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Robb Skidmore

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Robb Skidmore is a novelist who currently lives in Southern California. He writes upmarket fiction which combines a literary sensibility with honest and deep characterizations. He started out as a maniacal scribbler in journals during college and later attended several fiction workshops. His short stories have appeared in many literary reviews and publications. His critically acclaimed and cult classic novel, The Pursuit of Cool, was a Quarter Finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest and a Winner of a Next Generation Indie Award. It is a coming of age story that captures Generation X and what it was like to be young and attending college in America in the 1980’s. Full of humor and heartbreak, it follows a music, movie and pop cultu ...more

On Writing and Surfing: Facing the Great Unknown

Have a story to write? Are you hesitating? Break on through to the other side!

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Published on November 06, 2014 13:02 Tags: amwriting, authors, books, national-novel-writing-month, reading, writing
Average rating: 3.62 · 77 ratings · 25 reviews · 4 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Pursuit of Cool

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The Surfer

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Robb Skidmore added a status update: Hello readers! My short novella, The Surfer, is now on Kindle Unlimited. On Sept. 9, 2024. - Sept. 13.,2024 it will be FREE on Amazon.
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Elizabeth Varadan Robb wrote: "My release date is April 17. Available in paperback and ebook versions.


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Great looking cover!


message 20: by Billy

Billy Masters Cheers to a new friend!


message 19: by Robb

Robb Skidmore My release date is April 17. Available in paperback and ebook versions.
The Pursuit of Cool


message 18: by Robb

Robb Skidmore Robert wrote: "Thanks for the friend request, Robb."

You are most welcome, friend. Great to meet you. :)


message 17: by Robert

Robert Thanks for the friend request, Robb.


Savannah Robb, thank you for the friendship.


message 15: by Robb (last edited Mar 13, 2012 02:09PM)

Robb Skidmore OK, gang. What is going down right now is the BIG GIVEAWAY! Yes, that's right. I'm giving away 10 signed copies of THE PURSUIT OF COOL and ten lucky readers will be the very first readers on Goodreads.

So go for it. :) THE PURSUIT OF COOL Official GIVEAWAY
--Robb


Christine Hatfield no problem

how long have you been writing books?


Jillian Peery Thanks for the add!


message 12: by Kat

Kat Hey Robb, thanks for friending me!

Katrina
Kindred Dreamheart


Charlotte Liebel Thank you for your friendship, Robb. Selected your 'The Surfer' for future reading.

~Charlotte


message 10: by Darynda

Darynda Jones Thanks for the friendship, Robb! ~D~


message 9: by Kae

Kae Hi Robb, thanks for the friend invite! :)


Kathleen Brooks Thanks for the friendship!


message 7: by Robb

Robb Skidmore At the halfway point of Catching Fire. She goes back in the arena for another Games! But this time to protect Peeta...


message 6: by Simon

Simon Hi Robb. Thanks for looking me up.

Simon


message 5: by Robb

Robb Skidmore Currently in the throes of heavy planning to release my novel, THE PURSUIT OF COOL (TMiK Press). Selecting a POD publisher for the paperback version, deciding where to sell the ebook version...

Note to any book bloggers out there: if THE PURSUIT OF COOL seems up your alley, or something you'd like to review, just let me know. It's a crossover of YA and Adult realistic fiction. Trying to decide where to send ARC copies.


message 4: by Jesse

Jesse Hanson Thanks for including me Robb. The Surfer looks very good and I wish you much success with your writing.
If you have an interest in spirituality, I'll ask you to consider my spiritual allegory, Song of George: Portrait of an Unlikely Holy Man, for your reading list. It's fiction but is inspired by events from my life. Cinematic in style. Namaste, jesse


Tamara Rose Blodgett Hi Robb...thanks for the friendship~! ;)


message 2: by Karen

Karen Gammons Thank you for the friend request, Robb. Have a nice day.
Karen


message 1: by Robb (last edited Mar 22, 2011 10:33AM)

Robb Skidmore Mahina wrote: "Hey Robb,
Welcome to Goodreads. Its great to have you here. Happy reading!"


Thanks for that Mahina. Handsome cat you got there.


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