Intro to Ultimate Man Studies 101

Dear Sir or Madam:

Congratulations! Whether by accident or on purpose, you have reached my fiction blog. By now, you might be feeling a bit mislead, as this first entry is not fiction at all. But rest assured, mis compadres, the next one most assuredly will be. I'm using this entry to explain myself, and why I have the audacity to name my blog "The Ultimate Man Chronicles."

Ultimate Man is a novel that I wrote and self-published, involving a self-absorbed superhero, i.e. Ultimate Man, and the wacky hijinks that take place in the huge city that he defends, appropriately named Huge City. Ultimate Man's alter ego is billionaire Mike Michaelson, who has little regard for the concept of the "secret identity." He doesn't wear glasses as Mike, he doesn't wear a mask as Ultimate Man. Basically, everyone knows who he is at all times. The way he sees it, the media doesn't hound Mike any less than Ultimate Man, so what's the point?

Sometimes Ultimate Man saves the day in grand heroic fashion, sometimes he screws up with an equally spectacular flair. Either way, he'll make it sound eleven times better than it really was. Adding to the dramatis personae are his overworked butler, Phillips, his arch-nemesis Oculor, and a host of other heroes and villains.

This blog is basically a way to introduce the citizenry of the web to the universe of Ultimate Man. It is a serialized prequel to the book--not in any way necessary to understanding the novel, it is merely a supplement. Hopefully, as these stories progress, you'll become interested enough to keep tuning in AND, of course, to buy the novel, available at BarnesandNoble.com, Amazon.com, and the publishing website, http://www.authorhouse.com/. If you log on to Author House, you can read an excerpt from the novel and a little blurb about yours truly. If you're going the Amazon route, it's best to search for my name (Nathaniel L. Williams) as opposed to the title of the book.

Comments are welcome, criticism of my flagrant self-promotion is also welcome but will fall on deaf ears. If possible, limit your comments to unmitigated praise and adulation.

Until next time,

Nate