“Wow, I keep almost praying for these characters! This book is so intense!” It’s a joke, a compliment to the author, and a way of expressing that a book is very engaging. We feel rather sheepish even saying it, but I recently realized, it’s actually not that weird. What if we actually did pray for fictional … More Praying for Fictional Characters
I was just thinking about how I’m not a hugger. I don’t hate hugs, but I also don’t “get” them. It means much more to me for someone to make eye contact, smile, and ask me what I think about the message of The Wizard of Oz and if the book or the movie was … More Translation
I love strawberries. Strawberries are dark, dark red, my favorite color. Strawberries are the right balance of sweet and tart. Strawberries have seeds, but they are small enough to be decoration and not an irritation. They also happen to have a beautiful summer-green handle. Strawberries are yummy in smoothies. Strawberries are fantastic on their own. … More An Avoidance of Strawberries
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
