I’ve been trying to write almost every day (I took Saturday and Sunday off this week because it’s harder to write on the weekends, between working Saturdays and running around town on Sunday; Sunday is the only day of the week my boyfriend and I both have off, so we spend it together). Writing every… Continue reading Inspiration presents itself from the outside
When I was younger, I wrote every story idea that popped in my head. I didn’t stop to think if the story was worth telling; I just wrote. One of my earliest story series was about a girl named Lindsay whose mother had been sent to prison when she was five years old for abusing… Continue reading Is this story worth telling?
Yesterday I had some spare time, so I spent some time in one of our local libraries. I decided to check out the periodicals to see if they had any writing magazines since I love reading about writing. I grabbed all the copies of Writer’s Digest and flipped through the pages of each magazine. In a… Continue reading Write What You Know: Poor Advice?
According to my college Customs and Cultures class, if you were to ask someone from Asia what traits make them the best candidate for a job, they would respond, “I’m not the best.” For many years, I, too, have had a similar mindset. I never knew how to answer that question. It is a difficult… Continue reading Six Times I Was Awesome
I say it all the time: “I’m undefined. I’m not defined.” It’s been in my various social media bios. The line originated from Natasha Bedingfield’s song Unwritten. In the eighth grade, we analyzed Unwritten in music class. I decided then that those lyrics described exactly how I felt about myself. The song Unwritten is an ode to my life. “I… Continue reading I’m undefined
Anyone who writes knows writing is time consuming. You open your word processor, and five hours can pass in the blink of an eye. Some people have no problem choosing a project and sticking to it. These are the people who are already successful writers. Many of us who are unpublished aren’t unpublished because we… Continue reading Deciding What to Write
I spend eight hours a day sitting at a desk — one-third of my day — and I spend six to eight hours sleeping, depending on the night. Let’s just assume I sleep eight hours on most nights. I enjoy sleep, for I consider my dreams more entertaining than most movies. That leaves me with… Continue reading Where is the TIME?!
I saw this screenshot on The Writer’s Circle‘s Facebook page a few weeks ago, and I found it extremely encouraging. Since I was a kid, I’ve had two stories stuck in my head. I’ve written various versions of these stories, which involve different characters who have different adventures and conflicts. When I was a kid,… Continue reading My Writing is Boring?
Almost everyone has an embarrassing story or two from their high school years, or maybe it was embarrassing at the time, but now it just makes for a good laugh. However, if you were to ask me, “What is the most embarrassing thing that you did in high school, Nicole?” my reply would be, “It’s not… Continue reading My Most Embarrassing High School Story
The world is full of disaster and heartache, and the older I get, the more I become aware of the horrible tragedies happening all around the world. When I was a kid, it was easy to live in a bubble and not pay attention to worldwide problems. I didn’t read the newspaper or watch the… Continue reading The Reason I’m Silent to Tragedy
Nicole's Two Cents 