Disclaimer: this post does not necessarily represent the opinions of Kate, because she hasn’t even read it. Kate doesn’t endorse the following content because she doesn’t know it’s here. Kate also isn’t a financial sponsor of the writer, sadly. Kate is busy tonight. And you know today is Friday (I hope you know that, I’ve … More Inspiration — The Thoughts of a Hacker
Earlier this month, something tragical happened to this reader. It was worse than a reading slump. O.o. This unhappy reader was spoiling endings for herself, reading ahead in a book even though she was enjoying it, and reading (and sometimes skimming) a ton of books she didn’t even like. I just wasn’t enjoying reading. After … More I Want to Read Good Books Slowly
Today is roundup day! Oh, wait. Sorry, not that kind. 😉 For a little while now, I’ve been collecting cool blog posts I’ve discovered, and I want to share them with you. (a picture from the blog post) Miss Mustard Seed blogs about furniture refinishing, decorating, and antiquing, and her post about finding antique art … More A Roundup of Amazing Blog Posts
I was standing behind our display of beautiful leather briefcases propping up shiny, thick books. And after a day and a half of helping run the Generation Rising booth, I was running out of words and ways to explain my new novel. “You wrote this?” A nod. “What is it about?” Sometimes I just recycled … More Stories As Bridges
I’m the third born (out of eight) in my family, but I’m a quintessential middle child. 😉 I like to tell people that the first time I introduced myself to a stranger was when I was fifteen. It could have happened before that, but this time was the first successful and not extremely mentally painful … More He Knows My Name
“An allegory for artists… A creative misfit is trapped in a bubble, separated by an invisible barrier from the rest of humanity. She believes nothing will ever break the barrier. One day a musician begins to play a new song inspired by something she wrote… A short story.” (from Goodreads) THIS STORY. So short it’s about … More Short Story Review: Create
Last week, I met five new friends. I had known a little about them beforehand–their names, life situations, and even a few of their faults. Now though, I really got to know them. I saw what they looked like, what they cared about most in life, and how they reacted to others. I even watched … More A New Story and An Old One
I was starving. Well, not actually, but I felt like I was. We stayed out late doing errands and stopped at the grocery store to get dinner. I guessed it would be at least another hour until dinner, and I was starting to feel “hungry sick” as I put it. My sister wandered down the … More Lessons from Clearanced Chocolate
I do some of the same things every day. Some because they are necessary to life (i.e. toothbrushing, eating, and answering emails) and others because I simply could never give them up (i.e. Bible reading, fiction gobbling, and story scribing). While I dearly love stability and routine, sometimes my creative life falls into a rut. … More Caring for My Creativity
I was thinking about my current story during church last week. It wasn’t that I was tuning out the sermon or anything, it was that the sermon applied SO MUCH. But let me back up a little. 😉 I love writing! It’s the activity I’m best at, most excited about, and devote a lot of … More A Stewardship of Stories
