I am working on logistics for some speaking engagements next academic year, and I can now share with you that I will be headed to Elkins, WV on Friday, September 13th to talk about eating disorders, body image, and recovery with middle and high school students. I am especially excited about this trip because it’s [...]
It’s summer, and the academic year has ended, which means I have a lot more free time on my hands. I’m going to be blogging again, and not just about books, writing, and psychology (although I will likely be blogging about those things as well). I’m working on some writing projects this summer, as well [...]
I was plugging away, writing, writing, writing, and then things got hard. My psychology classes suddenly demanded large portions of my time (hello, midterms), I started an accelerated Saturday class, and my personal life got crazy. I’ve been distracted and thrown off my schedule. I’ve also hit some logistical snafus in my project, in that [...]
I have the luxury of spending roughly four hours on writing-related ventures today (I am so lucky!) due to a fluke in my schedule and a quiet week school-wise. Since last week, I have nailed down my first solid draft of the first chapter of my new book. I have been writing like fiend, whenever [...]
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 [...]
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
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! [...]
Kerry Cohen (author of Loose Girl, which everyone should read) wrote an article about writers and envy for the Gotham Writers’ Workshop that resonated with me. Here is a link to the article: http://www.writingclasses.com/FacultyBios/facultyArticleByInstructor.php?ArticleID=94&utm_source=Gotham+Writers’+Workshop+List&utm_campaign=b105b2653f-WEB_October_Newsletter9_27_2011&utm_medium=email I am a competitive person, and I sometimes envy other writers, which makes me feel really guilty, especially if the [...]
After you publish your first book, it is inevitable that people ask you about the second book. I dread this question, probably because I’m not actively working on a second book; I’m still reeling from the writing and publication of Purge: Rehab Diaries. I read an interesting blog post about the process of writing the [...]
