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Nicholas A. McGirr

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Born
in Youngstown, Ohio, The United States
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Influences
Greek Mythology, Stephen King, Anne Rice, Byron, Edgar Allan Poe

Member Since
September 2008


AUTHOR OF THE AFTERLIFE

Nicholas McGirr is a fantasy writer with themes of the afterlife. Nicholas has 4 novels and 3 novelettes published, all of which can be found on amazon. Nicholas holds a BA in English, another BA in Journalism and is currently working on his MFA in Creative Writing.
A previous musician, Nicholas has been a music critic for Steel Town Reviews, and most of his books hold a musical background theme. When Nicholas isn’t checking out the latest music to write to, he visits cemeteries around Charleston to look for inspiration for his next afterlife tale.
Check out his blog, podcast and published works at www.nicholasmcgirr.com.


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Nicholas A. McGirr I am currently working on several titles. Two accompaniments to The Life Tree and a non-fiction title that explores the haunted locations of Myrtle Be…moreI am currently working on several titles. Two accompaniments to The Life Tree and a non-fiction title that explores the haunted locations of Myrtle Beach's Grand Strand.(less)
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Ghost Hunting Apps

6 different styles of Ghost Hunting Phone Applications

I often get asked about the apps designed for ghost hunting. Of course, I test them in real haunted locations. Some have shown success, others not so much. With that said, that doesn’t necessarily mean that an app that I’ve never had any success with does not have validity. It simply means that the app wasn’t successful during the time of the e

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“Happiness does not come in large incomes or the most exotic home, it comes in small doses of a great self esteem which can be built upon the strengths of an individual.”
Nicholas A. McGirr

“Life dies but forever will there be music. Always.”
Nicholas A. McGirr, The Growing Dim Project: Book One

“Death truly does have life, and walks with and lives through us everyday.”
Nicholas A. McGirr, Life of Death

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One of the Greek Gods
 
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A musician, writer or artist
 
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Yourself (obviously a borrowed soul)
 
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“Happiness does not come in large incomes or the most exotic home, it comes in small doses of a great self esteem which can be built upon the strengths of an individual.”
Nicholas A. McGirr

“Life dies but forever will there be music. Always.”
Nicholas A. McGirr, The Growing Dim Project: Book One

“We are raised in a society where we are taught to believe a more logical reason for an illogical happening rather than the illogical reason for something which may be of the unknown, hence, why the logical answer is illogical to the logical person.”
Nicholas A. McGirr, The Growing Dim Project: Book One

“Believe reality is what you were taught was myth.”
Nicholas A. McGirr, The Growing Dim Project: Book One

“Death truly does have life, and walks with and lives through us everyday.”
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Nicholas M.C. wrote: "“Believe reality is what you were taught was myth.”
― Nicholas A. McGirr, Book One: The Growing Dim Project
My suggestion for edit is: "Perhaps reality as you were taught was myth."
I'm only se..."


The character in my work that said this was not going for grammatically correct. The character however was trying to make a point in the text. Thank you for your feedback, though.

Nicholas.


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M.C. “Believe reality is what you were taught was myth.”
― Nicholas A. McGirr, Book One: The Growing Dim Project
My suggestion for edit is: "Perhaps reality as you were taught was myth."
I'm only sending this on because I've received so many polls from you and could only fancy taking on one of your quotes.


Penelope Marzec Thanks for your friendship!


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Simon Thanks for looking me up, Nicholas.


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