A childhood terror, you ask? Well. I don’t know about terror. But I have this memory that doesn’t quite line up with… reality? I was probably seven or eight at the time. I was with my family on vacation at… Read More »A Campground Tale
Hey. Life has been kicking me in the shins lately and I’m a little blah in the brain right now. So instead of a normal Tuesday post, I wanted to pop in here and let you know that my first… Read More »Book on Sale
Marien Reed brushed her hair off her forehead and smeared flour on her nose before returning her focus to kneading the dough on the countertop. Her seven-year-old son, Stuart, dashed past her and bumped her leg. “Slow down!” “Sorry mom!”… Read More »Horror Prompt 3
So, I’ve been thinking about creepy things, as usual. And I stumbled across this lovely woman on TikTok who talks about folklore and mythological beasties. And she really makes ya think. A recent video she posted talked about the shadow… Read More »Shadow People
Continuing with my tips for the second round of edits. After I get storyline worked on, I rework description and dialogue. And after I know all these details of my book, I work on my pitch. Starting with description. Each… Read More »Editing Tips #4
I’m working hard on the first round of revisions on my witch book right now. And while other books I’ve written have been pretty straightforward, I’ve been making harder decisions on this book. But hard doesn’t mean bad. For example,… Read More »Hard Editing Decisions
Hey, I’m on tiktok @kylieraewriter If the video doesn’t load for you (it was giving me problems trying to embed) you can click here instead 🙂 Just a little clip of all the things I do when I need to… Read More »A Busy Sunday
They say no one’s been to the other side. They say no one knows where it leads. They say it’s impossible to cross, and many have fallen to their death. They say I shouldn’t even think about it… But I… Read More »The Bridge
Oh, I dread the days like thisWhere I wake as though under waterWith my brain swimming and eyes blurring,When I can’t walk straight Or think straight Or see straight But duty callsUp, for the kids and to get some work… Read More »Why Me?
One goal I set myself this year was to learn more about the craft and business of writing. I made a lesson plan and broke down topics for each quarter and assigned books, videos, and other materials to study. The… Read More »Learning, Growing, Achieving