by kristinoakley | Jun 16, 2023 | For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writing Life
There have been two times in my writing career when I seriously thought about quitting. The first time was fourteen years ago during a Write-by-the-Lake Writing Retreat when I was told there’d be a very small market for my book. I felt as if I’d wasted a...
by kristinoakley | May 26, 2023 | Newsletter, Writing Life
It’s official, I’m now a resident of Waukesha, Wisconsin. Last week, I moved from Madison to Waukesha to join the rest of my family who all live in the Milwaukee area. I’m now half a mile from my older daughter, her husband, and their golden...
by kristinoakley | May 12, 2023 | For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writing Life
I’m releasing The Devil Particle on June 6th and am in intense marketing mode. There’s a lot to do in the next few weeks to get the word out. I’ll send emails reminding ARC readers and NetGalley reviewers to post their reviews on Amazon, enter the...
by kristinoakley | May 4, 2023 | For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writing Life
In one month, there will be a contest that puts teenagers through physical, mental, and psychological trials that may very well break them. The courageous winner will have the honor of becoming the vessel of all the world’s evil. Or so the story goes . . . This...
by kristinoakley | Apr 20, 2023 | Books and Movies, For Readers, Newsletter
In this month’s Writer’s Book Club, I review Stephen King’s novel, Fairy Tale, read by Seth Numrich, who does a terrific job narrating the audiobook. It’s now one of my top ten favorite King books. In Fairy Tale, Charlie Reade is seven when a...
by kristinoakley | Apr 6, 2023 | Creativity & Craft, For Writers, Newsletter
On March 25th, 2023, I presented my “Characters Who Jump Off the Page” workshop at the Chicago Writers Association’s Let’s Just Write! An Uncommon Writers Conference. The workshop was successful based on the eighty attendees’ rapt...
