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Victor D. Lopez
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Victor D. Lopez


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Registration date : 2012-02-01
Location : New York

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PostSubject: Hi Everyone   Hi Everyone EmptyMon Feb 06, 2012 8:08 am

I am new to this forum and it is a pleasure to be in your company.

My name is Victor D. Lopez and I have been writing poetry, fiction and non fiction throughout most of my life. I have eclectic tastes that are reflected in my publications which range from trade books on computer software to business law and legal environment of business textbooks as well as scholarly articles on a range of legal subjects and ethics. I am a lawyer by training and have been licensed in New York for almost 28 years but do not currently practice law. Throughout most of my adult life I have been privileged to serve as a professor in business departments in urban, suburban and rural colleges and universities and also served as an academic dean and as the dean of business at two institutions in the past. I am very pleased to currently make Hofstra University my current academic home, where I am an associate professor of legal studies in business.

I have written poetry and fiction since my early teens mostly for myself, though some of it was published occasionally in various school publications and in some literary magazines in the colleges and universities I served. I've published seven books through traditional publishers (McFarland, Irwin, McGraw-Hill, Prentice Hall and Textbook Media Publishing) and decided to experiment with the indie route for the first time last summer, publishing a small book of poems, a short story collection and a general reference on intellectual property--the first two projects were 35 years in the making and the third about two years. I wanted the freedom and flexibility to set my own price and offer both eBook and soft cover versions of the books as prices through traditional publishers for scholarly books make them largely accessible to and institutional buyers. I made no effort to test the waters with traditional publishers for the poetry and fiction titles but doubt there would have been much interest because of their length if I had.

Spanish is my native tongue, though my Castilian now bears a faint American accent much to my chagrin whenever I have the misfortune to hear myself on tape. Fortunately my English is not, as I immigrated here with my parents when I was 9 years old. I also understand and speak Galician (Gallego), though imperfectly, as it is my parents' and grandparents' regional language from the North West of the Iberian Peninsula where, as far as I know, all of my ancestors previously hail from. (Along with the Celtic, Roman and, to a lesser extent in the region, Moorish settlers at various times in our history.) No doubt it too is American accented.

For more information about my publications, my neglected blogs and about me, you can visit my personal web page at http://www.victordlopez.com. You can also find me occasionally wandering through Goodreads and Library Thing. And you can also find links to some of my books at my author's page at Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/author/victordlopez


I am very happy to be here.

Victor


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PostSubject: Re: Hi Everyone   Hi Everyone EmptyMon Feb 06, 2012 8:52 am

Hi Victor,

Welcome to the forum!
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Victor D. Lopez
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PostSubject: Re: Hi Everyone   Hi Everyone EmptyMon Feb 06, 2012 9:33 am

Thank you, Shelagh.

Victor
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PostSubject: Re: Hi Everyone   Hi Everyone EmptyMon Feb 06, 2012 10:09 am

Victor,

You should be able to post links now. You can also add a signature.
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Victor D. Lopez
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PostSubject: Re: Hi Everyone   Hi Everyone EmptyMon Feb 06, 2012 10:20 am

Shelagh,

I can't post external links as of a couple of minutes ago as I get the message that new members need to wait seven days to post such links. But that's no problem at all--I'll edit this in a few days when I get the privilege.

Thanks again.

Victor
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Don Stephens
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Registration date : 2008-01-25
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Location : Wherever my hat's hanging today!

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PostSubject: Re: Hi Everyone   Hi Everyone EmptyMon Feb 06, 2012 11:39 am

Victor,

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PostSubject: Re: Hi Everyone   Hi Everyone EmptyMon Feb 06, 2012 1:28 pm

Welcome! Thanks for sharing your bio information so we know a bit about the person behind the words! I'm not much of a poetry person, but if the poems are short enough I might read them. I know what you mean about neglected blogs; however, I never have had people following my blog so the incentive to post has not been there. I do post occasionally at www.redroom.com (posted one today entitled, "Dating Again?" more of a lament than a blog!
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Victor D. Lopez
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PostSubject: Re: Hi Everyone   Hi Everyone EmptyMon Feb 06, 2012 1:52 pm

Thanks very much, Don.
Victor

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PostSubject: Re: Hi Everyone   Hi Everyone EmptyMon Feb 06, 2012 2:04 pm

You were kind enough to read and comment on one of the poems I've posted, which are a mixed lot. I have written more sonnets than anything else as they have always been my preferred form. Most of my writing and books, though, are law-related. Eventually I'll complete a novel, but there is too much else to do and not enough time.

dkchristi wrote:
Welcome! Thanks for sharing your bio information so we know a bit about the person behind the words! I'm not much of a poetry person, but if the poems are short enough I might read them. I know what you mean about neglected blogs; however, I never have had people following my blog so the incentive to post has not been there.
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PostSubject: Re: Hi Everyone   Hi Everyone EmptySun Apr 01, 2012 3:49 pm

Welcome Victor, from a fellow New Yorker and Associate Professor!!!!

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