Writer of bizarre trivia book, "Random Obsessions" for Viva Editions
Bakersfield, California Area
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- Writer of bizarre trivia book, "Random Obsessions." at Viva Editions
- Managing Editor at Face News
- Contributor at The Irresponsibles
- Contributor at thenervousbreakdown.com
- Creator at Noveltown
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- Managing Editor at ABC News/McGraw Hill/Internet Broadcasting Services
- Creative Director/Blogger at ProSoft Technology
- Education
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- California State University-Bakersfield
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Nick Belardes’s Summary
• Author of Random Obsessions: Trivia You Can't Live Without (www.vivaeditions.com)
• Managing Editor for Face News (www.facenews.org).
• Former Managing Editor for ABC affiliate site (ABC23/KERO). Also for ABC: two on-air news segments/day, Nick 2.0 blog, wrote original news/reporting, mini-documentaries (film, edit), managed YouTube/MySpace sites.
• Writer for LA lit blog site The Nervous Breakdown.
Nick Belardes’s Specialties:
media, author, novelist, competitive strategist, blogging, video blogging, ad design, photography, journalist, citizen journalist, television, marketing, editor, news, content editor
Nick Belardes’s Experience
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Writer of bizarre trivia book, "Random Obsessions."
Viva Editions
(Publishing industry)
December 2008 — Present (1 year )
I'm writing the bizarre trivia book, "Random Obsessions" for Viva Editions. Get the truth about Mothman, Cannibal Islands, Helltown, Blue Hole, strange inventions, weird film culture, history's mysteries and more. The book is filled with real facts and some actual interviews conducted by myself...
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Managing Editor
Face News
(Online Media industry)
September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Editor, journalist, videographer, designer, moderator. You name it and I do it for Face News
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Contributor
The Irresponsibles
(Publishing industry)
September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
The Irresponsibles is a nonfiction collective made up from writers around the globe who contribute creative nonfiction. Their goal isn't to become irresponsible. That comes naturally. They hope to entertain, enlighten, and as a writing group, build a collective of writers who encourage, support and build community.
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Contributor
thenervousbreakdown.com
(Writing and Editing industry)
2007 — Present (2 years )
TheNervousBreakdown.com was started by LA Times Best-Selling Author Brad Listi. Writers from around the globe contribure creative nonfiction.
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Creator
Noveltown
(Publishing industry)
February 2004 — Present (5 years 10 months)
• Writer/designer for Indie press/media company embedded in a news site. The paperback writer blog has since morphed. But here's some great endorsements...
"Paperback Writer is by far my new favorite... I am so impressed with the loyalty of its readers and the conversation Paperback Writer generates. So good for books."
- Erin Hosier, The Dunow, Carlson, & Lerner Literary Agency
"Bakersfield's most beloved/hated media gadfly."
- Matt Munoz Bakotopia (www.bakotopia.com)
"The Paris of the Central Valley."
- Malcolm Margolin Heyday Books (www.heydaybooks.com)
"Fiesty. Engaging. Never dull."
- Susan Henderson LitPark (www.litpark.com)
"...most important blog in Kern County."
- Howard Owens, former VP/Interactive, the Bakersfield Californian
(www.howardowens.com)
Nick Belardes’s Education
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California State University-Bakersfield
1991 — 1996
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Nick Belardes’s Interests:
corporate blogging, blogging, citizen journalism, media, marketing, strategic marketing, ad development, photography, product photography, Indie publishing, small press, books, novels, magazines, automation, industrial automation
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