William Elliott Hazelgrove





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William Elliott Hazelgrove

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born
Richmond

gender
male

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influences
Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Russo, Ford, Kerouac, Twain,

member since
August 2008


About this author

I wrote my first novel out of college and didn't publish it until six years later. I gathered rejection letters like other people gather leaves and another three years passed before I published my second novel. I have been a janitor,waiter,real estate agent, broker, teacher, professor, construction worker, salesman...just about anything to keep on writing. Three years later I published my third novel. Then...I took a LONG BREAK and published my fourth book ten years later. WHOOPS. Oh well. I write in Ernest Hemingways Attic with the bats and the mice and the bees and the squirrels and Ernest old violin, trunk and books. Life could be worse. Rocket Man is coming out in December.


Average rating: 3.03 · 71 ratings · 38 reviews · 4 distinct works
Rocket Man
2.94 of 5 stars 2.94 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2008
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Tobacco Sticks
3.27 of 5 stars 3.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1995 — 4 editions
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Auf Der Suche Nach Virginia...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1993
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Mica Highways
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions
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The Great Quiet of Hemingways Attic (Literature & Fiction)
1 chapters   —   updated Nov 29, 2008 11:45am
Description: Comparison of Writing now versus Hemingways time.
Rocket Man 9780615213071 (Literature & Fiction)
1 chapters   —   updated Nov 12, 2008 10:26am
Description: First Three Chapters
The Corrections
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message 25: by Derek

Derek Schneider Thanks for adding me. The first chapters of Avenging Autumn and The Wintermen are on my profile now.


message 23: by Sanaz

Sanaz Hi William,

Thanks for the friend's request.

Good Luck
Sanaz


message 22: by E.A.

E.A. Thanks for the invite, William. I watched the vidio and WOW. That's amazing.


African Americans on the Move Book Club make sure to visit our new book club site join the site and make a profile at www.aambookclub.com


message 19: by Lee (last edited Jan 08, 2009 03:34am)

Lee Thanks for being my goodreads buddy, William!

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message 18: by William

William I would start with Rocket Man and then try Tobacco Sticks. Take Care.


message 17: by Susan

Susan Can't wait to read your work -- thanks for including in your circle of friends!

Susan Gregg Gilmore


message 15: by Maria

Maria Dear William,

It would be my honor to be as your friend.
Thanks for adding me.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.

Cheers,
Maria


Miss Kodok Hi William, thank you for adding me. That's so great being your friend here. Keep writing... keep reading.


Rosemary Very best wishes on the launch of Rocket Man!


message 11: by Krystal

Krystal Sure thing^^ but just to give you a heads up, I talk mostly about vampire books lol :D and some others if they catch my interest.


Ramin_lion How do you know that you are in the year 2008?

چه جوری میفهمی که الان در سال 2008 هستی؟؟

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1) You find out that your family that is not more than 3 people have 4 or 5 mobile telephone numbers.
یهو نگاه میکنی میبینی خانواده ات که 3 نفر بیشتر نیستن ؛ 4 یا 5 خط موبایل دارن
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2) You send an Email to a work colleague even though he/she is sitting at a desk right next to yours.
واسه همکارت ایمیل میفرستی در حالی که میز بغل دستی تو نشسته
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3) Your relationship with family members and friends that have no Email gets worse and you hardly contact them.
رابطه ات با اقوام و دوستانی که آدرس ایمیل ندارن رو به وخامت میره و تو به سختی میتونی باهاشون ارتباط داشته باشی
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4) You park your car outside your house then use your mobile to phone the house to ask for assistance with carrying the shopping in.
شما ماشینتون رو جلوی خونه تون پارک میکنین ..بعدش موبایلتون رو در میارین و به خونه زنگ میزنین که بیان کمک و چیزایی که خریدین رو از ماشین پیاده کنن .
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5) Every TV advert has an internet address at the bottom of the screen..
هر آگهی تلویزیونی یه آدرس اینترنتی هم زیرش داره
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6) Leaving the house without taking your mobile phone with you makes you really stress and rush back to pick it up even though you managed to live without one for 20 or 30 years of your life.
وقتی خونه رو بدون همراه داشتن موبایلتون ترک میکنین باعث میشه استرس تمام وجودتون رو بگیره و دوباره با عجله برگردین خونه تا ورش دارین در حالی که قبلا بدون موبایل 20-30 سال از عمرتون رو گذروندین و بدون هیچ مشکلی
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8) As soon as you wake up in the morning you check the internet even before you have your coffee.
صبحها قبل از خوردن چایی و قهوه تون تا بلند میشین اولین کاری که میکنین سر زدن به اینترنت هست
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9) You are now reading this, smiling and shaking your head.
شما الان در حالی که این ایمیل رو میخونین سرتون رو تکون میدین و لبخند میزنین ...
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10) You are so busy reading this that you didn’t even notice that this list has no number 7.
و این قدر سرگرم خوندن این ایمیل بودین که حتی توجه نکردین که این لیست شماره 7 نداشت ..
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11) You went back up to check that there is no number 7.
شما دوباره برگشتین تا چک کنین که شماره 7 رو داشته یا نه؟
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12) I am sure if you scrolled up that you will find number 7, its just that you didn’t notice it.
و من مطمئنم که اگه شما دوباره به بالا برگردین حتما شماره 7 رو پیدا میکنین ...این مال اینه که شما بهش توجه نکردین
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13) You scrolled up again but you did not find number 7. I am making fun of you of course, this goes to show that you have no trust in yourself and that you believe anything said to you.
شما دوباره بر میگردین بالا ولی باز هم شماره 7 رو پیدا نمیکنین .. البته که من با شما شوخی کردم و این نشون میده که شما به خودتون هم اعتماد نمیکنین و هرچی بقیه بگن باور میکنین


message 7: by Dee

Dee Hi William!
Thanks for the friendship!
Have a blessed rest of the weekend!


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Bradley I hope you are having a good day! =)

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message 4: by Roger

Roger Hi William
I'll look out for your book.
Roger Smith


message 3: by Ilyn

Ilyn Ross Hi William,

How are you? Thank you for being my friend. Good fortune on your books.

Please visit these groups when you have a chance: “Happy & Brainy Group” and “To the Glory of Man”.

Have fun. Best regards.



message 2: by Roger

Roger Cottrell Thanks William,
Me too! But I won't be talking books today! I'm validating the course I teach tomorrow then teaching solid for two days, putting a film script into Screen West Midlands and concocting a business plan for the college film company for Thursday!
ROGER


message 1: by Roger

Roger Cottrell Hi William,
Always great to meet another writer and anyone into Kerouac and Hemmingway is fine by me.
Thanks for the friendship on Goodreads,
ROGER


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