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DEQUASIEBOOKS
If you intend to write a book, this web site can forewarn you of what you're up against. In this web page, I hope to provide you with all the information you might possibly want on a group of books written in what I call "the jelly bean genre." They cover a variety of topics chosen either because I thought I had unique information in that topic, or because a fictional plot I liked entered my thoughts and wouldn't go away. I keep thinking I've made all the mistakes possible in the writing field (and give all the details), but sad experience tells me that, given time, I will make more. The information to be covered includes:

(1) Tips on:
* Writing
* Publishing Books
* Promoting Books

(2) Background on books written by Andrew Dequasie

(3) Excerpts from books written by Andrew Dequasie

(4) A brief bio

Regarding the background and excerpts, the books involved, in
chronological order of publication are:

  1. The Dragonslayers, 1973, Carlton Press, Satire
  2. Thirsty, 1983, Walker (1999 Reprint, G.K.Hall, & 2003 recording, Books In Motion ,
    retitled Sundown In Thirsty),Humorous Western Novel
  3. The Green Flame, 1991, American Chemical Society, Nonfiction Adventure
  4. The Spruce Valley Miracle, 2000, Xlibris, Earth-Bound Sci Fi
  5. The Crossroads Time, 2000, Xlibris, Western Coming of Age Novel
  6. Vermont Mosaic, 2000, Xlibris, Fictional Short Stories Set In Vermont
  7. A Lifetime Nature Walk, 2000, Xlibris, Nonfiction Nature Anecdotes
  8. The Diamonds of Kronos, 2000, Xlibris, Sci Fi, Aliens Attack Earth
  9. Murder, Singular & Plural, 2001, Booksurge or Xlibris, Private Investigator Novel
  10. Western Limericks, 2008 (?) publication date. WORK IN PROGESS!
  11. wns nonfiction WORK IN PROGRESS

WHAT'S NEW ? - 22nd Edition, being posted 11/19/08

  • THE GREEN FLAME - I've deleted Chapter 13, the last chapter, but left the synopsis of all chapters in place, and added a POSTSCRIPT of things I've learned since publication of the book in 1991.

  • THE SPRUCE VALLEY MIRACLE - I've deleted Chapter 6 and installed Chapter 7, preceded by a synopsis of chapters 1 thru 6. As a very few of you may know, this is my prophetic novel of the future which is slowly taking shape as we watch.

  • WORKS IN PROGRESS - Western Limericks isn't entirely on the back burner. I'll add pages to it as time and inspiration permit and await a better day to seek publication. WNS has been written and re-written precisely umpety-ump times by my count and I've launched my biggest search yet for an agent. It's a non-fiction memoir with a message, so you can bet your socks (but nothing of value) that, failing to find an agent, I will proceed to haunt the publishing world with it.

  • MISCELLANY - I've updated this whole web site a bit, at least reading it word for word and changing a few words. Meanwhile, I've written my best short story ever, entitled, "Lord Louie & Lady Ashley," and sent it out on its first submission. (It's sure to be accepted.) An article of mine, titled, "High Flying Cowboys" appeared in the August issue of The Roundup Magazine. And I actually gave a Power Point presentation on "The Chemistry Of Capacitors" to the Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Burlington,VT last June. Once I get this web site edition posted and get my Christmas letters out of the way, I'll go back to writing my next non-fiction tome, code-named, "WAG," which is now underway.

    ORDERING
    Your Local Bookstores:     See Phone Book Yellow Pages. Also, my "Other" page will
        list local bookstores that may have my books in stock.
    By Phone:    
        2003 recordings of Sundown in Thirsty, Books In Motion, (509) 922-1646
        All Xlibris Books; dial 1-(888)795-4274, then press 3, then press 1
        Booksurge (for Murder, Singular & Plural): 843-853-8310
    On Line:     Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com, Borders.com, or Xlibris.com (Search "Dequasie")
       Booksurge.com - for Murder, Singular & Plural
        All Xlibris books are available from Xlibris as e-books, paperback, and hardcover.
        Ordering from Xlibris usually results in the lowest price for Xlibris books.
    Out Of Print Books:     The Green Flame and the 1983 & 1999 editions of Thirsty are available second-hand through some bookstores and dot-coms. The Dragonslayers is not likely to be available anywhere.

    Other web sites, publishers, and local book stores that may be of
    interest to readers and writers are listed at the end of this web site.

    Questions or comments? E-mail them to andydequ@sover.net