The editors of Sudden Denouement Literary Collective know that our strength is our writers. We hope that you enjoy getting to know them through our new Writer Interview Series.
What name do you write under?
Nicole Lyons
In what part of the world do you live?
Beautiful British Columbia, Canada. I live where one must dress for all four seasons in one day.
Tell us about yourself.
I have the heart of an angel and the mouth of a drunken sailor. I am loyal to a fault and I always bet on the underdog. I dislike crowds and most people in general, and if it wasn’t for fear of depriving my daughters, I’d move us to a cabin in the woods near a secluded little lake to live out the rest of my days.
Where do you publish your work?
The Lithium Chronicles
When did you begin your blog and what motivated you start it?
A few years ago now, I can’t recall exactly when. I had been writing for some online magazines and mental health websites and decided to start my own and name it after my FB page I had started years before. I had finally accepted my diagnosis of bipolar disorder after many years of denial and I started to chronicle my journey on and off of meds and the bumpy road to stability. Sometimes I still wonder if I’ll ever reach that place.
What inspires/motivates you to keep blogging?
My head is a terrible, and sometimes a wonderful, place to be stuck in and I find writing not only helps me escape but also helps a few people who like to read my work.
How did you find your way to Sudden Denouement?
I stumbled onto the site and read Jasper and Sam and was blown away and had an overwhelming urge to submit, so I did.
What does “Divergent Literature” mean to you?
It’s fearless, it’s raw, and it’s honest. It’s nothing like everything you’ve always been told to read, and it’s everything any writers worth their salt will strive to nail down and pen for themselves. If art was a school and genres and mediums were the students, divergent literature would be the kids that come from all walks of life, all classes of society, all races and religions, that have little to nothing in common but the one burning thing that finds them all in detention together on a Saturday morning.
Jasper Kerkau frequently talks about Sudden Denouement writers using the ‘secret language.’ What is it?
If I told you that it wouldn’t be a secret anymore. If you have to ask, you wouldn’t understand.
Tell us about your literary influences.
Bukowski, Sexton, Plath, Leonard Cohen, Gordon Downie
Has any of your work been published in print? How did that happen?
My second book of poetry, I am a World of Uncertainties Disguised as a Girl was published by Jasper and Sudden Denouement Publishing.
What are your writing goals?
To not stop
Which pieces of your own writing are your favorites?
Drawing a blank
What else would like to share about your writing, Sudden Denouement, or yourself?
It’s in the acknowledgments of my book 😉
Adore the girl
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Nicole Lyons, Force of Nature
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Yes. You are a powerhouse, Nicole.
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I may not know poetry but I know what I like. I’m very fussy. I like Nicole, which is why one of her books sits proudly in my bookcase.
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Me on SD
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Provoking inspiration !!
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Meet Sudden Denouement Collective Member Nicole Lyons. Another amazing talent!
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Yes! I want to frame this definition of Divergent Literature and hang it over my desk.
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Nicole Lyons rekindled my love of poetry, She awes me and inspires me to find my true voice.
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Love the way you come across, Nicole. So genuine and no-nonsense x
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Now I am contemplating a visual of the Breakfast Club but for writers of all ages and from all across the globe 🙂
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Nicole Lyons inspires me daily. ❤
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Reading your words is finding unstoppable happiness and lackless beauty. 💚
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Nicole Lyons is a friend and a brilliant poet. I am very grateful she came into my life several years ago. I could not imagine this journey without her.
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Enjoyed this very much. Love the economy of expression. So much there to be tapped.
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finally, someone acknowledges Cohen!
-dies-
also I’d be in a cabin or a cramped anonymous squalor in a concrete jungle if it wasn’t for my daughters, too… but preferably the cabin.
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Hi Nicole 💛 your definition of divergent literature blew me away. As always, your way with words and your honesty has touched me. Oh, and the little sass at the end made me smile 😉
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The cabin in the woods near a lake is the dream! Wonderful interview, Nicole!
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Great interview 🙂
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Gord Downie!! Love TTH, and Coke Machine Glow was a wonderful read!
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Reblogged this on FVR Publishing and commented:
I adore this lady. She is so fucking talented. 💛
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