I’ve done something highly unusual for me. I started a story before I finished one. Some people are rolling their eyes at me, and rightly so. But I’m usually very steady about my writing: Finish the current draft, then start the new one. The current Monsters of Pittsburgh story is long. It’s almost as long […]
It’s been awhile since this was relevant, but I used to have a co-author, my husband. If I am the master of snark (and I’m not), he is the grand pubah. Let me assure, our discussions were fierce and often. Last night, he listened to the latest Uncommon Animals story as I read it out loud. […]
I talked about long term planning earlier this week. Well, last night I may have blown my plans. I have a series of shorts and novellas. They are all individually complete, but they also tell a larger story. Since they are best read all together, I gave the titles and covers themes. For Uncommon Animals, […]
Metaphorically. Well, not really. But I thought I was. Let me back up and tell the whole story. So it’s one week until I publish the new story. I’m doing the usual frantic proof reading, because I cannot yet afford an editor. Suddenly, I hate a sentence. I want to change it, make it better. […]
Publishing monthly means balancing the short, medium, and long views. Short view is always what’s about to get published. Get the blurb done, get the cover done, and proofread despite my lack of ability to see the typos. Medium view is what’s getting published two months from now. The next story is done, it’s all […]
The new kitties are still taking up an inordinate amount of my attention. On the plus side I woke up super early and snuggled with Clark on the couch for awhile. It’s Monday and that means that in addition to chivvying my kids back into the school routine, I need to think up a topic […]
My normal Sunday writing routine got messed up a little. Instead of getting up at six with the kids, slinging down my coffee and editing the previous night’s ramblings, I got two new friends. A random conversation between my husband and I resulted in two cats coming to live with us this morning. My day […]
It was time. I needed a grown up blog for my writing. I love tumblr, but I’m straying from the mission a little over there. So here we start again. My professional blog. My name is Kate. I write about vampires, zombies, witches, werewolves, the apocalypse, and the people fighting all of it. I talk about […]
Words That Burn Like Fire 