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Ninie Hammon

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in Socorro, New Mexico, The United States

July 25

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I was born in Socorro, New Mexico, sometime shortly after the earth cooled off. It’s clear that from the outset my parents never intended for me to amount to anything. How could I? With a name like “Ninie?” Please.

Fame and fortune do not come to people named Ninie Bovell (My maiden name.) Gabriella Bovary? You could work with that. Even something as pedestrian as Madeline Bovell or Rebecca Bovell or (though you’d lose points here for lack of originality) Elizabeth Bovell. But Ninie? I never had a chance.

If I sound a mite hostile, bear in mind that in one decisive stroke my parents sentenced their precious newborn daughter to a lifetime of explanations that began my first day at Muleshoe Elementary School. (Yeah, Muleshoe. The hits just keep I was born in Socorro, New Mexico, sometime shortly after the earth cooled off. It’s clear that from the outset my parents never intended for me to amount to anything. How could I? With a name like “Ninie?” Please.

Fame and fortune do not come to people named Ninie Bovell (My maiden name.) Gabriella Bovary? You could work with that. Even something as pedestrian as Madeline Bovell or Rebecca Bovell or (though you’d lose points here for lack of originality) Elizabeth Bovell. But Ninie? I never had a chance.

If I sound a mite hostile, bear in mind that in one decisive stroke my parents sentenced their precious newborn daughter to a lifetime of explanations that began my first day at Muleshoe Elementary School. (Yeah, Muleshoe. The hits just keep on coming.) After a painful week, I had a rap down that I still use today:

“No, it’s not Ninnie like skinny and penny. It’s Ninie—rhymes with tiny and shiny. 9e…get it? And no, it doesn’t mean anything, it isn’t short for anything, long for anything, or a substitute for anything. It just is. (Pause here for the inevitable ‘Why?’) You got me, pal, I couldn’t tell you.”

I grew up in Texas, got a BA in English and theatre from Texas Tech University and snagged a job as a newspaper reporter. Didn't know a thing about journalism, but my editor said if I could write he could teach me the rest of it and if I couldn't write the rest of it didn't matter. I hung in there for a 25-year career as a journalist. I wouldn’t have missed it for the world, but as soon as I figured out that making up the facts was a whole lot more fun than reporting them, I never looked back.

Now, I write suspense--every flavor except pistachio: psychological suspense, inspirational suspense, suspense thrillers, paranormal suspense, suspense mysteries.

In every book I write I try to keep this promise to Loyal Reader: I will tell you a story in a distinctive voice you'll always recognize, about people as ordinary as you are--people who have been slammed by something they didn’t sign on for, and now they must fight for their lives. Then smack in the middle of their everyday worlds, those people encounter the unexplainable--and it's always the game-changer."

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“I think ‘me’ is a moving target, Bobo. Like you put a bunch of rocks in a kaleidoscope, and every time you turn it, the pieces look different, but it’s still the same rocks.”
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“Don’t never underestimate the power of doin’ the right thing”
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“Some smells are universally revered. Coffee brewing. Bacon frying. Burning leaves. Baby powder. And sawdust.”
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“Some smells are universally revered. Coffee brewing. Bacon frying. Burning leaves. Baby powder. And sawdust.”
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message 4: by Dale

Aug 19, 2014 07:45PM

Ninie, thank you for accepting my friend request.
I've downloaded and look forward to reading Five Days in May.
Wishing you the very best!

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message 3: by Dustin

May 30, 2013 12:24PM

Ninie wrote: "Good to meet you, too. Dustin. Are you a writer or a reader or both?"

Aw, thank you, Ninie! I'm a bit of bit, actually.. though more of an avid reader than anything. I really need to write consistently!
BTW, I loved your article, "What EVERY writer MUST tell EVERY Fan" I found it most wonderful, uplifting, and informative!

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message 2: by Ninie

May 30, 2013 10:59AM

Good to meet you, too. Dustin. Are you a writer or a reader or both?

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message 1: by Dustin

May 30, 2013 10:54AM

Hi, good day to you, Ninie!

I hope all's well with you and yours.:)

Thank you for being my friend, I really appreciate it.

Have a wonderful day, enjoy the rest of your week!

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