Nicole's World

That little blog post I promised to go along with my video. It didn't take me long at all!

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This was kind of a tough one to write for me. It's all about fear

Let me tell you a story…

On Saturday 19th November I was walking back from the shops. I’d been to get cigarettes. On the way I’d seen a lot of dogs. Most of them had wanted to say hello, they could smell my dog on me. But I hadn’t stopped. I’d just smiled at them and kept walking. I was afraid. Afraid of annoying the owners, afraid of doing something that I had never done, namely stopping to…

I am not the best blogger in the world. I know it. Once upon a time though I used to be. I’d post at least three times a week, regularly, with photos and everything. Then I started focusing more on the art and craft of making posts amazing. I focused too much on what I was saying and how I was saying it, on getting amazing photos or at least photos where you could actually see what I was talking…

Well… I wanted to kick off this blog with a story of fantastic success, an amazing make and some beautiful pictures. Let’s just say that’s not going to happen. But first, some backstory to my massive failure.

Halloween is coming up, we all know it. And I LOVE Halloween. Like a kid loves candy… or like I love candy. For the last few years my family and I have thrown an annual pumpkin carving party…

We Are What We Think We Are

That title might not make sense at first glance. But bear with me.

It’s amazing, the power that our minds have. Even subconsciously, what we think can affect our behaviour, our speech, even the way we see ourselves. Let me give you a few examples:

When I was in Girl Guides I used to fall over now and then. I was a teenage girl, going through periodic growth spurts and sometimes my arms and legs…

6 Steps To Copyedit Your Novel

I actually think that I might be a little in love with this blog. Time to go read through the backlogs. Maybe even take notes! She talks about things that I never even thought about and they actually make a lot of sense when I see them written down.

Putting in the Work

Putting in the work can be hard, especially when you’re just starting out and don’t have much of a following. Looking at everything AmyBeth does though, all of her work behind the scenes, and how she organises things, has helped me to realise that it really can pay off. That and I’m not the only one who’s working hard even when no one can see it. We really aren’t alone.

Think You Couldn’t Possibly Lose Your Amazon Publishing Account? Think Again.

Just when I was starting to feel a little more confident about going the self-publishing route this happens. It’s a terrifying idea and the possibility that it could happen to anyone is equally terrifying. I hope for this lady’s sake that Amazon get their butt in gear and get to the bottom of it. If they clear this up I think it could help restore people’s faith in them again. Until then… it’s…

Oh look it's Pickle again. And all the things I've learned since getting him.

It’s no surprise that we have a dog. I’ve mentioned it before and the pup shows up a lot on my Instagram and Twitter feeds. What can I say, he’s adorable.

But what was surprising was the amount of things I learned from having said dog.

#1. You Lose Weight Really Quickly

It’s not just the walking the dog, although that has made a pretty drastic change to my body (my butt is a lot more muscular…

Where is the time going? Another rambling post from my nutty mind.

OK, who stole May? Come on confess and give it back. You’re not in trouble, I’d just like to know what happened to the month of May.

Seriously you guys, it felt like one minute we were celebrating my birthday at the end of April and the next it’s June and we’re trying to sort out things for Mummy June’s birthday. May just passed me by in a flash.

Normally this is where I share a look back on the…