by Nicole | Jan 7, 2010 | Writing
In Michael Hyatt’s blog post on Wednesday (Thomas Nelson), he wrote something that really resonated with me: “Embrace the challenge. Getting published is not easy. Instant success is not the norm. And even if you got it, it wouldn’t be good for your character...
by Nicole | Dec 31, 2009 | Writing
As I look back at 2009 and all it held for me as a writer, I’m reasonably pleased. I joined American Christian Fiction Writers and Oregon Christian Writers, joined a critique group, attended my first writers conference, endured a handful of manuscript rejections,...
by Nicole | Dec 14, 2009 | Writing
As a writer, I can say the single greatest tool we have is pen and paper. The next best thing? A whole notebook full of random ideas, plot sketches, character notes and general observations of the world. Your “idea book” is a resource beyond a how-to book...
by Nicole | Dec 10, 2009 | Writing
I reached the 50,000 words for National Novel Writing Month within the 1st and 30th of November, but my novel was far from being over. Now, I’ve reached 77,000 words and can say the story is all wrapped up nice and tight and actually “finished.”...
by Nicole | Dec 7, 2009 | Writing
I normally don’t do this: I prefer to look at the positives in life and keep this blog writing and history-oriented. But today I need to complain. Just a little. I spent the entire weekend trying to get my wireless internet back online. There was nothing wrong...
by Nicole | Nov 30, 2009 | Writing
I reached just over 53,000 words in 28 days. Not too shabby! So what does this mean now? Well, aside from officially getting to post the neat little picture to the left, I have a new (mostly completed) manuscript. To pitch this novel to the publishers I’m aiming...
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