by kristinoakley | Jun 21, 2020 | Books and Movies, Newsletter
Book releases are joyous events, much like the birth of a baby. Authors spend six months to a year or more preparing for the release of their book. This includes scheduling television, radio, and podcast interviews, drafting press releases, planning book release...
by kristinoakley | May 17, 2020 | Homeschooling, Newsletter, Unschooling
I know this is a stressful time for everyone, particularly for parents. They have to juggle working at home or making ends meet without an income while schooling their children. I have some advice–don’t school your children. I can hear gasps, but...
by kristinoakley | Apr 19, 2020 | Newsletter, Writing Life
It’s been over a month since my last newsletter. Honestly, with everything going on, I just wasn’t feeling it. My creativity was nil. So, instead of trying to scrape something together, I pored myself into revising the latest version of The Devil...
by kristinoakley | Mar 1, 2020 | Fictional Research, Newsletter, Writing Life
While marketing Carpe Diem, Illinois and revising The Devil Particle manuscript last week, I made two discoveries: there’s an art to writing book blurbs and evil can be measured. One of my 2020 goals is to sell more eBooks through Amazon so I signed up...
by kristinoakley | Feb 7, 2020 | Books and Movies, Newsletter
This Sunday marks the 92nd Academy Awards. My younger daughter and I are heading to Milwaukee for my niece’s Oscar party and we can’t wait! In preparation for the party, we’ve watched as many award-nominated films as possible. This year there...
by kristinoakley | Jan 18, 2020 | Books and Movies, Newsletter
Knowing that reading is crucial to good writing, I thought I’d read enough dystopian novels to write a good dystopian myself. For instance, I’ve read The Hunger Games trilogy, The Divergent Series, The City of Ember, The Giver, and Wool. I’ve also...
