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Nigel Cole

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The Nigel Cole is an ancient Welsh biomass, consisting mostly of hair, tea and cheese. First confirmed sightings of it were in 1965, initially off the coast of Southern England but shortly thereafter it appeared on the Pembrokeshire coastline, where it remained for the majority of its maturation. It relocated several times after its initial discovery, moving further north each time by a process of dairy osmosis, until reaching its current resting place in West Yorkshire. Its exact location is a well-guarded secret to prevent excessive environmental damage by sightseers and beard hair collectors (a practice illegal in West Yorkshire since 2008, though still mandatory in parts of the Scottish Highlands).

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Hi Nigel. You'd mentioned drawing a comic strip in a previous post. Do you still draw? BTW- I hope my reply on one thread about facial hair being determined to be as contaminated as toilets was not taken as a slight. My wife actually did google it that day, and well,she can be romantic that way at times. She's a Brit from Croydon, you understand. Good Luck with your book, it sounds like a quirky read.

Nigel Cole Hi Andre. I haven't done any cartoon work for a few years now but I do still produce artwork once in a while. I did some promotional artwork for Hamme…moreHi Andre. I haven't done any cartoon work for a few years now but I do still produce artwork once in a while. I did some promotional artwork for Hammer Films anniversary in 1997 and more recently a few abstract pop culture pieces and my own book artwork. And no, I didn't take the beard comment seriously - my own partner regularly mentions the hygiene issues associated with a goodly growth of face fuzz!(less)

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Nigel Cole Sometimes the best way is just to write anything just to keep going and then deal with throwing out the garbage later. For 'Trolls' I had a first draf…moreSometimes the best way is just to write anything just to keep going and then deal with throwing out the garbage later. For 'Trolls' I had a first draft that was 232,000 words long. The finished novel is 98,000 words. The other 134,000 words weren't all bad and I'll probably recycle some of the ideas in another book. Sometimes even good parts have to be sacrificed for the sake of the whole. The bottom line is, even if you are writing rubbish and you know it, at least you're writing.(less)

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	Last Exit Before Trolls Book 1 Swimming With Toasters 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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Day three of the Mad March Giveaway and it's going rather well on the whole. Seem to be mired at around 25th spot in the Kindle free books humour bestsellers (can a free book be a bestseller?) but as I have no yardstick for what is a reasonable position to be at it's leaning towards being a meaningless triviality.

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I Sing the Body Electric! & Other Stories

by Ray Bradbury

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“He'd once had a religious conviction, but had been acquitted through lack of evidence.”
― Nigel Cole, Last Exit Before Trolls Book 1 Swimming With Toasters

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“I think your 20s are the hardest part of life. I mean, everyone goes on about how hard it is to be a teenager, but actually I think it’s tougher to be in your 20s because you’re expected to be a grownup and expected to earn your own living and be successful and I think you feel like a kid still.”
― Nigel Cole

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