Hello, I'm Sylvia Nickels, writer, avid reader, (almost)Tennessee native, and wannabe Web designer. Whew, that was a mouthful. Writing has been taking a back seat lately to redesigning the website, trying to get it more organized. I try to keep it tidy and broken links mended. But if you find a broken one, drop me an email, if you would be so kind.
A couple of years ago this month, October, I self-pubbed my autobiography, Eight Miles of Muddy Road. I did it mostly as a gift for my family and, with some trepidation, presented copies to my four sisters and three brothers that Christmas. You never know how family might react to airing the family secrets! But they were very kind and supportive. Eight Miles of Muddy Road can be ordered through Amazon, other online booksellers, the author, and the online publisher, Lulu.com. As well the book can be ordered through any brick and mortar bookstore.
My siblings encouraged me to finish the mystery novel I'd been working on for lo, these several years. I did finish it this year and it is now being considered by a commercial publisher. Keeping fingers crossed that they will accept it.
I've had stories published in print and online. Several are archived on the web and can still be read, if you should be so inclined. If you 'Google' my name, they along with the pages of this website will come up. Also my affiliations, Sisters in Crime, national and online chapters, and the Authors Den online.
I'm a member of several writers groups in my local area. Click on the links for each organization to find out more about them. FLOW-For Love of Words, is a very small group which has been meeting in my hometown for ten or twelve years. Members of the Lost State Writers Guild, a somewhat larger group, have been together a little longer. The Appalachian Authors Guild and Associates, which includes writers from all over the area covered by the Appalachian Regional Commission, is newer but is already making its mark.
Below are the covers of anthologies in which pieces I've written have been included. The first, Rocking Chair Reader, Coming Home, is the first of a nationally distributed series published by Adams Media, FW Publications. The other two were compiled and published by members of the FLOW and Lost State Writers Guild writers groups. Click on the covers to read how these anthologies came about.
