Thanksgiving is tomorrow! I know a lot of people are super excited for the food: deep fried turkey, seasoned mash potatoes, casseroles of all kinds, honeyed rolls, and sweet potatoes seasoned with pecans–makes my stomach growl just thinking about it! So how did we get so lucky to have a day like this? Everyone knowsContinue reading “Grateful Thanksgiving”
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Querying; Notes from a Workshop
Hey everyone! I attended the North Carolina Writing Workshop over the weekend and I want to share a few of my favorite notes from the events. The event was set up by Brian A. Klems and hosted a lot of fabulous agents and editors. Brian’s pretty much the expert for getting these workshops running, soContinue reading “Querying; Notes from a Workshop”
#CarolinaWW
I know, it’s weird, right? I’ve never used a hashtag as my blog post title, but I assure you, there’s a very good reason why. This week is the North Carolina Online Writing Workshop and I going to attend. It’s super exciting! It’s a two day event and the class schedule looks like it’ll haveContinue reading “#CarolinaWW”
Going Down the Bayou
Halloween was last Sunday. A spooky night of trick-or-treating, scares, and costumes. My family loves Halloween–especially my brother. So, a couple years ago, we started a tradition of doing a haunted garage Halloween night for every trick-or-treater that came through our neighborhood. Our decor gets bigger every year and this year our theme was witchContinue reading “Going Down the Bayou”
A Voice to Choose
My heart is heavy The journey weighs The strength of dreams slowly wanes Such majesty, such wonder from a story they say is too long A new edit. A new improvement But word count restricts it’s movement.A daunting task. An impossible request To satisfy this yearning inside my chest. “give up” sweet whispers inside myContinue reading “A Voice to Choose”
The Writing Struggle
Every writer has a least favorite type of scene to write. Some writers don’t like writing dialogue. Others don’t like the romantic bits. As for me? Well, one of my least favorite types of scenes to write are battle scenes. Battle scenes and other various action sequences bring out my reluctant groan! “But Nikki, youContinue reading “The Writing Struggle”
One Year Anniversary!
You know what’s super exciting to think about? Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary for my website! For an entire year, I’ve been uploading two posts a week! Now, whether or not I’ll be able to continue doing that is up in the air, but I hope you’ll take a moment with me to justContinue reading “One Year Anniversary!”
Tribute to the Shelter Pet
Thursday was a very special day for animal shelters everywhere. It’s something called “Remember Me Thursday.” And it’s a special day where we remember and honor the lives of animals who didn’t make it out of the shelter. Animals who were euthanized for behavior reasons or medical reasons. Animals who never found their forever homeContinue reading “Tribute to the Shelter Pet”
Tales from a Renaissance Fair
This past weekend, I had the great opportunity to go and enjoy a Renaissance Festival. I’ve always loved them. The costumes, the buildings, the reenactments. They all add to a kind of magic that fills the air. I was super excited to go. I hoped it would reignite my passion for my stories or giveContinue reading “Tales from a Renaissance Fair”
Why We Care
Something people don’t really think about day to day life at an animal shelter. You come, pick out your animal, and take them home without much thought to their life before their life with you. I work at an animal shelter. It’s my job to take care of the dogs. I clean their kennels, setContinue reading “Why We Care”
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