Nicole M. Miller

Ask any writer, and they’re bound to have at least a dozen stories of people they met who later influenced or reappeared as one of their characters (maybe in an unpublished manuscript at least.) For me, I not only have people who stick with me, but animals. To the left is my horse, Grunnion. Yes, he’s named after a tiny fish – don’t bother to ask why. Grunnion is one of the most lovable horses I’ve ever met. He was abandoned by his mother and bottle-fed by humans as a baby. I happened to be working at the barn when he was born and was able to know him ever...

I have to say something—I simply can’t hold it in any longer. I cannot STAND it when people use horrible grammar and spelling in Facebook or Twitter posts. Yes, yes, I understand trying to keep things short and using a “L8R” here and there. That’s not what I’m talking about. Misspelling words—simple words you’ve known since grade school—just shows a laziness and lack of care for things you do. It’s unprofessional. Facebook is a social site, yes, but what if your employer reads this? Don’t think for a second that employers don’t screen the facebook profiles of potential employees. Heck, as a pageant judge I’ve used it to “pre-screen” the...

Happy Friday! I’ve finished my in-depth edits of my latest manuscript and am now turning onto the other “fun” stuff like the synopsis, etc. I’m also looking at some website redesign/overhauling and re-branding. My question for you readers is — What do you want to see on my blog and on my website? More research notes? Less? More about my writing? More book reviews? Leave a comment with your suggestions please! Thank you for reading my blog – I really appreciate you!