Help! I Can’t Resist New Projects

Nicole J Simms/ March 22, 2016/ Blog/ 0 comments

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I have 53 short stories, one novel, one novella, and my WW2 story contributions (10 in total) to edit and get submission ready, but yet I’m struggling to resist new story submission calls. It’s like a drug. I’ve just seen one on the cult of me website, and I’m just itching to get started, never mind the novel I should

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Novel Woes – The Painful Second Draft

Nicole J Simms/ March 15, 2016/ Blog/ 0 comments

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I started writing my current novel in November 2014 as part of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and completed the first draft in February 2015. Wow, just writing down that date makes me realise that I have been working on this novel for a very long time. At the start of 2015, I had hoped that I would end the

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The End of NaNoEdMo

Nicole J Simms/ December 3, 2015/ Blog/ 0 comments

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Did I reach my NaNoEdMo goal? The simple answer is no I didn’t. However, I don’t see that as a failure. The fact that I took part in NaNoEdMo and edited like a maniac shows that even though I didn’t reach my goal, I’m still a winner. To be honest, I think my goal was too great. I planned to

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Explore Your Surroundings – My Trip to Haden Hill House

Nicole J Simms/ November 4, 2015/ Blog/ 0 comments

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Last Sunday, my writing group and I visited Haden Hill House Museum. Haden Hill House Museum is a Victorian gentleman’s residence that is furnished in period style and surrounded by 55 acres of parkland. The purpose of the trip was to explore a location with a connection to World War II; we are working on a World War II anthology,

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