by Nicole | Jan 30, 2012 | Writing
For 2012, I’ve planned on training running a couple 5K races. For no other reason than to motivate myself to exercise more regularly. During the summer, I commuted home on my bicycle, which kept me in good shape and in a good frame of mind. (“Discipline...
by Nicole | Jan 27, 2012 | Writing
I wrote an overview of Pinterest and it’s potential for businesses, writers and the every-day Joe. But after using it for a while more and discussing it with other authors, social media gurus and friends, I have some more thoughts: 1. For authors, Pinterest...
by Nicole | Jan 25, 2012 | Writing
1. Coming up with good character names in the midst of cranking out 50,000 words in 30 days is not my strongest suit. My fabulous critique partners were commenting on some of my lesser characters and when I said their names aloud, I just closed my eyes and shook my...
by Nicole | Jan 23, 2012 | Book Reviews, Horses
“…a horse’s life is maybe even more important than a man’s, ’cause a horse hasn’t got no evil in him except any that’s put there by men…” – War Horse by Michael Morpurgo After seeing War Horse in a pre-screening and blogging about it,...
by Nicole | Jan 20, 2012 | Writing
January 2012 is not yet over, but in the past five days, there has been a flood of epic proportions. I’m not only talking about rain. This is the flooded creek in my neighborhood. Normally it is only around three or four feet wide and a foot or two deep. All...
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