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What Your Protagonist May Be Missing
Believe it or not, throughout many of the first drafts of The Heir of Ariad, I had a potent dislike for my protagonist, Kyrian of the...
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Jan 5, 20196 min read


Why Writers Must Also Be Readers
Being a student, a part-time dishwasher, and a moderate partaker of extra-curriculars, it can be a challenge to find time to write, let...
nikiflorica
Jan 3, 20192 min read
Phantom tyrant. Thief of the throne. Meet Tasnil the Usurper.
To commemorate the New Year (and the birthday of The Heir of Ariad's primary villain, Tasnil the Usurper), I decided to give you a...
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Jan 1, 20193 min read


My, how the time has flown....
This has been a year of changes. My grandfather passed away at the ripe old age of 89, a soldier of the Lord to the end. On the same day,...
nikiflorica
Dec 31, 20182 min read


The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the world that started it all
Every reader has a story that has impacted their life, a story they could read over and over again and never get tired of, a story that...
nikiflorica
Dec 29, 20183 min read
The Man Who Invented Christmas: Review
Last night I sat down to finish a chapter with hopes of hitting a rhythm, hopes that were soon dashed upon the rocks of writer's block as...
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Dec 27, 20183 min read


The story behind the story....
In my last post, I shared how the Bible serves as my greatest source of inspiration for writing and story-telling, and The Heir of Ariad...
nikiflorica
Dec 26, 20182 min read


My Must-read, ULTIMATE Source of Inspiration
Sitting in my living room and looking out on the flakes of snow falling gently from the sky, I can't help but feel inspired to create....
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Dec 24, 20182 min read


Notebook or laptop? My "canvas" of choice.
Christmas holidays have begun! The thought of the hours I have before me to sit down and WRITE is so exciting I'm not sure it's...
nikiflorica
Dec 22, 20183 min read
Marching as to war....
I've been receiving prayer requests lately from a woman at a nearby church, whose unconverted brother-in-law was diagnosed with cancer....
nikiflorica
Dec 18, 20182 min read
A Sunday God Hug
The past week has been crazy. Between school, work, extra-curriculars and all the wonderful responsibilities that come with...
nikiflorica
Dec 17, 20182 min read


Ten days till Christmas!
With school wrapping up in a week and Christmas close enough to taste, I can't express how excited I am to have two weeks of free days...
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Dec 15, 20182 min read


The Heir of Ariad: Book One- First Peek!
The Heir of Ariad: Book One is Niki Florica's debut novel, projected to release in 2019. The Skies seem a strange place to die of thirst....
nikiflorica
Dec 14, 20181 min read
Try, try again. And again. And again....
I remember hearing once that J.K. Rowling went through eleven drafts before she was content with one of her manuscripts of Harry Potter....
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Dec 13, 20183 min read
So it begins...
Ten years ago, if people had told me writing novels would be my life's dream, I probably would have laughed in their faces. After all, I...
nikiflorica
Dec 12, 20182 min read
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