Last week, Sunday 26th April 2015, my writing group and I went to the PowWow Festival of Writing (2025 Update: The festival no longer runs). This was my first experience of attending a writing festival, and it was even better than I had imagined. The event took place…
Juggling like a drunk clown, yeah, that’s how I have been feeling. At times, I’m unsure about what project to start next, which is something I haven’t experienced before. There is so much to do, but there never seems to be enough time. It doesn’t help that I…
It has taken me longer than planned, but I have finally finished my new website. As well as a new design I also have a new domain nicole-j-simms.co.uk. (2025 Update: this was my old domain. My current domain is now nicolejsimms.com) For this design, I wanted something dark…
It’s 2015; I can’t believe it. It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was planning my writing goals for 2014, but here we are faced with another New Year. Did I reach my goals? Well, I did write my planned first novel, but after considering my options…
It’s finally here. Tomorrow I will commence the battle and begin my novel. I predict that the challenge will send me a little loopy, but as long as I reach 50,000 words, it’s all good. I can’t believe how quickly November has come round. While I can’t wait…
September was a busy month; I wrote, edited, and submitted more stories than before. While I’m pleased with how I managed the challenge, sadly I was unable to find the time to keep my blog up to date. But now I’m back and here to share my writing…
I did it, Friday came, and I took myself off to experience my first writing group. The nerves were there, but alongside that I felt excited. On the bus, I thought about what I could contribute to the group. I’ve never been a fan of what I call…
I hadn’t realised how long ago my last post was until I decided to have a look at my website; I have not done any posts since July. However, I must tell you all that I am still in fact writing, editing, and submitting, which is the reason…
This is the post that I should have written last week, but with so many things to do I find it tricky to find the time to keep my website up-to-date. However, I haven’t neglected this one as much as I have my baking blog. One day I…
Last Tuesday, I finally went to see Sharon Bolton talk about her new book and her journey as a writer. I arrived with three of her books, which I hoped she would sign, and prepared myself for an insightful talk. Not only did I go as a new…