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Nicole J. Simms

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Nicole J. Simms is a UK horror, crime and fantasy writer. Her stories have been published on websites, in anthologies and magazines, such as Firewords Quarterly. Her first self-published e-book, The Book of Drabbles, is now available to download for free.

She’s the deputy leader of the Oldbury Writing Group. The group published a World War Two anthology titled From Sunrise to Sunset in 2016. They are now working on their second anthology.

Nicole is a contributor to the Horror Tree website — this is a resource for writers, which provides a list of publishers with open markets, industry news and writing advice. Her column is called ‘Setting Self Doubt on Fire’, and here she writes blog posts to help writers beat their self-doubt.

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Dead Good Books Reading List — 16 Books Guaranteed to Scare

In October 2019, I received an email from Dead Good Books. This email contained a link to a list of 16 books guaranteed to scare. Horror is my favourite genre to read and write. And as a writer, it’s important to read as many books in your genre to learn how best to write in […]

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How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Mistakes to Avoid at All Costs If You Ever Want to Get Published

by Howard Mittelmark (Goodreads Author)

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The World's Greatest Mysteries

by Gerry Brown

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The Collins Book of Best-loved Verse

by Charles Osborne

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Nicole Simms rated a book really liked it Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I enjoyed this story. It kept me gripped from start to finish, and I couldn't wait to read it at night. Thankfully, it had a satisfactory ending, and it wasn't predictable. I thought I had figured out the killer, but I was wrong. And when the killer ...more
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Nicole Simms wants to read 25 books in the 2020 Reading Challenge She has read 1 book toward her goal of 25 books. 1 of 25 (4%) Create your own 2020 Reading Challenge »
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Nicole Simms is currently reading Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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This book isn't my usual genre of choice, but I won it at a tombola, and I do love Christmas movies, so I thought I'd give this a go. And I'm glad I did. It was a lovely book to read during the festive period, and I looked forward to reading it each ...more
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Nicole Simms rated a book really liked it The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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I enjoyed this book, but I think this is because I adored the main character, Flavia. She's not your average 11-year-old; she has a worrying obsession with poisons, but I think this is the reason I liked the character. I didn't manage to guess the ...more
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