These Shoes...

10:10 AM Elizabeth Seckman 14 Comments

I'm not here today. My friends and I are headed to the Big Apple. It's the blonde leading the blind tour. That's me on the right, Melissa on the left. Behind me is Steffi (I swear, she's an adult...we didn't abduct a kid at a rest stop!) and in the back is Candy...she's hiding from the camera. 

While I'm out, pleas welcome Nikki Stone! She has a new book, which I've had the pleasure of reading. It's about a subject we can relate to- the trials and heartbrakes ifbtrying to get published!

Welcome Nikki!!

Hey everyone!! I'm Nikki Stone. I just released my debut novel REVENGE IN HEELS. It's a mash of Bridget Jones' Diary meets The Devil Wears Prada. (Link at bottom)

When I decided to self-pub my book, I went through and deleted these little parts in the beginning of each chapter where it would say "writing food trial". And the things I had written for them were my own accounts as I wrote the book itself. Now, why would I include those? Because I was writing a book about trying to become an author while handling a hefty family life mixed with chaos and complications from life itself. From pregnancies to scandalous videos. Was that me? Oh gosh no. But some parts are true to my life story. Some. You'll have to try and figure it out...

Anyways, my eating habits while writing has drastically changed. However, some of my favs at the time were the following:

Redvines (just say no to plastic Twizzlers...gross)

Diet Cherry Dr. Pepper (my old go-to)

Pepsi Max (ginseng - need I say more?)

peanut butter M&M's (I should have bought fun size, not share size)

chocolate covered dried berries (it makes you feel less fat because of the fruit. feel = lies to self)

popcorn (not a good idea, I need my hands!)

lollipops (clicks on teeth, so annoying!)

smarties (false advertising, lol)left over 

Halloween candy (takes too much time to unwrap)

And that's just a hint of the many trials I went through trying to find what gave me some pep, and not added weight. Guess which ones worked? Honestly, all of them made me feel like crap by the end of the night. My stomach was swollen angry, and by morning I wanted to die. And yet, by night time, my writing hour, I was back at it! Isn't that called insanity??

Now, I actually don't need anything to give me a little kick other than some Mio in water and gum. True fact - the gum must be chewed, therefore, I must be awake to chew said gum, therefore...I'm awake. Ha! However, in the middle of the day, if I have time to write, that Pepsi Max sure comes in handy!

What kind of foods, drinks, or candy do you use when you need a little more energy? 

If you'd like to check out my book, here's the blurb followed by the link! Thanks so much for having me, ladies!!!

REVENGE IN HEELS by Nikki Stone

Mother and wife, Cindy Sikes, is a sassy daydreamer with of a passion she can’t help but quench – to become an author for the LGBTQ community. Quitting her day job, Cindy takes the writing world head on, until her dreams are jeopardized by a know-it-all-she-devil determined to not let her succeed and family fiascos that appear one right after the other. From unexpected pregnancies to a scandalous video sabotaging her marriage, Cindy finds even the sparkly, strappy heels drop. Now, she must rewrite the heroine and delete her antagonist before they commandeer her life story.

Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Revenge-Heels-Nikki-Stone/dp/1980695466/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1522983864&sr=8-1&keywords=revenge+in+heels