Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have spent the last 27 years as a certified high school technology teacher, the daughter of two high school teachers, and train a new set of students each fall into becoming the district’s expert geek squad. I received my Bachelor’s in Marketing and Communication from the University of Maryland and her Masters in Reading from SUNY Oneonta. In the summer my husband, (aka her high school sweetheart) and I have a marina on a lake in upstate New York. I raised two daughters who grew up working together in the general store and now both live in California but still call and tell me everything, sometime TMI. In my classroom, as Mrs. Rice, I spend six hours a day with technology and aspiring teenagers, and as they become older teens think their parents are outdated and “they just don’t get it.” That’s why I love providing just a little inspiration through my high school book series with simple questions and cheat sheets that parents and anyone can use to spark a conversation with teenagers. The number one thing I find as teens grow up in the pace of today’s technology is that teens are actually a lot smarter than many adults give them credit for if they would just step back and listen. I have gathered the most common quotes from teens and I share them with you. Revealing that teens really do want to spend time together and talk to adults to help them survive life. My next book (Number 2) in the High School Teacher Series will be like this, Operation: Improve your Life with Simple Habits for a Better Day inspired by teen quotes and stories.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Nicole Rice has spent the last 27 years as a certified high school technology teacher, the daughter of two high school teachers herself, and trains a new set of students each fall into becoming the district’s expert geek squad. She received her Bachelor’s in Marketing and Communication from the University of Maryland and her Masters in Reading from SUNY Oneonta. In the summers she and her husband, (aka her high school sweetheart) have a marina on a lake in upstate New York. They raised their two daughters who grew up working together in the general store and now both live in California but still call and tell her everything. In her classroom, Mrs. Rice spends six hours a day with technology and aspiring teenagers, and as they become older teens think their parents are outdated and “they just don’t get it.” That’s why she loves providing just a little inspiration through her high school book series with simple questions and cheat sheets that parents and anyone can use to spark a conversation with teenagers. The number one thing she finds as teens grow up in the pace of today’s technology is that teens are actually a lot smarter than many adults give them credit for if they would just step back and listen. She has gathered the most common quotes from teens and shares them with you. Revealing that teens really do want to spend time together and talk to adults to help them survive life.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
3 habits work for me as a writer. 1. I write from 4:30 am to 5:30 am before I get ready and off to school. 2. I keep a notepad by my Peloton bike because the instructors on their get me thinking about life and ideas to write about in the books. 3. When a teen does or says something that I just know other people can relate to I think of whole chapters around this, teens are the most creative thinkers I know.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Sophie Howard and C.J. Anaya.
What are you working on now?
7 Habits for a Better Day. Operation: Improve Your Life.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Amazon AMS
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Put one hour a day towards your book 7 days a week, and before you know it, you are an author. Put it on Amazon, do not wait, let the people all over the world see your book.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
My sister, do it, what is the worst thing that can happen?
What are you reading now?
Leading with GRIT by Laurie Sudbrink
What’s next for you as a writer?
Gather stories from students I have taught in high school over the past 27 years and post them all together in one book, “where they are now”.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
How to survive on a desert island.
A blank journal.
Morse Code.
How to hunt.
Author Websites and Profiles
Nicole Rice Amazon Profile
Nicole Rice’s Social Media Links
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