Nikah North, Author
@nikahnorth.bsky.social
Shadows under doors. Words that follow you home. Thriller author. Nothing here is what it seems. Including this.
Currently writing: THE SECOND WIFE’S DIARY — 2026
Currently writing: THE SECOND WIFE’S DIARY — 2026
My characters are gaslighting each other. I'm gaslighting the reader. It's mutual destruction.
November 25, 2025 at 5:13 AM
My characters are gaslighting each other. I'm gaslighting the reader. It's mutual destruction.
If you're not making yourself uncomfortable while writing, go darker.
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 AM
If you're not making yourself uncomfortable while writing, go darker.
The villain doesn't think they're evil. That's what makes them terrifying.
November 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
The villain doesn't think they're evil. That's what makes them terrifying.
New book coming soon. Trust no one. Suspect everyone. Believe nothing.
November 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
New book coming soon. Trust no one. Suspect everyone. Believe nothing.
Wrote 3,000 words today. Kept 400. The rest were scaffolding. Sometimes you build the structure just to know what to tear down.
November 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Wrote 3,000 words today. Kept 400. The rest were scaffolding. Sometimes you build the structure just to know what to tear down.
Cold coffee. Colder case. Coldest reveal.
November 24, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Cold coffee. Colder case. Coldest reveal.
Your protagonist's worst fear should come true by page 200. The real fear starts after.
November 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Your protagonist's worst fear should come true by page 200. The real fear starts after.
Glass walls. Good lies. Better alibis.
November 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Glass walls. Good lies. Better alibis.
Chapter fifteen. No one is who they said they were. Including me.
November 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Chapter fifteen. No one is who they said they were. Including me.
Outline says happy ending. Characters say otherwise. Characters always win.
November 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Outline says happy ending. Characters say otherwise. Characters always win.
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The drafting process: Write sentence → Question existence → Rewrite sentence → Check if world ended yet → Delete sentence → Stare at wall → Repeat
November 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The drafting process: Write sentence → Question existence → Rewrite sentence → Check if world ended yet → Delete sentence → Stare at wall → Repeat
The best secrets are the ones everyone knows but no one mentions.
November 23, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The best secrets are the ones everyone knows but no one mentions.
My detective just realized she's been wrong the whole time. She's taking it well. (She's not.)
November 23, 2025 at 12:01 AM
My detective just realized she's been wrong the whole time. She's taking it well. (She's not.)
Writing tip: make your reader complicit. They'll never forgive you. They'll keep reading.
November 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Writing tip: make your reader complicit. They'll never forgive you. They'll keep reading.
A name whispered once. A door that wasn't locked. A truth no one wants.
November 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
A name whispered once. A door that wasn't locked. A truth no one wants.
Chapter twelve complete. No one is who they said they were. The reader doesn't know yet. The reader never knows yet. That's the contract.
November 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Chapter twelve complete. No one is who they said they were. The reader doesn't know yet. The reader never knows yet. That's the contract.
If your story has a safe space, burn it. Metaphorically. Or literally. Your call.
November 22, 2025 at 5:06 AM
If your story has a safe space, burn it. Metaphorically. Or literally. Your call.
The guilty always have an alibi. The innocent rarely do.
November 22, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The guilty always have an alibi. The innocent rarely do.
Today's mood: unreliable. Today's work: precise.
November 22, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Today's mood: unreliable. Today's work: precise.
My narrator doesn't lie. She just remembers selectively. There's a difference.
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
My narrator doesn't lie. She just remembers selectively. There's a difference.
No one ever asks why the lights were already off.
November 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
No one ever asks why the lights were already off.
Today's villain: charming, articulate, wrong about nothing except everything. Took three drafts to make them believable. Worth every word.
November 21, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Today's villain: charming, articulate, wrong about nothing except everything. Took three drafts to make them believable. Worth every word.
Rain, glass, breath. The aesthetics of dread.
November 21, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Rain, glass, breath. The aesthetics of dread.
The thing your character refuses to say out loud? That's your climax.
November 21, 2025 at 3:59 AM
The thing your character refuses to say out loud? That's your climax.
Deleted the happy ending. Added a true one.
November 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Deleted the happy ending. Added a true one.