Hiya, Writer Friends! I’m writing up a storm on my Work-in-Progress. It makes me so sad (this one’s a doozy), I have to stop and eat massive doses of chocolate just to get through the day. (More than usual, I … Continue reading →

It’s been an interesting day in Nikkiland, Writer Friends. I spent an alarming amount of time working on my Very First Ever Vlog (Or Video Blog, for my technophobe friends), for which I actually put on makeup, changed clothes, and … Continue reading →

I was supposed to be writing today. I came home from my other job, setlled down in front of my computer, checked the email… and gazed longingly at this. My new book, the book I’d been hearing all those good … Continue reading →

Happy Labor Day, Writer Friends! I hope you’re celebrating in whatever ways you desire. Me? I’m cleaning the entire house, including the porches. I even had my son clean out his goldfish bowl. For those of you who know me, … Continue reading →

So, one of those things Debut Authors do in those months up to The Big Day (whch I have found out recently for MY first book, is August 21, 2012!! Woo hoo!) is go to other author’s events. Of course, … Continue reading →

Today is one of the worst days of the year for me: the first day of school. No, not school for me, sillies. For my kids. I know, I know. It’s dumb. I get all worked up, worrying about them … Continue reading →

So, the thing is, there were unicorns there. No, not the kind with sparkly horns and magical rainbow-surfing skills. The real kind. Last week, I got back from the A Room of her Own Writing Retreat in Ghost Ranch, New … Continue reading →

No, actually, I’m too tired. But I promise I’ll post about the AROHO conference in a day or two. I’ll just say one thing: There were unicorns there. Dozens of them.   No, I’m not kidding, I’ll explain later. (I … Continue reading →

Have you ever written a guest post and thought, “Hey, maybe I shouldn’t have been quite that honest?” Yeah, me too. Recently, actually. 😉 Hop on over to my friend (and excellent writer) Samantha Clark’s blog to read my overshare … Continue reading →

I’m off! Today, Writer Friends, I’m beginning the road trip to New Mexico. Where, exactly? To Ghost Ranch, the place that inspired Georgia O’Keeffe to do this:   I’m hoping it inspires me to do a lot of this: The … Continue reading →