The Nativity

Nicole J Simms/ December 14, 2015/ Published Short Stories/ 0 comments

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‘The Nativity’ is a 1987-word Christmas horror. I originally wrote this story for the Spinetinglers 2014 Christmas competition. However, I wasn’t successful, so I decided to return the story to my editing pile. Earlier in 2015, I found a submission call for a Christmas horror story. It felt like the perfect place for my story, so after months of editing,

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Festival of Drabbles 2015

Nicole J Simms/ October 14, 2015/ Blog/ 0 comments

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Hello, everyone! I’m back with some exciting news: I will be taking part in The Festival of Drabbles 2015. This festival will be a week-long celebration of drabbles and will take place from 9th November to 15th November. For those who don’t know, drabbles are a short form of writing that is exactly 100 words long. Therefore, since I am

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How I Get Ideas

Nicole J Simms/ September 30, 2015/ Blog/ 0 comments

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Hello again! I am back with some more writing tips. So what do I have for you today? Well, today I will be discussing how I get story ideas. Most of the time, I find that ideas come to me without much effort; however, there are times when your mind goes blank and needs a little prompt to start working

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Why I Write Flash Fiction

Nicole J Simms/ July 16, 2015/ Blog/ 0 comments

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Hello, everyone! Today I plan to share my thoughts about flash fictions, why I started writing flash fictions, and any tips that I have found throughout the years. Before I started writing, I only knew about two types of fiction (based on length): the novel and short story. So when I started completing creative writing courses, I was amazed at

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