{"id":3309,"date":"2022-09-14T11:19:08","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T15:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?page_id=3309"},"modified":"2025-05-09T15:32:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T19:32:21","slug":"almost-done","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Newest Podcast- See Sidebar or at Bottom (cellphone)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Steves-Signature-302-1400x788.png\" alt=\"This image shows my NIkos Steves signature\" class=\"wp-image-3414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Steves-Signature-302-1400x788.png 1400w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Steves-Signature-302-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Steves-Signature-302-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Steves-Signature-302-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Steves-Signature-302-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Steves-Signature-302-1200x675.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/2jnPd0Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Amazon.com \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sliced-Bread.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic advertising my book &quot;The Very Fine Light.&quot; The text reads, Randy Sparks and the Mayor of Canalville say: The Very Fine Light is the best thing since sliced bread! Below all this text are the words, Book now available at Amazon. This text is over black but has 3 images. A photo of a bucket truck on the left, a picture of a big black SUV on the right plus a taller graphic of the cover of my book, &quot;The Very Fine Light' off to the left side.\" class=\"wp-image-4120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sliced-Bread.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sliced-Bread-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sliced-Bread-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sliced-Bread-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sliced-Bread-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sliced-Bread-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/2jnPd0Z\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/2jnPd0Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;The Very Fine Light&#8221;- Paperback, eBook @ Amazon. 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and the words &quot;The Nikos Steves Channel&quot; over a background photo of a bridge over the river in the fictional village of &quot;Canalville&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-3499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NS-Youtube-bkground-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NS-Youtube-bkground-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NS-Youtube-bkground-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NS-Youtube-bkground-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NS-Youtube-bkground-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NS-Youtube-bkground-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCf2XVGPYThPpp0etzOF3b4g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Share the link with friends for The Nikos Steves Channel on YouTube!<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0w60OJThJVY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic-NS-Reads-1400x788.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of NIkos Steves with his new book from a Zoom event\" class=\"wp-image-3536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic-NS-Reads-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic-NS-Reads-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic-NS-Reads-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic-NS-Reads-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic-NS-Reads-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic-NS-Reads.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0w60OJThJVY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reading from Chapter 3 of my book <\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:27px\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0w60OJThJVY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here&#8217;s a sample of my book- Chapter 3 is where the main characters meet in a bit of a mashup!<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:23px\"><strong><em>Live &amp; post production by Carl Marxer- Live Event Director\/Editor<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:23px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/2jnPd0Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read a FREE Sample or &#8216;Send a FREE sample&#8217; to a Friend+<em> <strong>FREE APP for Non Kindle!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/2jnPd0Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"818\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EWS-4-others-copy-1400x818.jpg\" alt=\"Image of my book &quot;The Very Fine Light&quot; and its page on Amazon.com Arrows show where you can send a sample for free\" class=\"wp-image-3482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EWS-4-others-copy-1400x818.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EWS-4-others-copy-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EWS-4-others-copy-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EWS-4-others-copy-1536x898.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EWS-4-others-copy-2048x1197.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EWS-4-others-copy-1200x701.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Follow the ARROWS<\/strong> where you can <em><strong>read for FREE (Look inside)<\/strong><\/em> + <strong><em>Send a FREE sample<\/em> to someone<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:76px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>My book, The Very Fine Light, is about Randy Sparks, a freewheeling Village of Canalville employee. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>Julie Vale the Village Manager who almost single-handedly makes the village<\/em><\/strong><em><strong> run. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>And Mayor Buell Bellburn who gets (and loves to take) all the credit. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Randy is always in trouble for telling it like it is and he meets plenty of pushback from the mayor who is hiding a secret<\/strong><em><strong>. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Look out when these ingredients are combined with the pending village insolvency<\/em>&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em><strong>It promise a volatile chemistry and sparks will fly!  (Excuse the pun Randy!)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:84px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4ZyFtReekOk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic-NS-Reads-1400x788.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of NIkos Steves with his new book from a Zoom event\" class=\"wp-image-3536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic-NS-Reads-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic-NS-Reads-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic-NS-Reads-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic-NS-Reads-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic-NS-Reads-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic-NS-Reads.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4ZyFtReekOk\" target=\"_blank\">A Video Reading from Chapter 43- Randy Sparks &amp; Julie encounter several members of the TV Crew<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/The-Podcast-Academy-Member-Card-lemon.png\" alt=\"The Podcast Academy Member Logo\" class=\"wp-image-2191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/The-Podcast-Academy-Member-Card-lemon.png 360w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/The-Podcast-Academy-Member-Card-lemon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/The-Podcast-Academy-Member-Card-lemon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 85vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:25px\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/feed\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>RSS-Feed  Alert for New Posts<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Very Fine Light&#8221;- Paperback, eBook @ Amazon. 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