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Nicola Sinclair

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https://www.nicolasinclair.com/

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Romance, Contemporary, Fiction

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April 2016

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I am an author of Contemporary Australian Romance. Set in both rural and urban environments, my books showcase the best of Australia and reflect my love of travelling this vast country.

I have always been a daydreamer, and even though it took some time for me to work up the courage to put my fingers to the keyboard and actually commit my stories to the page, I rarely went a day without dreaming about my characters. Whenever I wasn't working (and sometimes when I was!), I would get lost in my thoughts, dreaming up new characters and plotting the twists and turns of their lives.

I have always been a romantic and a firm believer in true love, and this is reflected in the stories I write. However, my reading tastes are widely varied, ranging from ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Nicola Sinclair I can't say I've ever been "blocked", at least not to the point where I can't write anything. I have, however, been stuck at a point in the story wher…moreI can't say I've ever been "blocked", at least not to the point where I can't write anything. I have, however, been stuck at a point in the story where I just can't seem to continue. I know where I want to go, I just don't quite know how to get there. I have two ways of dealing with this problem. The first is that I simply skip the bit I can't figure out and head straight over to a scene I know I can write, that way I keep the momentum going and it gives me more time to fill in the blanks later. My second technique is to stop writing altogether and give myself permission to daydream. This entails is grabbing a cup of coffee and making myself comfortable either on my favourite chair, or laying out in the sun - wherever I can relax, and then I just dream up alternate scenario's until I stumble across one I like.(less)

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Nicola Sinclair Don't edit! At least not straight away. Editing your work will just wastes time and makes you put off what you should be doing - writing. It can also …moreDon't edit! At least not straight away. Editing your work will just wastes time and makes you put off what you should be doing - writing. It can also be very demoralising as you realise that what you've written isn't perfect and, ultimately, it can make you doubt your abilities until you stop writing altogether.

Here's a news flash... NO author writes a perfect manuscript in their first draft. The purpose of the first draft is to get the story out of your head and onto the page. The ONLY thing you should be worried about with your first draft is making sure the plot works and the characters work, if you've achieved this by the end, then it's mission accomplished.

When you've completed the first draft... then you can edit. You can go back and fix plot holes, you can flesh out your characters and re-work your dialogue, you can add more descriptions or change something that doesn't fit properly, you can even re-write the entire story if you want. The point is that the first draft gives you something tangible to work on, something to improve upon. So don't worry about writing the perfect manuscript the first time around, concentrate instead on finishing your manuscript so you can perfect it afterwards.(less)

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Average rating: 4.42 · 24 ratings · 10 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Secret (Peters Junction Series, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Stonebridge Update – Cosmic Glitch Complete

Cosmic Glitch by Nicola Sinclair

Can you believe it’s November already? Christmas is right around the corner and already my workload has tripled! Between the end of year activities at my children’s school and the various functions coming up around town I’ve barely found the time to write lately.

Luckily, I finished Cosmic Glitch a couple of weeks ago, so I can afford to take a bit of a breather.

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Peters Junction Series (3 books)
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“You spend so much time hating the fact that April behaves more like a mother than a sister, but you're the one who's holding onto the apron strings every time she tries to cut them.”
― Nicola Sinclair, Promise

tags: april, complaining, maria

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“you’re so afraid of everyone pitying you that you’d rather nurture their contempt than accept their forgiveness"

- Stacey Michaels”
― Nicola Sinclair, Redemption

tags: forgiveness, love, redemption, romance, understanding

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“For nearly four weeks, his family had been walking on eggshells around him, expecting him to fall apart at any moment and he was damn tired of it. He wished he could apart. Maybe it would hurt less if he could just say to hell with everything and find a corner to hide away in.”
― Nicola Sinclair, Promise

tags: ben, break-down, expectations, fall-apart

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“you’re so afraid of everyone pitying you that you’d rather nurture their contempt than accept their forgiveness" - Stacey Michaels”
― Nicola Sinclair, Redemption

tags: forgiveness, love, redemption, romance, understanding

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tags: april, complaining, maria

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tags: ben, break-down, expectations, fall-apart

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“Spontaneity is great when the opportunity is there, but what I'm really saying is you need to trust yourself. Instead of checking and rechecking your camera and the lighting and everything else, just set it up once and trust that you've done it right. Then focus more on capturing the emotion of the photo and less on how technically perfect its composition will be.”
― Nicola Sinclair, Promise

tags: perfection, spontaneity, trust, yourself

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“The more she spoke, the better she felt. Like Ben said, they were finally on the same page.”
― Nicola Sinclair, Promise

tags: ben, maria, same-page, speaking

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