by nikkicopleston | Jun 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
Remember that Gwyneth Paltrow film ‘Sliding Doors’? It’s a classic ‘if only’ story. Helen, played by Paltrow, hurries to catch her Underground train – only to find boyfriend Gerry in bed with someone else when she gets home. If...
by nikkicopleston | Sep 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
I love old ephemera, all those bits of paper stuff that people throw away. I don’t go round picking up litter and hoarding it, but I’m drawn to flea markets and junk shops like iron filings to a magnet. I seek out battered suitcases and gaping box-files...
by nikkicopleston | Sep 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’ve been so preoccupied with The Shame of Innocence lately, I haven’t spent any time on this blog. I’ve also been busy preparing a workshop on crime writing, as part of Frome Writers’ Collective’s Frome Word literary festival, running...
by nikkicopleston | Jun 22, 2014 | Uncategorized, Writing
Dad came late to driving. He took his first lessons in his forties, learning on a Morris 1100. Even after he passed his test, he took a while to get up courage to buy a car. By the time he got behind the wheel of his first car – a natty turquoise Cortina 1600...
by nikkicopleston | Apr 6, 2014 | Uncategorized, Writing
It’s been quite a week! First, I met up with Liz Gordon from Brilliant Fish PR & Marketing Ltd at the splendid Woodbury Park Hotel. Then on Thursday, I was part of a London Writers Club event – Write with a Literary Agent – hosted by Jacq...