Author Nicholas Dettmann dreamed of writing a book. Can Carl Robertson, the main character of his debut novel, save his own dream?
Released in February, A Life Worth Dreaming About tells the tale of Carl Robertson, a 32-year-old man who does everything he can to move out of his small Midwestern town, losing many friends along the way.
He dreams of living the elegant lifestyle of New York City. He uses his anger and hatred to move out of his hometown, discredit it and never wants to think about it again. For a while, it works.
Then, he finds his life on the ropes and doesn’t know why or how to change it. That is, until he meets a man who will change his life forever and in a way he never could’ve seen coming or believes he thought he needed. Suddenly, he finds himself trying to catch up to a new reality, just in time to save his life and in hopes of finding a life worth dreaming about.
"A Life Worth Dreaming About is a culmination of many years of work and patience," Dettmann said. “I’m excited about the project and hope it is a pleasant read for those who read it.”
Dettmann is a veteran journalist from Milwaukee, Wis.
He has worked at daily newspapers in Idaho Falls,
Idaho, Michigan City,
Ind., and West Bend, Wis.
He has also appeared in numerous newspapers around the country, including the
Houston Chronicle, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the Baltimore Sun.
He has won seven writing awards since 2005 at the local, regional and national levels, many centered on feature writing.
Dettmann graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a degree in journalism & mass communications. In 2010, Dettmann wrote a story about a high school swimmer who suffered from dwarfism. His dream was to become a Paralympian. The Wisconsin Newspaper Association said, “Good story and nice storytelling getting the reader into the story.”
Dettmann was first published in 2001 at only 19 years old when he wrote a poem, “Remembering,” honoring the death of a classmate. It received an Editor’s Choice award from Poetry.com.
He is currently the sports editor of the West Bend Daily News, but his real passion is that of storytelling. “A Life Worth Dreaming About” will appeal to the fans of Baxter C. Krueger’s “The Shack.”
Dettmann’s writing idols include Rick Reilly, Mitch Albom, John Grisham and Tom Hallman Jr. In his spare time, Dettmann enjoys reading, swimming and spending time with his family and friends.
He is married to his wife, Elizabeth, and they have two cats, Daisy and Dory.
For more information, please visit his website: www.nickdettmann.com.
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