BEFORE SHE COULD SPELL EVERY WORD, SHE KNEW SHE WOULD WRITE THEM.
Writing is not what Nicole does for a living. It is how she processes the world, honors the people who shaped her, and creates the safe spaces she longed for as a child. This is the page where she takes you inside the room where it all happens.
SHE KNEW IN KINDERGARTEN
Since she was a little girl — in kindergarten, before she even knew how to spell some of the words she wanted to use — Nicole knew she wanted to write. Not because someone told her she should. Not because a teacher saw talent and encouraged it. She just knew. The pull toward the page was there before the mechanics caught up.
That instinct has never left. Through every chapter of her life — childhood, motherhood, a Lupus diagnosis, building a business, navigating loss and healing — writing has been the constant. It is the way she makes sense of things. The way she reaches back toward the experiences worth remembering and the people worth honoring.
She does not write because it is easy. She writes because it is the truest thing she knows how to do.
THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENS
No matter how often Nicole tidies up, her workspace always finds its way back to the same state: cluttered with sticky notes. Ideas for articles. A haiku she started at midnight. Notes on what to add to a short story that has been simmering for weeks. Her desk is a map of a mind that never fully stops.
Before she begins to write, she reads. Either the work of someone she admires — a poet, a novelist, a voice that reminds her why language matters — or her own old writings, mining them for the spark she needs to begin again. She goes back before she goes forward.
When the inspiration refuses to come, she does not force it. She has learned the hard way that pushing through an uninspired day leads to discouragement, and discouragement leads to not wanting to write at all. So on the days the words will not come, she reads. And reading — always, without fail — turns the inspiration back on.
"SILENCE KEEPS ME IN MY HEAD. IT HELPS ME FOCUS ON MY IMAGINATION."
Silence is not emptiness for Nicole. It is the space where memory, imagination, and the experiences she finds worthy of sharing come into focus. It is the condition that allows the writing to begin.
EXPLORE HER WORLDWHY SHE WRITES FOR CHILDREN
Writing for children is personal for Nicole — not because of a curriculum theory or a market opportunity, but because she believes something that does not require a degree to understand: all children can learn new things at all ages. And the earlier they are given the tools for learning, the sooner they begin to love learning.
That belief was tested the day she volunteered at her children's elementary school and saw first graders who could not read. The materials they had access to were dry, disconnected, and lifeless. Nicole knew she could do better — not by replacing the classroom, but by building a bridge between what children learn in school and what they explore at home.
The Kids Learning Essentials alphabet series is that bridge. Twenty-six books built on the belief that storytelling is the most powerful teaching tool we have. Each story makes a letter feel like a friend, not a test. And every printable, workbook, and digital edition meets children wherever they are.
THE VALUES IN EVERY WORD
Nicole's personal values are not a mission statement pinned to a wall. They are a practice — embedded in every sentence she writes and every manuscript she edits.
She keeps things simple. She keeps things honest. She does not over-emphasize. And she always keeps the reader's feelings in mind.
Whether she is writing a children's book, editing a poet's most vulnerable work, or reflecting on her own life in a blog post, her standard is the same: would a real person say this? Would it make someone feel seen? Does it deserve to exist on the page?
If the answer is yes, she writes it. If the answer is not yet, she waits — because writing, like healing, cannot be forced.
THE NOVEL SHE HAS NOT WRITTEN YET
There is one goal Nicole has struggled to reach, even after the success of the KLE series, her editorial career, and everything she has built.
She has wanted to write a novel for over ten years. Every time she sits down to begin, she gets past a few lines and anxiety kicks in. She stops. She walks away. She tells herself she will try again later.
She shares this not because it is resolved, but because it is real. Because success in one area does not mean confidence in every area. Because imposter syndrome does not care how many books you have published. And because she believes you deserve to know that the woman behind this website is still working through the same fears you are.
Practice your patience. That is the advice she gives others — and the advice she struggles to follow herself.
"I'D LIKE MY READERS TO KNOW THEY ARE NOT ALONE."
That someone understands "messy" and knows how to turn it into something productive. That if she can, so can you. That is the heart of everything Nicole writes — and everything she hopes you will take away from this page.
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