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Editing Mode

Jun 28, 2025

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NicoleHerronWrites

in anxiety, author, Beta Readers, cognitive distortions, Deadlines, editor, Feedback, fiction, friendship, imposter syndrome, introvert, intuitive writing, journaling, mental health, perfectionism, social anxiety, writing

I finished revisions based on beta feedback last week. I’ve been busy volunteering for VBS at my church every day, so I’m glad I got it done before that started. I’ve moved into the next step – editing. I have a lovely friend that I met through my social anxiety exploration that is a proofreader…
Creativity unlocked

Jun 17, 2025

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NicoleHerronWrites

in author, Book in 90, Book Launch, creativity, Growth, intuition, intuitive writing, lessons, review, TEP3, Writer’s Journey, writing

If you’ve been reading this blog over the last year, you know that all of the progress I’ve made on my book has been thanks to Sage Adderly. Her wisdom is invaluable. And now she has put that wisdom it in a book to help all creatives use their intuition to shape that creativity. Join…
Mindset Matters

Jun 13, 2025

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NicoleHerronWrites

in anxiety, author, cognitive distortions, creativity, Deadlines, editor, fiction, grounding techniques, imposter syndrome, journaling, motivation, perfectionism, planning, routine, TEP3, triggers, vulnerability, writing

I went almost a whole week without getting any work done on my book. I knew when the week began that it would be like this, yet I still feel guilty. That darn guilt gene that’s been passed down to all of my family! But instead of letting that guilt block all progress for the…
Summer 2025 begins

May 27, 2025

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Niki Herron

in anxiety, author, Beta Readers, cognitive distortions, Cosmic Smash Book, Feedback, fiction, grounding techniques, hiding, imposter syndrome, journaling, mental health, people-pleasing, perfectionism, routine, shame, social anxiety, TEP3, triggers, vulnerability, writing

I’m doing better about asking for help and not adjusting my own schedule to accommodate others. Monkey has band T/W/Th this week until noon. I asked my mother-in-law to handle pick up so that I can be at my office working. This is progress, believe it or not! I managed to get the first three…
Who Am I?

May 21, 2025

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NicoleHerronWrites

in anxiety, author, cognitive distortions, defective, Growth, imposter syndrome, journaling, mental health, people-pleasing, perfectionism, shame, social anxiety, TEP3, triggers, vulnerability, writing

So much of writing involves mindset. I think everyone has this idea in their heads that authors simply get an idea, write it down, and put it out in the world. But mindset gets in the way at every step. Yesterday’s coaching session revealed a lot of self-doubt. I’m constantly looking for validation from others…
Feedback + Anxiety

May 14, 2025

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NicoleHerronWrites

in anxiety, author, Beta Readers, cognitive distortions, Feedback, fiction, hiding, imposter syndrome, journaling, mental health, people-pleasing, perfectionism, planning, social anxiety, TEP3, triggers, vulnerability, Writer’s Journey, writing

I thought I was better prepared for receiving feedback from my beta readers than I was in 2021 when I had written my first novel (that never got past the beta stage). I thought that knowing what questions to ask and looking at it as “this person wants to make the book the best it…
Author Presence

May 7, 2025

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NicoleHerronWrites

in anxiety, author, cognitive distortions, creativity, family, Feedback, fiction, imposter syndrome, introvert, journaling, mental health, people-pleasing, perfectionism, personality, self promotion, shame, social anxiety, social media, vulnerability, writing

It’s not enough to write a book, you’ve got to put yourself out there, too.
Merging

Apr 25, 2025

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NicoleHerronWrites

in anxiety, author, blogging, hiding, introvert, self promotion, social anxiety, subscribers, writing

You may or may not have noticed a slight change on NicoleHerronWrites.com the last couple of days. I’ve decided it’s time to merge my two blogs into one. I’ve been trying to maintain both for a while now and with writing taking up more of my time and trying to get my author presence to…
Waiting…

Apr 17, 2025

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NicoleHerronWrites

in anxiety, author, Beta Readers, Deadlines, TEP3, Writer’s Journey, writing

With my book off to beta readers I’m finding myself with a lot of free time on my hands. The hours I would spend writing, rewriting, reading, revising, and procrastinating have turned into a lot of spinning of wheels. I know there are several things that will need to be done to have everything ready…
TEP3 begins…

Mar 7, 2025

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NicoleHerronWrites

in anxiety, author, characters, creativity, discovery, Draft 2, intuitive writing, planning, TEP3, Writer’s Journey, writing

This week marks the official start to The Empowered Project (TEP3). We spent Tuesday’s coaching call working on exploring and journaling about our vision for this project. We dove deep into the whys of our projects and examined what impact we hoped to have on ourselves and others. It was good to put into words…