by Kristin A. Oakley | Oct 20, 2025 | Books and Movies, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter
With the days growing cooler and the leaves exploding with color, my daughter Jessica and I have been on a fire-in-the-fireplace, buttered-popcorn, horror-movie-watching binge. So, I’m sharing fourteen of my favorite horror movies and TV shows. Note: I’ll...
by Kristin A. Oakley | Sep 28, 2025 | For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writing Life
Holy cow, it’s been six weeks since my last newsletter! I’m sorry I’ve been out of touch, but it’s been quite a summer! Soon after I published my last newsletter on August 18th, I flew to Norway with my daughters, son-in-law, grandson, and...
by Kristin A. Oakley | Aug 18, 2025 | Books and Movies, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
I’ve recently discovered Blake Crouch and his sci-fi, dystopian novels including Dark Matter and Recursion, so I went looking for more of his work and discovered Pines. The first book in the Wayward Pines Trilogy, this novel had me hooked the minute I started...
by Kristin A. Oakley | Aug 4, 2025 | For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writing Life
Woo Hoo! I finished a decent draft of The Runner—Book Three in The Devil Particle Series and sent it to my five critical readers. More good news: The Devil Particle and The Vessel — the first two books in the series — are available for 99¢! This week only. More on the...
by Kristin A. Oakley | Jul 20, 2025 | Books and Movies, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
As a big Hunger Games fan, I was looking forward to Suzanne Collins’ latest addition to the series, Sunrise on the Reaping. The first book, The Hunger Games, is so well written, I refer to it often in my Crafting Unforgettable Characters workshop. Honestly, I...
by Kristin A. Oakley | Jul 6, 2025 | Books and Movies, Conferences, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writing Life
Kristin celebrating with her new neighbors June was a whirlwind of “life getting in the way” of writing, making me neglect both my book and newsletter. Buying and moving into a brand new condo will do that to you. But my daughter and I have finished...
