Nicole Carter — Melony Ann Author

Nicole Carter is a beautiful woman. She tries to portray a strength she doesn’t feel like she has. She has very low self-esteem. She came from a terrible background, just like her sister. She’s dealt with some awful things in her life. While she doesn’t see it, she has an inner strength that guides her. Nicole, may be my strongest character because of that inner strength. Want to to know more about Nicole? Keep reading!

Nicole and Taylor were always meant to be side characters. But they called to me. They need their own story. So… I gave it to them. Nicole dealt with a lot of terrible things. Jessa was me working through my anxiety. Nicole was my way of working through being molested as a child. Though it was something I only touched on. For some reason, using her to get it out there was… therapeutic.

I never really realized it, but given how much I’ve been through in life and seeing where I am is what makes me who I am. Writing Nicole was sort of my own way of realizing that. Realizing that no matter where I came from, who I am now is really all that matters.

Nicole being pregnant was a little hard for me. I can’t have kids. Which is actually a good thing, because I really don’t want kids. However, many don’t know this. I was pregnant a few years ago. I miscarried at nine weeks. It was a truly difficult time. I wondered what it would have been like to carry to term and have the child. I used Nicole to do that.

All in all in all, Nicole was sort of created out of this odd need for me to work through my own thoughts on a couple things that I feel like I just needed to get out. She turned into this… I don’t know… I’ve always considered her some type of exotic butterfly. Rare. Because she’s such a rare soul. I wanted her to compliment Taylor. Both lived through something evil and came out shining on the other side.

I wanted Nicole to become the type of woman who can stand up for herself and her family if she needs to. I think I managed to pull it off. Is Nicole one of your favorite characters? What do you think of her?