by kristinoakley | Feb 16, 2024 | Conferences, For Writers, Newsletter
Last November, I attended the 20Books Vegas Conference, and it was quite a whirlwind. This was the first writers’ conference I attended where 90% of the sessions concentrated on business and 10% discussed craft. With over 2,000 attendees, it was the largest in...
by kristinoakley | Feb 1, 2024 | Books and Movies, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
For this month’s Writer’s Book Club, I decided not to review Starter Villain by John Scalzi. I stopped reading it barely halfway through because nothing was happening. The protagonist asks a secondary character three or four times, “Why are we...
by kristinoakley | Jan 18, 2024 | For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter
During the last few months, I revised The Runner – Book Three of The Devil Particle Series. I was determined to get the latest draft to my editor, Tim Storm, by January 2nd and still enjoy the holidays with my family. It was a lot of work, but I’m happy to...
by kristinoakley | Jan 5, 2024 | For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
Happy 2024! In among all the holiday festivities, I hope you had time to read a good book or two. I did. I read and listened to several novels, including The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa, just in time to participate in Boswell Book Company’s December...
by kristinoakley | Dec 14, 2023 | For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writing Life
Last week, I entered The Devil Particle in the 2024 ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition. In addition to the $1,000 prize, “the grand prize winner will receive a mentorship meeting with writer/author Sara Shepard (PRETTY LITTLE LIARS). They will also be...
by kristinoakley | Nov 30, 2023 | Books and Movies, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter
For December’s Writer’s Book Club, I include my favorite books, board game, and organizational tool of 2023. I’ve also thrown in some fun upcoming events. Three completely different books – all well-crafted! Cloud Cuckoo Land Cloud Cuckoo...
by kristinoakley | Oct 27, 2023 | For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
For this month’s Writer’s Book Club, I’m not reviewing a novel called Disappointing Books. Instead, I’m reviewing three books I’m very disappointed in. The first one is Gabrielle Zevin’s novel Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. I...
by kristinoakley | Oct 20, 2023 | News and Events, Newsletter
Exciting news! You can now preorder The Vessel – The Devil Particle Series Book Two on Amazon. This young adult dystopian novel will be released on November 20, 2023, but you can reserve your ebook copy today! In The Vessel: Scientists attempt to save...
