by Nickie Cochran | Oct 7, 2018 | Novel Writing
Follow Your Dream and Write Your Own Novel Intro Most book lovers’ ultimate dream is to one day write his or her own novel. Often someone strikes up a conversation when they see me dragging my laptop to the cafeteria and ask me what I’m working on. When I tell...
by Nickie Cochran | Dec 28, 2017 | Grumpy Poltergeist, The Heidelberg Ghost, The Human Circle, The Shadow of His Past
Great news! The “Do you Spook German?” series has received a make-over. There were a few things that have been bugging me about the series and, since I had a few days off from my day job during the holidays, I decided that it was time to make some serious...
by Nickie Cochran | Nov 22, 2017 | Author's Personal Stories
Many of you know that I was born and raised in Germany. Heidelberg is very popular among tourists and, until recently, also housed many American families of service members stationed in the area since WWII. As a teenager in the late 80s, I became good friends with...
by Nickie Cochran | Oct 1, 2017 | Novel Writing
You’ve always been an avid reader and every once and a while you come across a book that makes you think “I can do better than that!” You’ve toyed with the thought of writing your own book many times, but always brushed the idea aside. I have...
by Nickie Cochran | Sep 8, 2017 | Grumpy Poltergeist, Promotion
Just a quick not to let you know that Grumpy Poltergeist is on on sale for $.99 through this weekend. Kyla’s excitement of moving into the apartment of an old German family home quickly diminishes as fixtures and appliances seem to have a mind of their own....
by Nickie Cochran | Sep 5, 2017 | Novel Writing
After a somewhat extended absence (understatement of the century), I am so excited to be back at my writing desk.So where have you been?It all started when I hit a little rough patch with my health and my personal life that I had to tend to, but I hope you understand...