PARIS BOOK IN 2025: BOOK TITLE – IS IT BAD GRAMMAR? – Blog # 36. My Paris book – If Paris Were My Lover – was released last month, in March 2025, with encouraging reviews, and one big question. First – the reviews. Here is one posted on Amazon: 5 out of 5 stars: A Poetic Love Affair withContinue reading “PARIS BOOK IN 2025: BOOK TITLE – IS IT BAD GRAMMAR?– Blog 36”
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Launch Day: If Paris Were My Lover by Martina Nicolls.
Launch Day: If Paris Were My Lover by Martina Nicolls. Today is the day! If Paris Were My Lover is officially out in the world. This journey began as a whisper – a lingering question about the ways we fall in love, not just with people, but with places, memories, and the versions of ourselves that only exist in certainContinue reading “Launch Day: If Paris Were My Lover by Martina Nicolls.”
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2025: EMOTIONAL ARC – Blog 34
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2025: EMOTIONAL ARC – Blog # 34. An emotional arc is a character’s inner journey – how they go through change and grow by the end of the story. A novel’s strong emotional arc taps into universal emotions, like love, grief, regret, and hope as the character makes a transformation inContinue reading “NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2025: EMOTIONAL ARC – Blog 34”
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2025: ON A ROLL – Blog 33
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2025: ON A ROLL – Blog # 33. The phrase “on a roll” sounds like a period of sustained writing – the momentum to keep going or a time of high productivity. In the realm of creativity, it sounds like the moments when inspiration flows effortlessly, when everything seems to “click”Continue reading “NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2025: ON A ROLL – Blog 33”
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2025: THE TRUE STAR OF THE NOVEL; PARIS OR THE CHARACTERS IN PARISIAN NOVELS? – Blog # 32
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2025: THE TRUE STAR OF THE NOVEL; PARIS OR THE CHARACTERS IN PARISIAN NOVELS? – Blog # 32. Paris has long served as the muse for writers and creatives, inspiring countless novels that capture the city’s essence. When considering these stories, a question I ask myself as I write my book, set in Paris, is:Continue reading “NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2025: THE TRUE STAR OF THE NOVEL; PARIS OR THE CHARACTERS IN PARISIAN NOVELS? – Blog # 32 “
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: AGE-PROOFING FICTIONAL WRITING – Blog # 31
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: AGE-PROOFING FICTIONAL WRITING – Blog # 31. As I was musing in a Parisian café, a quartet were discussing the composition of their next song and one person suggested age-proofing it. What? They were proactively, intentionally, deliberately considering writing a song to stand the test of time. It got me thinking. Continue reading “NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: AGE-PROOFING FICTIONAL WRITING – Blog # 31 “
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: ALLOWING YOUR WORK TO BECOME YOUR ART – Blog # 30
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: ALLOWING YOUR WORK TO BECOME YOUR ART – Blog # 30. In my article on “embracing the slump to improve productivity” I wrote that during the week I wanted to finish my work (evaluation reports) before I started my art (creative writing) – i.e., continuing the Paris book. This promptedContinue reading “NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: ALLOWING YOUR WORK TO BECOME YOUR ART – Blog # 30 “
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: EMBRACING THE SLUMP TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY – Blog # 29
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: EMBRACING THE SLUMP TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY – Blog # 29. In the pursuit of productivity while I write my Paris book during the end of year rush to complete work tasks – humanitarian reports – I’m planning to strive for a steady upward trajectory of creativity during the vacation period. Continue reading “NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: EMBRACING THE SLUMP TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY – Blog # 29 “
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: CAPPING CREATIVITY, RINGFENCING WRITING, AND THE RIGHT TO RAMBLE – Blog # 28
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: CAPPING CREATIVITY, RINGFENCING WRITING, AND THE RIGHT TO RAMBLE – Blog # 28. Creativity is often portrayed as boundless, an unrestricted river that flows freely, uninhibited by rules or conventions. Yet, in the world of writing and creative expression, many writers find themselves paradoxically seeking boundaries—capping their creativity, ringfencing theirContinue reading “NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: CAPPING CREATIVITY, RINGFENCING WRITING, AND THE RIGHT TO RAMBLE – Blog # 28 “
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: GLAD, MAD AND SAD – Blog # 27
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: GLAD, MAD AND SAD – Blog # 27. Glad, mad and sad – emotions, emotions, emotions! In every novel, there are characters full of emotions. How are characters’ emotions written on the page? What emotions does an author want readers to feel – blissfully happy and excited for a character,Continue reading “NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: GLAD, MAD AND SAD – Blog # 27 “