Category Archives: Writing

Color Me Embarrassed. Really Embarrassed.

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Kristy K. James

~~~ By now, anyone who has been following me for a while knows that if books were children, Enza would be my much loved, spoiled baby. It’s not that I don’t work hard on all of the books I write, … Continue reading →

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Not To Wish a Month Away But…

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Kristy K. James

…I have to say it won’t hurt my feelings when March 28th gets here. Why? It’s the last day of the workshop that started on March 3rd. For those of you who follow my Facebook page, you might remember me … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo, Stink Bugs, & Antibiotics

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Kristy K. James

Tonight will end my first week in the international writing challenge, NaNoWriMo. I haven’t started on today’s word count, but so far I’ve written 11,425 words, bringing the total count up to 20,080…so I’m more than a third of the … Continue reading →

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An Apology

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Kristy K. James

Last year, before I went to a self-hosted blog, I made a separate page to use for updates in the month-long international adventure called NaNoWriMo (short for National Novel Writing Month). NaNoWriMo is when thousands upon thousands of totally INSANE … Continue reading →

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Flying High – But Not With Drugs

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Kristy K. James

The summer of 2013 pretty much sucked. Between trying to get what I’m taking for my thyroid to work right, and having to push back the release date for the fourth book in my Coach’s Boys series because I kept … Continue reading →

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Curiosity…

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Kristy K. James

We all know the old saying about curiosity killing the cat. And curiosity has gotten more than one person in trouble through the centuries. But sometimes, you have to admit, it’s hard to ignore or pass off things without at … Continue reading →

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Forest Gump’s Mama Woulda Called Me Stupid

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Kristy K. James

~~~ I have been experiencing some breathlessness and extreme fatigue again, and couldn’t figure out what was causing it. I was being 100% diligent about buying gluten-free foods for myself, haven’t cheated even once (though I’ve been tempted to a … Continue reading →

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Music To Set a Mood

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Kristy K. James

I’ll admit that sometimes writing a book is like trying to climb a smooth, flat glass wall…with Crisco smeared all over your hands and feet. When that happens, I find inspiration in listening to music – lots of music – … Continue reading →

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“Said” By Any Other Name Is…

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Kristy K. James

….classic. It’s not often you’ll find me writing about writing, but I just read another article dissing authors who use words other than ‘said’ in their stories. And it annoys the snot out of me when I see that. Especially … Continue reading →

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You Are Cordially Invited…

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Kristy K. James

…to the release day party for Laying Low in Paradise! Yup. It’s finally here. The story I call my modern-day fairy tale will be available on May 21st….and I couldn’t be more excited! Where? On Facebook, of course, our virtual … Continue reading →

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