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...
by kristinoakley | Oct 19, 2018 | News and Events
Join me this Saturday, Oct. 27th, 2018 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Edgerton Sterling North Book & Film Festival Edgerton WI Public Library & Tri-County Community Center. Admission is free! And in...
by kristinoakley | Oct 12, 2018 | Newsletter, Writing Life
Thursday, Actor Rob Doyle, Engineer Justin Hind, and I finished recording God on Mayhem Street. Friday, we completed the final edits for Carpe Diem, Illinois. (Both audiobooks will be released soon — I’ll let you know when!) It’s been an incredible...
by kristinoakley | Oct 5, 2018 | News and Events