School is out and it's a sort of a buzz ...
back then I didn't really know what it was,
but now I see what have of this
the way that people respond to summer madness.
I can't believe that summer for me and my chillens (a.k.a. kids) is almost over. We have been exceptionally busy as a family. My son is almost half way through a 3 week trip back east, and my daughter is leaving for the east-north-central region of the country (GO BUCKEYES!) in a couple of days ... leaving my husband and me alone for a entire week. Seven days together, alone, without a child in sight hasn't happened in our home since 1993. It will be an interesting marital adventure, I am sure of it. If my husband knows what is good for him, he'll buck up and take me to the Happy Sumo like he promised me he would. I will let you know if he comes through.
Oh, and just a side note ... I just finished book one of a two book series, THE 4CRs. It is a good story line, meaty and savory, just like the Surf and Turf roll I plan on devouring at the Happy next week. On to more writing. I don't have a release date yet for THE TRAIT, but we're talking about mid-October!!! Yes! Now to enjoy a little Will Smith and his lyrical genius.
Kristin
Monday
Monday
Hello, is anybody there?
Whew, it's been a while since my last post and a lot has happened since. I finished book three of The Keepers series, ROUNDABOUT. Oh how I LOVE TO PROOFREAD. No, I am completely serious. I love to go back after I have finished a novel and read what I have written. It is the most therapeutic, rewarding thing I get to do in my life.
Surprisingly, the end of this series didn't contain as much death and destruction as I had initially planned. Porter, Meagan and Deacon all end up in relatively good "ever afters" and I know I will miss being a part of their lives on a daily basis.
AND I can't forget to mention that we just got back from a week of magic, happy tunes and pixie dust compliments of Disneyland. Good times. I now need a vacation from the vacation. I am planning to take a few weeks off while I decide on my next project. I've got two series outlined and ready to start. I just need to figure out if I have the backbone to write a ghost story.
Until I decide ... forever thinking happy thoughts and smiling as a review my work.
Kristin
Surprisingly, the end of this series didn't contain as much death and destruction as I had initially planned. Porter, Meagan and Deacon all end up in relatively good "ever afters" and I know I will miss being a part of their lives on a daily basis.
AND I can't forget to mention that we just got back from a week of magic, happy tunes and pixie dust compliments of Disneyland. Good times. I now need a vacation from the vacation. I am planning to take a few weeks off while I decide on my next project. I've got two series outlined and ready to start. I just need to figure out if I have the backbone to write a ghost story.
Until I decide ... forever thinking happy thoughts and smiling as a review my work.
Kristin
Thursday
I have been indulgent.
I shouldn't, hence I know it won't be for but the benefit of my own heart's desires to allow my spirit to become enthralled with the beckoning of other satires, but I find it impossible to resist. My heart takes me where my head dare not travel, yet I blush at the thought of what I might miss in it's absence. I know, living, writing in these most troubling of times is a quarrel I might be forced to surrender to, but to no avail. I will press on, forsaking my inability to remain true to the oath of my own narrative, and not his.
I am forever bound by my obsession, my lack of will against the pull of his very tongue. And yet, this morning past, I nearly succeeded incorporating the word Exchequer in to my latest quest, Roundabout (Keepers III). It's a very pathetic existence I lead, I beseech you.
Kristin, Queen of Damondon
I am forever bound by my obsession, my lack of will against the pull of his very tongue. And yet, this morning past, I nearly succeeded incorporating the word Exchequer in to my latest quest, Roundabout (Keepers III). It's a very pathetic existence I lead, I beseech you.
Kristin, Queen of Damondon
Tuesday
Monday
I'm back .....
Last night, at 1:08 am, I finished the first book in my most recent series, THE KEEPERS. Oh, how I love the characters in this book. Meagan, my protagonist, couldn't be sweeter and more helpless at the beginning of the story, and I have to say, I have enjoyed being able to grow her character quickly through the first installment. Deacon, bad boy hero #1, and Porter, good boy hero #2, both care deeply for Meagan. The story, although laden with strong fantasy/sci-fi tones and content, centers around Meagan and the relationship she has with both of these men. The outcome for the series, a.k.a. who Meagan chooses in the end, still has me bothered, as I love so much both of my heroes. The antagonist, Proxy, is the only character I don't care for, of course, as he keeps me up at nights wondering if what I write about him in my books could actually happen in real life.
Taking a small break before I start book two. The last series I wrote, THE ARC, I started with a strong outline of the complete story, and I found that I wasn't so desperate to go from one episode to the next. I knew what was going to happen, and I didn't feel the pressure to keep writing to avoid losing my "story line" like I did in THE TRAIT series. The outline for THE KEEPERS is the most detailed yet, so I am sitting pretty for a week or so off. YES! Maybe I'll read, maybe I'll clean, or nap or get a manicure or do some laundry. My thrilling choices are endless.
Kristin
Taking a small break before I start book two. The last series I wrote, THE ARC, I started with a strong outline of the complete story, and I found that I wasn't so desperate to go from one episode to the next. I knew what was going to happen, and I didn't feel the pressure to keep writing to avoid losing my "story line" like I did in THE TRAIT series. The outline for THE KEEPERS is the most detailed yet, so I am sitting pretty for a week or so off. YES! Maybe I'll read, maybe I'll clean, or nap or get a manicure or do some laundry. My thrilling choices are endless.
Kristin
Thursday
THE KEEPERS ...
is well underway.
I started my new project fully rested, refreshed and creatively recharged. I spent my "time off" cleaning, reading, playing with my kids, verbally berating the dog, you know, the typical activities of a SAHM. It was only after I had written the outline for this series that I started to want to write again.
For the first time in years, I hesitated to begin writing after my break. In fact, I was somewhat scared. I know that when I am writing, my responsibilities as a wife, mother, sister, daughter and friend, get pushed aside and all I can focus on is the book. This time is no different, hence the fact that I started this story a week ago and I am twenty thousand words down. Although, it's never been about how long it takes me to write a novel, I have found that it sure does help when I take the time to write a really good, detailed outline.
Kristin
I started my new project fully rested, refreshed and creatively recharged. I spent my "time off" cleaning, reading, playing with my kids, verbally berating the dog, you know, the typical activities of a SAHM. It was only after I had written the outline for this series that I started to want to write again.
For the first time in years, I hesitated to begin writing after my break. In fact, I was somewhat scared. I know that when I am writing, my responsibilities as a wife, mother, sister, daughter and friend, get pushed aside and all I can focus on is the book. This time is no different, hence the fact that I started this story a week ago and I am twenty thousand words down. Although, it's never been about how long it takes me to write a novel, I have found that it sure does help when I take the time to write a really good, detailed outline.
Kristin
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