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Andre Hardy Books @seventy7degrees.bsky.social · Sep 18

When I was a kid, I taped Walter Payton, Chuck Muncie, Speedy Duncan, and Earl Campbell to my wall—dreaming of the NFL.

In 2018, while working on my MFA, I read debut announcements on Publishers Marketplace whispering, “one day.”

Today, it’s me. Playing Coltrane. Sept 2026.

Andre Hardy Books @seventy7degrees.bsky.social · Sep 10

From the gridiron to the dark streets of crime fiction. ⚡🏈🖤
Playing Coltrane drops July 2026 — preorders coming soon.
Follow @andrehardybooks and be part of the story before it begins.

#PlayingColtrane
#CrimeFiction
#NoirFiction
#ThrillerBooks
#GrandCentralPublishing

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Andre Hardy Books @seventy7degrees.bsky.social · Sep 5

Early reviewers are saying: “I know San Diego… but not the one in your book 😱.”

San Diego shows you one face in daylight. Another after dark.

#NoirFiction #CrimeFiction #ThrillerBooks #SanDiegoNoir #BookLaunch #BlueskyReads #DarkFiction

Andre Hardy Books @seventy7degrees.bsky.social · Aug 24

My novel Playing Coltrane is coming!

July 2026 from Grand Central Publishing.

#PlayingColtrane
#CrimeFiction
#NoirLit
#DebutAuthor
#NFLtoNoir
#DreamsNeverExpire

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Andre Hardy Books @seventy7degrees.bsky.social · Aug 14

The little things make it stand up.
Word choice.
Sentence rhythm.
Pacing.
Transitions.
Sensory detail.
Consistency of voice.
Rewriting.
And sometime…re-imagining.

Playing Coltrane
Coming July 2026 from Grand Central.

#PlayingColtrane #WritingCraft #BlackWriters #LiteraryNoir #ModernNoir

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Andre Hardy Books @seventy7degrees.bsky.social · Aug 7

Playing Coltrane drops July 2026 w/ Grand Central. Crime, jazz, grief & the kind of Black hero we rarely see. 🎷
📽️ Watch the short film: andrehardy.com

#PlayingColtrane #CrimeFiction #DebutAuthor #ReadBlackAuthors #BookBuzz #JazzAndJustice

Corruption Huslte and Jazz. Playing Coltrane, Deubt Crime Novel By Andre HardyPlaying Coltrane – A Gritty Mystery Thriller by Andre Hardy

Embark on a thrilling journey through ambition, redemption, and power in Playing Coltrane - a gripping thriller coming Fall 2026.

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Andre Hardy Books @seventy7degrees.bsky.social · Aug 1

substack.com/@andrehardy/...

Twenty Years to Truth

The Road to Playing Coltrane

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Andre Hardy Books @seventy7degrees.bsky.social · Feb 27

It’s not the note you play that’s the wrong note—it’s the note you play afterward that makes it right or wrong.” – Miles Davis

Writing, like jazz, is all about improvisation. You’ll hit sour notes—awkward sentences, flat dialogue, ideas that don’t quite land. But the magic isn’t in perfection.

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Andre Hardy Books @seventy7degrees.bsky.social · Feb 13

“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” — Jack London

#CrimeFiction #ThrillerBooks #MysteryWriter #CrimeWriter #MurderMystery #Suspense #DetectiveFiction #Noir #CrimeThriller #TrueCrime
#WritingMotivation #AmWriting #JackLondon #WritersLife #CreativeDiscipline

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Andre Hardy Books @seventy7degrees.bsky.social · Feb 5

YOU CAN'T USE UP CREATIVITY THE MORE YOU USE, THE MORE YOU HAVE.
MAYA ANGELOU

#WritingCommunity #CreativeFlow #WritersLife #AmWriting #Storytelling #Inspiration #MayaAngelou #ArtisticExpression #KeepCreating #DailyWriting #CreativityUnleashed #WritingWisdom #WordMagic #MindfulWriting #BlueSky

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Andre Hardy Books @seventy7degrees.bsky.social · Feb 2

Writing a novel is like navigating uncharted waters. Stay the course, fight the drift, and trust the journey. 🖋️🌊

What keeps you inspired?

Let me know in the comments!

#WritingWisdom #WalterMosley #WriterLife #Storytellers #AmWriting #WritingInspiration #StayFocused #CreativeMindset #StoryJourney

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Andre Hardy Books @seventy7degrees.bsky.social · Feb 1

“A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.” — Richard Bach

#WritingCommunity
#AmWriting #WritersLife #PublishingJourney #NeverGiveUp

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Andre Hardy Books @seventy7degrees.bsky.social · Jan 30

I can’t help it. I dance when I write.

#GoalSetting #WritersOfBluesky #AmWriting #CreativeFlow #MindsetMatters #SelfImprovement #Inspiration #Storytelling #NoirVibes #KeepWriting #DeepThoughts”

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Andre Hardy Books @seventy7degrees.bsky.social · Jan 28

What drives your creative voice?

#SkyBooks
#LitSky
#BlueskyReads
#IndieLit
#DecentralizedBooks
#CrimeLit
#FictionFans
#LiteraryVoices
#AuthorsOnBluesky
#StoriesThatMatter

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Andre Hardy Books @seventy7degrees.bsky.social · Jan 27

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Andre Hardy Books @seventy7degrees.bsky.social · Jan 26

#gobirds🦅

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Andre Hardy Books @seventy7degrees.bsky.social · Jan 26

Let’s go Birds!

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Andre Hardy Books @seventy7degrees.bsky.social · Jan 26

That time I went to ask Raymond Chandler, “What would Philip Marlowe do?”
#AmWriting #WriteLife #MysteryWriters #CrimeFiction #ThrillerWriters #AmDrafting #AmEditing #MysteryBooks #ThrillerBooks #DetectiveFiction #Noir #CrimeWriters #Suspense
#SubmissionCall #Published #BookRelease

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Andre Hardy Books @seventy7degrees.bsky.social · Jan 24

“If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.” – Elmore Leonard

Great writing isn’t about showing off; it’s about flow. If a rule gets in the way of rhythm or voice, toss it. A narrative that sings will always outshine one that follows the textbook.
#AmWriting #WritersLife #Storytelling #WriteBetter

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Andre Hardy Books @seventy7degrees.bsky.social · Jan 23

“Writing isn’t magic; it’s showing up, sitting down, and doing the work. As Harlan Ellison said, ‘You sit in back of the typewriter and you work, and that’s all there is to it.’

#WritersLife #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #DailyGrind #HarlanEllison #CreativityIsWork #NoDaysOff #StorytellersUnite”

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Andre Hardy Books @seventy7degrees.bsky.social · Jan 22

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Andre Hardy Books @seventy7degrees.bsky.social · Jan 22

“If there’s any single talent a writer needs, it’s persistence.” - Octavia Butler

Writing is a journey of learning, growing, and staying determined. Every word, every draft, and every story matters. Keep writing ✍️📖
#WritersLife #WritingMotivation #KeepWriting
#AmWriting

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Andre Hardy Books @seventy7degrees.bsky.social · Jan 8

“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.” – Robert Frost

Writing starts with feeling. If it doesn’t move you, it won’t move your readers. Be real. Be vulnerable. Write from the heart.

#BookSky #AmWriting #WritersOfBluesky #RobertFrost

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Andre Hardy Books @seventy7degrees.bsky.social · Dec 31

Write with boldness, write with heart, and let your creativity dance like jazz through the chaos. What’s the first note you’ll strike today?

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Andre Hardy Books @seventy7degrees.bsky.social · Dec 24

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