Rejection. I won’t lie. Rejection as a writer sucks. It will leave a person with that knee-jerk reaction of feeling heartbroken and disappointed that their work is not up to snuff. However, I want to take a moment to say that rejection is NOT A BAD THING. Let me repeat. REJECTION IS NOT A BAD …
Author Archives: reynichols
Apollo Grant – Announcement
Success! Its been a busy week, month, year. However, I did want to announce that I just signed off on a book contract for my urban fantasy novella, Apollo Grant. More details to come once I have them and am able to announce. In other news, I set a reading goal of 70 books for …
Writing Updates
Hello everyone! I know its been a while, but I just wanted to give you all on a couple of updates for some things that are in the works. Earlier this week, I received my third Honorable Mention in a row for the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest. Rumor has it that …
Book Photo Shoot – July
What does a writer do when they are taking a break from their own projects? Sometimes we support other authors by doing a book photo shoot! Below are some of the images I took of this awesome book by Tamsin L. Silver, “The Curse of Billy the Kid”! Go check it out here! What creative …
WOTF Honorable Mention vol.37 Q1
Sooooo I got an Honorable Mention for the short story I submitted to Quarter 1 for vol. 37 of the Writers of the Future contest! http://www.writersofthefuture.com I highly encourage each and everyone of you who is looking to advance their skills as a writer, and move up that ladder called the path to publishing, to …
Keeping Busy During Quarantine
Those straw-looking weed things? Yeah, those are tumble weeds. My apologies for it being so long since the last post. I promise to keep things more active on a weekly basis here. For now, here are a few updates of some things I have in the works. My NaNo draft was completed. Will I do …
It’s October!
I hope you are all enjoying the month of October as much as I am! I know the month just started, but I love the fall! Cooler air, festivals, the trees changing color…I sense a trip to the mountains is not far off in my future. Just wanted to give all of you a few …
Introduction
My name is Rey Nichols. I’m an aspiring writer of fiction, currently living in Cramerton, NC. I am currently working on my first book, an as of yet untitled dystopian fantasy, and I created this blog so that readers can join my journey with me as I work on this book and announce future upcoming …
