by kristinoakley | Sep 2, 2022 | Creativity & Craft, Newsletter
Last week, I finished writing and editing the third draft of my young adult dystopian novel The Renegade – Book Four of The Devil Particle Series. Woo Hoo! On Friday, I sent the manuscript to my editor Tim Storm. Tim will work on the manuscript for two to three...
by kristinoakley | Aug 19, 2022 | Books and Movies, For Readers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
Welcome to my Writer’s Book Club. This month I review a little-known young adult dystopian book called The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. In Collins’ novel, one boy and one girl are selected from each region to compete to the death in the Hunger Games. Only...
by kristinoakley | Aug 5, 2022 | Newsletter, Writing Life
I walk two to four miles every day while brainstorming ideas for my books or listening to audiobooks (and photographing wildlife). Currently, I’m listening to The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft, Paradise Lost & Paradise Regained, or Persuasion, depending...
by kristinoakley | Jul 22, 2022 | Books and Movies, For Readers, Newsletter
Welcome to my writer’s book club! This month I read Peter Clines’ sci-fi horror novel 14 about a young man who rents a cheap apartment in a very strange and mysterious Hollywood building. I picked the book up while vacationing in L.A. a few years ago and am glad...
by kristinoakley | Jul 8, 2022 | Creativity & Craft, Newsletter, Writing Life
Last week, I finished the first draft of The Renegade, the fourth book in The Devil Particle Series. WOO HOO!! But, while the draft is finished, the book certainly isn’t. The ending doesn’t have the impact I want and the whole manuscript needs a lot...
by kristinoakley | Jun 24, 2022 | Books and Movies, For Readers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
Welcome to my writer’s book club! This month I review Red Rising by New York Times Bestselling Author Pierce Brown. Red Rising takes place 1,000 years in the future and successfully blends elements of dystopia, science fiction, fantasy, and Greek mythology....
