by kristinoakley | Dec 21, 2018 | For Readers, Newsletter
A Kwiki Mom named me “A.” Her last name was Kwikowski, good Polish stock. The Kwikowskis that settled in Milwaukee did well for themselves. Steel mills and breweries. The Kwikowskis that left the city, did not. Mom was from the side that migrated to New Town which, in...
by kristinoakley | Dec 14, 2018 | Books and Movies, For Readers, Newsletter
On Christmas Eve in Iceland, people give books as presents and then everyone spends the whole night reading and drinking hot chocolate. The tradition has created Jolabokaflod which translates to “Christmas (or Yule) Book Flood” because of the large number...
by kristinoakley | Dec 7, 2018 | News and Events
Amazing News! Carpe Diem, Illinois is FREE on Kindle, Windows, Mac, iPod Touch, iPad, and iPhone, now through December 11th! And God on Mayhem Street is only 99 cents for a limited time. Carpe Diem, Illinois and God on Mayhem Street audiobooks are available on...
by kristinoakley | Nov 30, 2018 | Creativity & Craft, Newsletter
I’d been revising the fourth draft of The Devil Particle based upon Editor Tim Storm’s comments when I came to a scene I knew needed work. Of course, Tim didn’t hesitate to point that out and offered great feedback. Without giving too much away, the...
by kristinoakley | Nov 18, 2018 | News and Events
Yahoo! You can now buy my books on Audible.com! Click here for Carpe Diem, Illinois Click here for God on Mayhem Street Also, you can purchase both audiobooks through Audiobooks.com and iTunes. More outlets to come! Added bonus –...
by kristinoakley | Nov 16, 2018 | Newsletter, Writing Life
People often ask me what my typical day as a writer is like so here goes: Wednesday, November 7th was a typical day in how atypical it was. I got up around 6:15 a.m. (which is early for me, but I was still on daylight spendings time). Sitting at my upstairs desk (the...
by kristinoakley | Nov 9, 2018 | News and Events
My Audiobooks Release Party Was a Success! And so much fun! On Friday, November 2nd, 2018, I celebrated the release of the Carpe Diem, Illinois and God on Mayhem Street audiobook CDs. Many thanks to Rob Doyle and Brian Byrnes for hosting the party at The Jefferson...
by kristinoakley | Oct 26, 2018 | Creativity & Craft, Newsletter
Years ago, when I was writing the first draft of God on Mayhem Street, I got bored. I had written about a third of the book and it lagged but I didn’t know why. Then it dawned on me — I had no idea what Jacob Landry, my antagonist, was up to. While some...
