Nathaniel Bellows's Blog

This is long overdue but I've been unable to post this until now--my story "Writer's Cottage," which is a ghost story set in Maine and was published last year in Narrative Magazine. Hope you all enjoy it.

http://www.narrativemagazine.com/issu...

I recently did an interview for PEN America's PEN Ten series:

"“Collective” or otherwise, I think art, as a pursuit, has a place and purpose in the “public” sphere. There are few other known forces in the world that can provide such comfort, solace, provocation, humility, inspiration, arousal, wonder, and self-discovery."

http://www.pen.org/pen-ten-nathaniel-...

Hello, readers!

Just a quick note to let you know that NAN, my novel-in-stories, is now $.99 on iTunes! Check it out:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/nan/...

I'd love to hear what you think of Nan and her story.

Sincerely,

NHB

This is a new poem published last week in The New Republic. It's called "Hun."

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/11...

Hello! I'm posting chapters of my gothic mystery/ghost story THE UNWELCOME on a new blog I've started. The novel is about a young historic preservationist hired to evaluate an old decrepit estate--with a grisly history--on a small island off the coast of Maine.

To begin reading, start here, at the Prologue:

http://nathanielbellows.wordpress.com...

Thanks for reading!

I recently did an interview with the website Advice to Writers. Check it out. I'd love to hear what you think.

http://www.advicetowriters.com/interv...

The print version of Nan, my novel-in-stories, is on its way--I just sent off the approved proofs to the printer yesterday, so books will be ready by November. This will be a limited run of first edition hardcovers with my illustrated cover and endpapers. It's $20, free shipping, and if you pre-order now, I will sign and inscribe it to you or whomever you like (if you want).

Here's the link: http://www.harmonblunt.com/HBP_books_...

My poem "Russian Birch" from my collection Why Speak? was featured on the WMNR radio program "Words & Music" and paired with a beautiful Rachmaninov piano and cello piece. You can read the poem and hear the piece here:
http://wmnrwordsandmusic.blogspot.com...

Hi there, everyone,

Just a quick note to tell you that Nan, my novel-in-stories, is now available as an ebook.
It's for sale in the Kindle Store and will be up in iTunes soon, too. Hopefully B&N, too.
In the meantime, here's the Amazon link:

http://tinyurl.com/c44d547

Thank you for your support!

Nathaniel

My first blog post here on goodreads was about a collection of linked stories I've been writing called NAN. The collection is finished and it's now a novel-in-stories, containing 10 stories, 7 of which have been published so far.

NAN is about a young woman, Nan, who moves from rural Vermont to NYC for college in the wake of a family tragedy. The book follows her as she tries to adapt, fend off the dangers inherent to the city and to life in general, and find a way out of the grief of her family circumstance. I have hosted all seven published NAN stories on Fictionaut and they have been read nearly 1K times. If you are curious about the NAN, please check out the link here

http://www.fictionaut.com/users/natha...

Thanks for reading and all your support.

Nathaniel