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Nicholas James West began his writing career by self publishing a post-modern take on superheroes, King of Pain. Subsequently he picked up work for Sunstone Magazine, as well as a comic book adaptation for independent horror film, The Maze.

Upon entering the world of cinema, Nicholas garnered the attention of indie-auteur, Richard Dutcher. The two worked on a freelance project for a future television series, as well as a short film directed by Mr. West.

In 2013 Nicholas was hired to write the feature-length screenplay, Mars, by director and producer, Sohrab Mirmont.

Nicholas is currently writing a graphic novel and a smaller series of comics with Jiro Tamase and Sam Rodriguez.

He lives with his wife and four children in Utah.

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Cancel the Ark! Finish This, Nicholas!

Listening to the Joe Rogan Podcast with Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins. I love when people that I respect talk about the creative process.

The bastards have inspired me to get back to a project I should have never neglected. I'm going to finish this fucking novel!

(Actually, I was first inspired to get back on this shit about a week and half ago after talking to fellow author C.B. Rogers -- But Read more of this blog post »

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Heretics of Dune (Dune #5)

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Nicholas’s Quotes

“The first draft of anything is shit.”
― Ernest Hemingway

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“We need to make books cool again. If you go home with somebody and they don't have books, don't fuck them.”
― John Waters

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“Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.”
― John Steinbeck

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“There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story.”
― Frank Herbert

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“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune