by kristinoakley | Aug 30, 2020 | Creativity & Craft, Newsletter
In the last couple of weeks, I’ve made an important decision–I’ve decided to put my writing first. To you, this may seem an obvious thing to do, especially if you have a 9 to 5 job. If writing is my job, and it is, why don’t I just set aside...
by kristinoakley | Dec 21, 2019 | Creativity & Craft, Newsletter
Happy December 21st! I hope you’re spending the weekend sipping hot cocoa or mulled wine (Glogg anyone?), while wrapping gifts, baking cookies, or decorating the tree and watching Love Actually (my favorite Christmas movie), It’s a Wonderful Life, or Elf. ...
by kristinoakley | Nov 9, 2019 | Creativity & Craft, Newsletter
It’s official–I’m a Wrimo which means I’m participating in NaNoWriMo. No, that’s not a new weight loss program or exercise regiment. NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month and is a project that inspires people to write 50,000...
by kristinoakley | Aug 31, 2019 | Creativity & Craft, Newsletter
Where on Earth do I get ideas for my stories? From dreams? Fairy dust? Alcohol? No . . . not exactly. Sometimes I use my idea generator. I call it my “If I Were Supreme Ruler of the World, What Would I Do?” scenario. It’s similar to what Stephen King...
by kristinoakley | Aug 16, 2019 | Creativity & Craft, Newsletter
In my last newsletter, “Editing Out the Lightbulb”, I asked for feedback on how to begin The Devil Particle and received twenty-four responses! To refresh your memory, here were the choices: “The burnt-out lightbulb makes a satisfying ‘pop’ as I...
by kristinoakley | Aug 2, 2019 | Creativity & Craft, Newsletter
I’m in the process of reworking the beginning of my young adult dystopian novel The Devil Particle and could use some help. Which of the following book openings do you prefer? Which book would you be more likely to keep reading? Let me know! “The burnt-out...
