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30 Day Drawing Challenge~Day 12: Most Recent Accomplishment

Posted in Creativity, Drawing Challenge, Joy in the Journey, Just for fun, Promoting Friends, Writing, tagged The Locket, Time Traveling Coffers, WolfSinger Publications on August 18, 2012| 3 Comments »

I have adamantly described myself as a nonfiction writer, but back in May, a friend challenged me to branch out and write (and submit) my first short story ever. I am honored that it was chosen to be published in a Science Fiction/Fantasy anthology due out this October. My story is titled The Locket and will appear as the second of twelve stories in the book Time Traveling Coffers edited by Dana Bell. It is being published by micro-press, WolfSinger Publications. I’ll post a link when the website for the book is up and running.

I had so much fun getting to know my characters and developing the story that I got a little carried away and had trouble cutting it back to the required word count of 6,000 words. Though the short story is completed, I am now working on the full length novel which will have a different title.

This is a time travel story about Remi, an eighteen year old girl who with the help of a locket, learns the truth about her unique heritage.

My name is Nikalas Nowell, and I write fiction. 🙂

Stop by and celebrate with my other friends taking the drawing challenge:

Don at Expatriatism

Zoe at Welcome to Zoe’s World

Max at The Hero Chronicles

Freebie at Free To Be Too Much

Girl at GirlyGeeky

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30 Day Drawing Challenge~Day 11: Turning Point in Your Life

Posted in Creativity, Drawing Challenge, Free to be me, Joy in the Journey, Just for fun, Marriage, Music, Promoting Friends, thinking things through, tagged Nebraska, York, York College on August 17, 2012| 6 Comments »

My life has been a series of turning points, so it took me awhile to decide what the biggest one has been so far. I slowly traced who I am and my current life back to its inception at York College. I was seventeen when I received my acceptance and scholarship letters. They were the apex of my dismal senior year. I counted the days until my friend Erin’s parents pulled into my driveway and loaded up my life for the long drive to York, Nebraska. I wasn’t able to look back for a long time.

I quickly made friends, double pierced my ears as a sign of independence, immersed myself in college life, boys, music, and…oh yeah, my studies. I met men and women who shaped and challenged me. I fell in and out of love. I formed friendships that have endured to this day. I played fast pitch softball with an amazing team of girls. I sang my heart out and performed in plays with some of my favorite people on campus. I stayed up half the night playing cards. I skipped chapel as many times as allowed without serious repercussions. I served on the Student Council and as a social club president. I perfected the egg burger with cheese during my work-study in the student center. I discovered there was more to my faith than what I had preached at me as a child. I worked hard and played hard. Then I met and married my amazing husband.

I wasn’t born at York College, but that is where I came to life. I honor that here with my drawing of the big water tower that passersby see on their way to Lincoln or Grand Island on Interstate 80. Oh how I love that landmark. 🙂

My kids are still deciding what their turning points are, but go read the nostalgic turning points of my friends:

Don at Expatriatism

Freebie at Free To Be Too Much

Girl at GirlyGeeky

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30 Day Drawing Challenge ~ Day 10: Favorite Candy

Posted in Creativity, Drawing Challenge, Just for fun, Promoting Friends, tagged gummy worms, Lindt chocolate on August 16, 2012| 6 Comments »

I love Lindor chocolate truffles and gummy worms.

Not together; that would just be gross.

Lindt was the man who invented “melting chocolate” and therefore one of my favorite men in history. 😉 If you have never tried one of these decadent truffles, you must! Dating back to 1845, history never tasted so good! Milk chocolate is my favorite, but they also come in dark, white, peanut butter, and other specialty flavors.

Though gummy bears originated in Germany in the 1920’s, the gummy worm was introduced to the world in 1981. Forget the sour powder. I like mine plain.

What is your favorite candy?

Don’t forget to hop over to my friend’s blogs to see what they drew:

Don at Expatriatism, Zoe at Welcome to Zoe’s World, Max at The Hero Chronicles, Freebie at Free To Be Too Much, Girl at GirlyGeeky

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30 Day Drawing Challenge~Day 8: Favorite Animated Character

Posted in Creativity, Drawing Challenge, Just for fun, Promoting Friends on August 15, 2012| 4 Comments »

Surely some of you guessed that Belle is my favorite animated character. Beauty and the Beast was our first date. She loves books. She yearns for adventure. She ends up with a beast. Okay, maybe that last part only applies to me in his princely form. 😉

Confession time:

I have had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. I survived. There was no thriving today. It has taken all that is within me to post anything at all. So, I confess that this is NOT a free hand drawing. Like my skills could improve that greatly overnight! I traced the outline of Belle and then I filled in the other details. I don’t have the eyes right. Or the nose. Or the hair. Because it’s partially my work. Sometimes we get by with a little help from our friends, so I applaud whoever created Belle and gave me a form to trace. Call me a cheater. See if I care. Or offer me grace in this moment. I really need it today. Tomorrow will be better!

I leave you with a piece of useless trivia (The beast’s real name is Prince Adam), and my favorite quote from the movie: “It’s not right for a woman to read. Soon she starts getting *ideas* and *thinking*…” ~Gaston

Go check out the great characters my friends drew!

Don at Expatriatism

Zoe at Welcome to Zoe’s World

Max at The Hero Chronicles

Freebie at Free To Be Too Much

Girl at GirlyGeeky

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30 Day Drawing Challenge~Day 7: Favorite Word

Posted in Creativity, Drawing Challenge, Just for fun, Promoting Friends, tagged favorite word, sassy on August 13, 2012| 3 Comments »

This one was a no-brainer for me. I love how this word looks, how it rolls off my tongue, and especially the feelings it evokes in me. Listen to some of these synonyms: bold, brassy, confident, gutsy, forward, brazen, cheeky, kicky, saucy, chic, classy, sharp, swanky. This word is awesome, and easily my favorite. 🙂