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Nick Thacker

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http://www.goodreads.com/NickThacker

born

in Groton, Connecticut, The United States

gender

male

website

http://www.livehacked.com

twitter username

NickThacker

genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Business & Investing, Computers & Internet

influences

James Rollins, Clive Cussler, Dan Brown, Tim Ferriss

member since

December 2011

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My name is Nick, and I'm a 25-year-old self-declared "life hacker" and writer. I love to blog, read, and create awesome things, and I'm currently living in Colorado Springs with a beautiful wife and two doggies.

I've written a fiction thriller (similar in style to James Rollins, Clive Cussler, and Steve Barry) called The Golden Crystal . I'm raising money to finish the editing process, and you can read more about why I chose to self-publish here.

In addition, I recently finished a short book meant to help creators and writers think, vision, and plan their blog, called Building A Blog for Readers: 101 Questions to Ask Before Launching Your Empire .

My writing "career" has been fun and a great learning experience so far, and you can find some of...more

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7 Ways to Immediately Be More Creative You’re a creator. That means youÂcreate things — books, products, speeches, art, computer programs — as part of your day-to-day life.

But what happens when the creative well dries up, and you’re no longer able to find things to write about, blog about, change, adapt, or grow? What happens when you feel like you just can’tÂthink?

IÂconstantly struggle with losing my creative focus and motivating e...

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Nick Thacker's Books

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	Welcome Home: The Author's Guide to Building A Marketing Home Base 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Building A Blog for Readers 2.62 of 5 stars 2.62 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dead-Simple Guide to Amazing Headlines 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Golden Crystal 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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First Thrills

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Creating Characters: How to Build Story People

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