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Lessons Learned, Author Interviews

10/2/2020

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The COVID pandemic has forced authors to explore new ways to connect with readers, and other writers.HTN launched a YouTube channel to provide a forum to engage authors in a series of interviews. This is one of several recorded by HTN founder Vincent James Vezza.
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High Water Markers, the environment

8/20/2019

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Change Happens!   Hidden Treasure Novels, HTN reinforces that message in several social media outlets. If you follow us at Twitter or Facebook you will recognize this photo of a creek in Piedmont of North Carolina.

In the debut award winning novel that launched this HTN enterprise, Jackson Badgenoone considers the High Water Markers of life. Jackson draws inspiration for the theme after observing this Dutch Buffalo Creek. On page 41 of that book, readers discover that, “High Water Markers provide tangible evidence of the advance and retreat of creeks, streams, rivers, and oceans. Metaphorically they also provide the measuring stick for citizens, nations, enterprise and empire… Civilian title after a name, the number of boxes under a box on an organization chart, a corporation balance sheet… A few are life-changing events, a birth, a spiritual epiphany, a wedding, a divorce, a death.” The Hidden Treasure of Dutch Buffalo Creek, page 41.

This blog entry considers High Water Markers that relate to our environment. We welcome readers to share their experience through the contact button on the connect page of this website. What was an environmental  high water marker that you observed during the seasons of your lifetime?
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High Water Markers, society

7/27/2019

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Change Happens!   Hidden Treasure Novels, HTN reinforces that message in several social media outlets. If you follow us at Twitter or Facebook you will recognize this photo. Friends in New Jersey might remember a time when they had to deposit these tokens every few miles or so on their way to the shore.

In the debut award winning novel that launched this HTN enterprise, Jackson Badgenoone considers the High Water Markers of life. Jackson draws inspiration for the theme after observing the Dutch Buffalo Creek. On page 41 of that book, readers discover that, “High Water Markers provide tangible evidence of the advance and retreat of creeks, streams, rivers, and oceans. Metaphorically they also provide the measuring stick for citizens, nations, enterprise and empire… Civilian title after a name, the number of boxes under a box on an organization chart, a corporation balance sheet… A few are life-changing events, a birth, a spiritual epiphany, a wedding, a divorce, a death.” The Hidden Treasure of Dutch Buffalo Creek, page 41.

This blog entry considers High Water Markers that relate to society. We welcome readers to share their experience through the contact button on the connect page of this website. What was a high water marker that you observed during the seasons of your lifetime?

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Trail Tales, June 2017

6/4/2017

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Novels aren’t the only place where written treasures are hidden in the narrative. Some are revealed in the chapters of a novella, the paragraphs of a short story, or the flow of a poem. My walking buddies and I decided to make a range of written material available to other hikers who frequent the Buffalo Creek Preserve and Trail.

The story posted this month in the Trail Tales column of the Senior Savvy Rowan County Edition was written by Amy Bergeron, Titled, "Storybook Lightning", it was originally posted in the May edition of the Cabarrus County Senior Savvy. More information about Amy can be found at the May 2017 blog. To request a sample of Amy’s poems send an email to her at abbergeron2001@yahoo.com.

The story posted this month in the Cabarrus County Edition was written by James Polk. Titled, "From The Shadows", it represents a departure from others stories shared by James.


About James Polk. A distant relative to the eleventh President of the United States, James is a prolific writer. More about his biography is available at the Senior Savvy News.

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Trail Tales December 2016

12/7/2016

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Novels aren’t the only place where written treasures are hidden in the narrative. Some are revealed in the chapters of a novella or the paragraphs of a short story. My walking buddies and I decided to make a range of written material available to other hikers who frequent the Buffalo Creek Preserve and Trail in Cabarrus County North Carolina.

The hiking trail is a segment of the Carolina Tread Trail. At the midpoint of the trail, a bridge crosses the creek. It is a place where we often pause to share our stories.

We dedicated a Little Free Library at the trail head and committed to supplying a short story each month to a local paper, the Senior Savvy.  The stories appear in a column - Trail Tales. PDF versions of the stories can be acquired by way of this blog. Simply submit the form to receive a free copy of the story featured this month.

As a special bonus to celebrate the holiday season, this month we share two stories. They were prompted by a conversation as we walked, about the impact of the number 12; talking about twelve apostles, twelve days of Christmas, twelve golfers, and several other stories about the number twelve in our lives. Two of the stories make their way into this holiday issue.

The first story by Heidi Thurston is titled “Twelve Days of Turkey.”


