Flashback: Macon's Heart
I remember an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer where they all get their SAT results back, and Cordelia gets a pretty high score....
Nicole Pyland
- Aug 29
Flashback: The Moments
You've all heard me say that I like to challenge myself with my writing. So, today, I thought I'd tell you about my inspiration for a...
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Nicole Pyland
- Aug 22
Flashback: Time of Day
When I first decided to take Kellan to Tahoe and make it a series, I knew I’d start with Kellan’s book, but after that, I wasn’t sure...
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Nicole Pyland
- Aug 1
Flashback: Just Tell Her
My wife has always said that when I start going to Thursday morning coffee with Ember, Hailey, and Charlie for real, she’ll know I’ve...
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Nicole Pyland
- Jul 25
Flashback: Reality Check
What made me want to write a book about a reality show? I honestly have no idea. I haven't watched reality TV in years; maybe even over a...
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Nicole Pyland
- Jul 4
Flashback: The Block Party
When I outlined The Holiday Series, I knew I wanted each book to have its own feel. For example, with The Writing on the Wall, Weston is...
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Nicole Pyland
- Jun 20
Flashback: No After You
Most people know about the inspiration for No After You. It came from All the Love Songs, and one day, I decided that I needed to write...
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Nicole Pyland
- Jun 13
Flashback: All the Love Songs
Let's flashback to that time when I wrote the first draft of All the Love Songs in a long weekend, shall we? This was one of the first...
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Nicole Pyland
- May 23
Flashback: The Disappeared
I get one question more than any other even years after the book was published: “What happened to Noah?” So, let me start this flashback...
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Nicole Pyland
- May 9
Flashback: Around the World
Around the World was a difficult book for me to write. I wanted to combine several elements into one book and make it all make sense....
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Nicole Pyland
- May 2
Flashback: The Unexpected Dream
When I started thinking about The Sports Series, I knew the sports I wanted to write about, but not the characters or plots yet. Always...
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Nicole Pyland
- Apr 25
Flashback: The Show Must Go On
So, I had this vision of an introvert leaning against a wall at a party and a confident, famous woman noticing her. That was it. That was...
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Nicole Pyland
- Apr 11
Flashback: Let Go
Boston was the first series I intentionally wrote as a series. I actually planned the characters and a little of their stories first, but...
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Nicole Pyland
- Mar 28
Flashback: Keep Tahoe Blue
It's been exactly 3 years since Keep Tahoe Blue was published. That's crazy to me because it feels like it was only yesterday when I was...
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Nicole Pyland
- Mar 14
Flashback: The Perfect View
The Perfect View came into my mind for the view, not the story. Let me back up. First, my high school offered a program where juniors and...
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Nicole Pyland
- Feb 28
Flashback: The Fire
The idea for The Fire came to me after watching one of the shows I re-watch constantly. It’s America’s favorite comfort watch: Criminal...
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