by nikkicopleston | May 31, 2020 | Blog, Poems
Just one last word, that’s all I want the thank you or the sorry or the wondering why – just one last word. And what were our last words, that late and windy night? You asked me to ask them to turn the light down over your bed. I kissed you goodbye. You were...
by nikkicopleston | May 6, 2020 | Blog
Now EVERYONE is a photographer, there’s an abundance of portraits, selfies and videos around, reminding us of friends and family even if those people themselves are no longer around. One of my biggest regrets is that I didn’t take more photos of my mum and...
by nikkicopleston | Apr 25, 2020 | Blog
These are strange times, with lockdown in its fifth week amid fears that the unseasonably warm weather will make people complacent about social distancing. This time in 2014, I was in Penzance on holiday. It was my first visit to Cornwall, and I hope it won’t...
by nikkicopleston | Jan 15, 2020 | Blog
The cover design for The Price of Silence has won two awards!! Cover of the Month in December, and joint runner-up for Cover of the Year. Many thanks to Chill With A Book, though all credit must go to the design team at SilverWood Books, who came up trumps with that...
by nikkicopleston | Nov 5, 2019 | Blog
The challenge of writing a novel in a month is inspiring, strenuous and – for most of us – daunting. Yet thousands of writers register to take part in NaNoWriMo every year, many forming smaller networks to keep each other on track when the effort of...
by nikkicopleston | Oct 26, 2019 | Blog
I entered the Wells Literary Festival Short Story competition without a thought of getting shortlisted, let alone winning it! I’d read entries from previous years and concluded that ‘Anything goes!’ So I had a go, with a story that derived from a few...