About - Heidi Thurston. Heidi was born, and spent her early years, in Copenhagen, Denmark. In her late teens she immigrated with her parents to the United States where she met and married her husband, Chuck Thurston, an author, playwright, and columnist.
Heidi an accomplished author in her own right, worked as a journalist, a feature story writer, weekly columnist, and reporter for The Evening Times, in Sayre, Pennsylvania. She is the recipient of several awards from the Pennsylvania Press Association and has had a number of stories published in various periodicals. She is the author of a published novel, “The Duchess, The Knight & The Leprechaun.” The book is available at Amazon.com.

The second story by Vincent James Vezza is titled “The Dirty Dozen.”

About - Vincent James Vezza. Vincent was born into a career military family shortly after WWII. He lived on or near US Army bases around the world and throughout the United States. He earned a BA Degree in Political Science and MS Degree in Education. He led several marketing initiatives at Apple Computer, Inc. Other corporate assignments included management and executive positions with educational technology publishing firms, including Houghton Mifflin and Films Media Group.
His writing career got off to a quick start when, writing under the pen name of Jackson Badgenoone, his debut novel “The Hidden Treasure of Dutch Buffalo Creek” won the prestigious Next Generation Indie finalist award for best fiction, presented by the Independent Book Publishers Professionals Group. The book is available at Amazon.com. and several local retail establishments and book stores. A sequel novella, "Neverborn" is scheduled for publication in 2018. In his spare time Vincent manages the Trail Tales column and this blog.

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Race Weekend!

5/28/2016

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Thousands are celebrating Memorial Day weekend at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.  Just down the road, artists, performers, fellow authors, and patrons of the arts started their celebration with a breakfast sponsored by the Cabarrus Arts Council. Others are hiking a mountain trail or watching ocean waves. Let's take a moment to honor the brave men and women in uniform and their families who make these pastimes possible. The Hidden Treasure of Dutch Buffalo Creek considers their sacrifice. Learn more at www.hiddentreasurenovels.com.
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Super Bowl L

2/15/2016

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Welcome back to the Hidden Treasures blog. The Hidden Treasure of Dutch Buffalo Creek set the stage for subsequent manuscript production. Writing the next novel consumes most of my energy. Unfortunately only a few hours are available for the blog at this time. Thanks to all the readers who cast a vote to help me prioritize the sequence of publication.  
 
Last week all the buzz was about two football teams and a halftime show. Then political debates captured our attention. Citizens of ancient Rome might have relished the events.
 
The Hidden Treasure of Dutch Buffalo Creek  connects some of the dots between the Roman Empire and the current state of western civilization. Up until this year, Roman visitors to the stadium would have recognized the numbering of the game. You can learn more about that at http://tinyurl.com/jp6otom . Romans would have cheered at the political blood sport. The dots begin to form a straight line in my debut novel. During an interview in December, I reveal the structure of the book.


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Artifacts support a narrative.

9/18/2015

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The book launch signing for The Hidden Treasure of Dutch Buffalo Creek will be hosted at the White Owl Antiques Mall on September 19-20, 2015 in Mount Pleasant, North Carolina.

Over 10,000 people are expected to attend the White Owl Fest during those two days. Many will appreciate the impact of artifacts on the telling of a story. Do you have a letter, magazine, book, or other artifact that would trigger the telling of your story?



Books, magazines, VCR tapes, DVDs, Record albums, Cassette recordings, paintings, artifacts; there are so many memories that crowd into the den overlooking the creek. They help to tell the story that unfolds in The Hidden Treasure of Dutch Buffalo Creek .
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Neverborn tell a story.   

9/17/2015

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The next time you visit a memorial garden, pause to reflect at the marker of a little one who never drew breath. The Hidden Treasure of Dutch Buffalo Creek provides an active voice for her/his place in the story-line of life.   Neverborn, unborn, yet-to-be born all share a place at the table.
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Age Appropriate Chapters

7/5/2015

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The Hidden Treasure of Dutch Buffalo Creek incorporates a number of chapters drawn from ten High Water Marker books and a novella titled "Neverborn." Along with a soon to be published title, Challenger Generation, these books form a cornerstone shelf in the library of Hidden Treasure Novels.

The selected chapters provide a translucent view of life. The view shelters young readers from the darker side of humanity. It provides a telling nod to older souls who can imagine the stories behind the story.

By their very existence Neverborn ghost writers introduce sensitive topics for discussion. A subsequent blog will explore those issues. Another blog will elaborate on the nature of the high water markers that define people, places, and events.

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