by nikkicopleston | Jul 25, 2014 | Books, Reading, Writing
Mighty oaks from tiny acorns grow – as the saying goes. There’s a lot of truth in that old proverb. I used to write on my own, no interference, no feedback, no ‘critical friend’ to take me aside and give me a few tips. In hope and expectation,...
by nikkicopleston | Jul 20, 2014 | Blogging, Writing
I started this blog without really knowing what I was doing. Imagine my delight, then, when I saw that Strode College in Street – not far from where I live – was running a 2-day course on WordPress as part of their summer school programme. What an...
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 | May 9, 2014 | Books, Writing
I’ve collected books since my schooldays – there was a splendid old bookshop in Salisbury called Beech’s, where Prezzo is now. One day, many years ago, John came home with a hard-backed journal he’d bought in a second-hand bookshop near his...
by nikkicopleston | Apr 19, 2014 | Art, Books, Reading, Writing
Jennie and I have been friends since we were eleven year olds in navy blue gymslips, white blouses and bottle-green ties. Like most friends, we fell out, made up, drifted apart…but we always stayed in touch the old-fashioned way, writing to each other from time...
by nikkicopleston | Apr 8, 2014 | Writing
Many writers are inspired by places they’ve visited or lived in, often during their childhood. I was lucky enough to spend my holidays at my grandfather’s house in Somerset when I was very small. It was the brewery manager’s house, Victorian,...