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\"A<\/p>\n

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April, according to T. S. Eliot, is the cruelest month, and I agree. He was talking about the weather; I\u2019m talking about income tax.<\/p>\n

On a happier subject, Plum Island<\/a><\/u> is inching closer to becoming a cable-TV movie or maybe a ten-part series. Everyone at the production company who is reading Plum Island<\/u> is loving the book and loving the character of John Corey. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n

As I mentioned in the last Newsletter, The American Legion<\/u> magazine did a cover story and interview with me about my writing and about my tour of duty in Vietnam. Check it out<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n

Back in October when The Panther<\/a><\/u> was published, my publisher put out an eBook omnibus edition of the first three John Corey novels, Plum Island<\/u>, The Lion\u2019s Game<\/u>, and Night Fall<\/u>, for the incredible low price of $19.99. That\u2019s about fifty hours of reading for less than a penny a minute \u00e2\u20ac\u201d which is about what I make after taxes. Check out this omnibus edition<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m still working on The Quest<\/a><\/u>, and publication date is September 17. See my last Newsletter for more details.<\/p>\n

I was in Florida for a week and I posted a photo on my Facebook page showing me in a wildlife preserve. My social media person thought it would be funny to caption it, \u201cNelson in Florida Wildlife Preserve before an alligator ate him.\u201d Well, I didn\u2019t get eaten by an alligator, so anyone who was celebrating can stop celebrating. And you know who you are.<\/p>\n

April 1st was April Fool\u2019s Day and also the day that most publishers send their authors their royalty statements. You may not see a connection there, but I assure you authors do. And then comes April 15. A cruel month, indeed.<\/p>\n

I want to thank everyone for all their emails and also for following me on Facebook and Twitter. I feel very connected to all my readers and I\u2019m truly blessed to have so many fans.<\/p>\n

And finally, April 26 is Arbor Day. Don\u2019t forget to plant a tree that can be chopped down and turned into paper pulp for future DeMille books. And April 22 is Earth Day when we bury other author\u2019s books for compost.<\/p>\n

Happy Spring!<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Sincerely,
\"Nelson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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