On the 11th June 2016, I went to see the Our Shakespeare Exhibition at the Library of Birmingham with my writing group. When I heard about the exhibition opening, I thought it would be a great trip idea for the writing group. And with me getting back into…
Last month I went to the PowWow Festival of Writing (2025 Update: the festival no longer runs). Again, I went with my writing group, and we had a brilliant time. However, the weather wasn’t great, but thankfully we were under the heated marquee to keep off the chill…
I have 53 short stories, one novel, one novella, and my WW2 story contributions (10 in total) to edit and get submission ready, but yet I’m struggling to resist new story submission calls. It’s like a drug. I’ve just seen one on the cult of me website, and…
Well, it’s not really a new adventure. A long time ago, little Nicole used to like writing plays. I still have the plays hidden away. Like my dream of becoming an author, I also wanted to be a playwright, but I buried it and set out on a…
Last week Friday, my writing group and I went on our first trip of the year. We went to meet local (local to us) author Angela Marsons at Cradley Heath library. Angela Marsons is the author behind the successful D.I. Kim Stone crime thriller series, and has since…
Recently, I’ve noticed that there’s something I do a lot when I talk about my writing successes, even saying the word ‘successes’ makes me wonder if I’m exaggerating. And that’s the problem. I always downplay my achievements. Even after all these years of writing, and finally feeling brave…
I have been a writer since 2012, and over the years, I have learned a lot about myself, and the writing process. This writing journey really has been a roller coaster ride. So today, I will be sharing ten writing lessons I have learned over the years. You…
Being a writer is something that still surprises me. It’s not because I never thought about writing before, it’s because I never thought I would be able to do it, to actually write pieces and get them published. I see my name in a booklet, anthology, or magazine,…
Wow, I can’t believe it’s 2016. As previously mentioned, I have high hopes for this year, so with the new year, I decided to create a list of goals that I would like to achieve. I’ve tried not to overload myself with goals (sometimes you can plan to…
I sit here looking out at a crisp blue sky wondering what 2016 has in store for me. It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was preparing for the start of 2015; I had many plans, hopes, and dreams. Did I reach all of my goals? The…