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Mike’s Open Pages

Mike Nicol

The writing life, writing by others, quotes from writers, writing guides & tips.

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Shot through the heart by a single bullet

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    Where to begin? South Africa, Cape Town. Where I look out on wind-blown False Bay and write crime thrillers, run a nine-month online writing class, and, once, was a journalist. Most evenings the sun goes down in a glass of red wine.

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