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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Ode to the Poets of Paris
Ode to the Poets of Paris. A poem for the pigeons of Paris … an excerpt from my latest book If Paris Were My Lover. Ode to the Poets of Paris They say the poets of Paris are found In attic rooms with slanted light, Scratching words into yellowed pages, Drunk on absinthe, lost at night. Continue reading “Ode to the Poets of Paris”
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”
Available now in Paperback – The Paris Residences of James Joyce
Available now in paperback: The Paris Residences of James Joyce. My 2020 book The Paris Residences of James Joyce has been released as a paperback. The hardcover, paperback, and ebook are available from Cambridge Scholars Publishing (CSP) in the UK, and a limited selection of Amazon websites. The Paris Residences of James Joyce is about the apartments andContinue reading “Available now in Paperback – The Paris Residences of James Joyce”
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 “