Living Boldly, Creating Freely
For creatively curious allrounders to find inspiration and ideas on choosing/living a creative life through my novel, podcast and other creative adventures.
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Nikki Vallance
Welcome to my online home where bold living meets endless creativity. Here, you’ll find my novels full of characters making big changes, “The Creative Switch” podcast to inspire you to switch on your unexpressed creativity, and my blog telling my own adventures in creativity. As The Creative Adventurer, I share empowering insights through my speaking engagements and you’ll also find hand picked resources, all designed to help you embrace your unique creative path.
My Novel: Pivotal
"Brilliant debut novel that is truly inspirational reading and exciting!"
I’m delighted to say Pivotal is out now! Published by Hashtag Press on 17th October 2019, it reached the finals of the People’s Book Prize 2020, Page Turner Awards 2020, and is still receiving multiple 5* reviews. Of course, like most writers, my ambition is to reach as wide an audience as possible and for Pivotal, to be a resounding success. A bestseller turned blockbuster, why not? Find out all about my journey to publication through my blog and sign up to my VIP List below for behind the scenes, early notice of events, and other book news.
My Work
Books
My writing ambition is to break through with a novel that makes its mark, changes people’s thinking, helps the reader believe in themselves, and make their own positive impact on the world.
Mentoring
My mentoring provides structure, support, and accountability for anyone who is serious about finishing their book. With personalised guidance, you’ll stay on track and achieve your writing goals.
Speaking
Bridging the gap between creativity and performance, I guide audiences through the how, what and why of creativity, showing them how to harness it for well-being, innovation, and success.
what people say
Kind Words
Sarah Nias
Mentoring
YES absolutely I cannot recommend highly enough. Nikki was a gift that came at exactly the moment I needed it and kept me on my writing path. Without Nikki I would have fallen by the wayside.
Sarah Nias – Contemporary fiction
Theo Michaels
Podcast
Nikki has the rare ability to listen and extract incredibly interesting information from her guests. Both as a listener of her podcast series and as a previous guest, the time flies listening to a conversation choreographed by Nikki delving into the creative spirit and personal motivations of her guests and keeps me coming back for more!
Theo – TV Chef, award winning author and co-founder of FiveDinners.com
"I would read it over again"
Novel - Pivotal (5 stars)
“I wanted to read this slowly and savour the book. I did manage to do this. I left the last part to one night quite late and was very surprised by the ending. It was not what I was expecting. I really enjoyed the book and would read it over again – there was so much I am sure I missed with the different characters. A great read!”
Anne Williams
Novel - Pivotal
This book isn’t all its surface has you believe – and that makes it such a difficult book to review, as it’s so important that its secrets (revealed satisfyingly near the book’s end) hit you with the same punch that I felt. The whole book was very different, highly original, its construction impeccable, its characters enthralling – and I very much enjoyed it.
Anne Williams, Award winning book blogger and RNA Media star of the Year 2019 and 2022
Rachel Bamber
Podcast
I love this podcast! Nikki has a warm, friendly tone and comes across as really approachable. It is easy to listen to and the guests are interesting and have different perspectives. There is no ‘right’ way to be more creative and enhance your life and The Creative Switch embodies this. Recommended.
Rachel – Neuroleadership Expert
Pernille Hughes
Podcast
A smart, informative podcast which focuses on how people switched their careers or lives to chase their creativity, or with guests who support others to do so. Nikki the host gives good space for her guests to share their stories and there is always something to take away from the episode. Highly recommended.
Pernille – Best-selling RomCom Author
The creative Switch
The Latest On The Podcast
Welcome to The Creative Switch, the podcast inspiring the sensibly successful to switch on their unexpressed creativity for a more fulfilled life. If you’re someone who feels something is missing from your career and you are yearning to use your creativity then you’ve come to the right place. Ready to unleash your creative potential and join me on this creative adventure?
Nikki Unscripted
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The Creative Switch: 24 Episodes, Big Lessons & A New Chapter
The Creative Switch: 24 Episodes, Big Lessons & A New Chapter If you have been listening to The Creative Switch podcast, you’ll know I set out to inspire the ‘sensibly successful’ to switch on their unexpressed creativity for a more fulfilled life. As a Creative...
The Creative Shift: Aligning My Brand, and Vision
Where am I going? What have I been up to in the last six months? Before I tell you that I think it's useful to go back a little bit and talk about why I launched The Creative Switch podcast. Why the Creative Switch Podcast After I published pivotal and the pandemic...
About Nikki Vallance – The All Rounder
Who wants to be an allrounder? Back in school, my form tutor once wrote: "If Nikki were a cricketer, she would be called Ian Botham. One of the best allrounders we’ve ever had." Sounds lucky, right? And yes, it’s led me down a unique and varied path with five switches...