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Some Musings On The Evolution Of Authorial Voice

It’s 2:23 on Wednesday, and I’m at my favorite coffee shop in Minneapolis, where I wrote the majority of Purge: Rehab Diaries. I’m drinking some Montana Gold tea, which is my new favorite tea, and watching huge, wet snowflakes fall to the sidewalk and melt. My favorite barista is working. It’s a cozy scene, and a [...]

NAMW Teleseminar on the Gifts of Memoir

This Thursday evening (12/8) I will be participating in a National Association of Memoir Writers teleseminar about the gifts of memoir with fellow writer Rachael Herron. It’s free for everyone! Here’s a link: http://www.namw.org/events/namw-roundtable-discussion-rachael-herron-nicole-johns-the-gift-of-memoir/ Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

Skype Interview About Journaling, Writing, and Publishing Purge

Amber Lea Starfire of Writing Through Life interviewed me via skype last week. She has a fantastic website with lots of writing resources that you should check out. We talked about journaling and how I used journals to help write Purge, writing, and publishing Purge. Amber asked great questions and it was a fabulous interview! [...]

Sloane Crosley Interviewed By The Rumpus

I simply adore Sloane Crosley, and her writing. One of the best nights I had this winter was spent at her Edina Barnes & Noble reading. She is smart, witty, and gorgeous. Her essays are hilarious and provoking, and while I loved I Was Told There’d Be Cake for its hilarity, I loved How Did [...]