Inside Look at Wynx

Josh Robert Nay

Please note: The following is a sample section from Josh Robert Nay’s upcoming novel Wynx. As such, it is by no means final or complete. ©2011 by Josh Robert Nay. There were many things in her small room. Every object in the room was precious to her. She loved to take care of everything. However, her mother would say otherwise. Her mother had always been clean. At least that’s what her journal had said. She couldn’t remember her mother. There was a cupboard in the far corner, in which books were treated as dirty clothes in laundry. Bookshelves lined the

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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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The Novel Frontier Begins

Josh Robert Nay

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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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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