Tag Archives: Writing

The Gift of One Word

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Amy Nicholson

“Order brings peace.” ~Saint Augustine Welcome to my office. I don’t know what your standard of tidiness is, but now when I peer into my little nook in the northwest corner of our house, I smile and say ahhh. It brings me … Continue reading →

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Limited Visibility

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Amy Nicholson

  The north wind doth blow, And we shall have snow ~nursery rhyme We are in the midst of a blizzard. A writer friend of mine who sees the world more poetically than most says she is “snuggled home enjoying … Continue reading →

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Scriptophilia (and Harold) made me do it

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Amy Nicholson

Confession? I quit NaNoWriMo. Wednesday, November 15 was my last day. I wrote (and fudged and outlined and talked to myself on paper) for fifteen days and 24,002 words, and then I decided to stop kidding myself. I had (have) … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo? Yes!

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Amy Nicholson

Psst!. . .I’m just sneaking over here to let you know that if I’m not blogging lengthy tomes this month it’s not because I’m not writing. Au contraire! For the first time, I am participating in NaNoWriMo. Oh! Never heard … Continue reading →

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One Inch

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Amy Nicholson

“all I have to do is to write down as much as I can see through a one-inch picture frame.” ~Anne Lamott   I’m reading a wonderful book. An award winner. At one point, the sheer poignancy of the words … Continue reading →

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Quiet Keyboards

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Amy Nicholson

Writing was more of a sensory experience when I was younger than it is today. In middle school, I would use a pencil (a pen if I was lucky) and write notes in a paper notebook. After filling a page, I’d turn it to … Continue reading →

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Thank you, Harper Lee

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Amy Nicholson

“A book should be the occasion of rejoicing, but it is seldom that, imparting a feeling of completion but not of satisfaction. I suppose a writer, almost by definition, is a person incapable of satisfaction–which is what keeps him at … Continue reading →

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