I can't say good morning. I can't say happy Monday. Not when so many families are waking up to the news of the shooting in Las Vegas. Not when so many families still don't know what happened to their loved ones in Puerto Rico. As an author, I'm supposed to imagine horror. Cause bad things … Continue reading When the horror becomes real
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The Reality of a Book Store Signing
Hey! It's Monday! I hope your weekend was a good one. Almost three years ago, I wrote a post about the myth of the book store signing (here's a link if you want to read it: https://katemariecollins.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/the-myth-of-the-book-store-signing/). Now that I'm doing these on a monthly basis, I wanted to talk about the reality of these events. … Continue reading The Reality of a Book Store Signing
Challenging myself, and any other author who wants to join in
Hey! It's Monday! I'm blogging again! Woot! I thought a lot this weekend about how I prioritize things when it comes to writing and promoting. And I realized something. I spend a whole lot of time checking the ranking of my books. Or for new reviews. And a lot less on actively promoting my books. … Continue reading Challenging myself, and any other author who wants to join in
Responsibility and the Rabbit Hole
Hey! Not sure how many have missed me, but I'm still here and kicking! For almost two years now, I've been in a rabbit hole of sorts. Losing my mom in 2015, followed by my dad in 2016. My youngest being assaulted at school, and the case still pending. Life in general put a lot … Continue reading Responsibility and the Rabbit Hole
Why I play nice with other authors
It's a Saturday. Things are calm. I'm recovering well from surgery 3 weeks ago, and life has gotten back to our version of normal. Going to let you all in on a secret today. The best way to get people to buy your book is to get them interested in it enough to spend the … Continue reading Why I play nice with other authors
Waiting things out
Nine years ago, something happened in my life. For most people, they'd wonder why a D&D character would make any sort of impact in real life. Perchance I was a bit TOO connected to her. The thing is, that group of friends had been meeting every single Saturday for about 2 1/2 years. We too … Continue reading Waiting things out
Keep it professional
Hey! It's Friday! Oldest has been retrieved from college for the summer, and the quiet of the house is disturbed by the sounds of her unpacking and shuffling stuff around. I've been thinking about this for a few days and thought it was time to get those thoughts down. Every author needs to maintain a … Continue reading Keep it professional
Back in the saddle again
Hey! Are you there? I know I haven't posted for a while and thank you for not unfollowing my blog because of it. Life happened. On May 25th, I had surgery. The weeks leading up to it were full of taking care of things I wouldn't be able to for a while afterward. Then, it … Continue reading Back in the saddle again
What a week!
Good morning! So, vacation's this week. We're off later this morning to get the a/c fixed in my van. Not a terribly fun thing on vacation, but it also means I don't sit at the dealership for 6 hours. LOL The house is still quiet. Right now, it's just me and the cats awake. And … Continue reading What a week!
On the author/reader relationship
Hello! It's a Sunday afternoon. House is quiet, though not writing quite yet. Need to transport the youngest to hang out with a friend soon. As a writer, an author, I give a lot to my readers. I give a small piece of myself in every book I write. Each and every word, character mannerism, … Continue reading On the author/reader relationship
K. M. Warfield 