My Trip to the Warstone Lane Cemetery

Nicole J Simms/ August 9, 2017/ Blog/ 0 comments

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On 29th July 2017, my fellow Oldbury Writing Group members (Julian, Angie, and Dave) and I visited the Warstone Lane Cemetery in the Jewellery Quarter. Yes, you’ve read that right, we went to visit a cemetery. As weird as this may sound, a cemetery is a perfect place for writers to explore. It’s an ideal setting for a story, thanks

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Oldbury Writing Group Book Tour – My First Radio Interview

Nicole J Simms/ June 21, 2017/ Blog/ 0 comments

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On Thursday 15th June 2017, my Oldbury Writing Group posse and I went to the Black Country Radio Station to be interviewed by Billy Spakemon about our World War Two anthology titled From Sunrise to Sunset. Since this was my first time being interviewed on the radio, I was excited and a little apprehensive, but I had nothing to fear

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May 2017 Writing Goals Review and June 2017 Writing Goals

Nicole J Simms/ June 6, 2017/ Blog/ 0 comments

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It’s June! Yes, it’s June. I can’t believe it. I don’t know what’s happening to the year. But now that we’ve reached halfway through the year, I’m starting to worry about my 2017 writing goals. However, instead of being hard on myself for not meeting my goals, I have decided that I need to focus on doing better. So, with

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PowWow Festival of Writing 2017

Nicole J Simms/ May 25, 2017/ Blog/ 0 comments

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On the 7th May 2017, I (and the Oldbury Writing Group) had the pleasure of attending the PowWow Festival of Writing for the third time. Yes, the third time. As always, the festival was held in the beer garden at the Prince of Wales pub in Moseley. Over the years there have been literary agents, publishers, novelists, scriptwriters, etc. attending

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