Author name: Kristen

As we head into #PCOSAwarenessMonth, I thought it would be a good idea to put up the first post of  the mama blog that I’ve been planning for weeks. Just over one year ago, I won a battle against PCOS when we found out that I was pregnant with our first child. This battle was […]

My wonderful writerly friend Nicole, see her blog here, invited me to participate in this tour. I’ve been writing for a long time, but my blog is still very young so please check out what I’m working on! Also, if anyone is interested in participating in this blog tour, please let me know and I’ll

I’ll admit that I wanted to read Divergent after seeing the trailer for the movie coming out in March. The movie looked cool and it looked like a good story. I have to admit, I was a little disappointed in the book and now have only a mild curiosity to see the movie. While most

While on the way into work last week, the song “Distant Dreamer” by Duffy came on Pandora. I’d never heard the song before, but it spoke deeply into my soul and goals for my life. https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/aRCLkic9_lE&source=uds  It brings up a contrast to the idea of New Year’s Resolutions. While also about dreams, the song talks

I’m going to deviate a bit today and talk about another creative outlet-music. Like many as I was growing up, I did play an instrument. It was the clarinet. I wanted to play the alto saxophone when we picked in 5th grade, but there were already too many of those. I played from 5th grade

Everything in life is a balancing act. We need to balance so many things as humans. Work, Writing {if you’re lucky, it’s the same, for me, it’s not yet.}, pets, kids, spouses, exercise, personal hygiene, cleaning and relaxing are a lot to fit in. Sometimes I find myself more often thinking about writing than actually

I recently thought about a contribution I made to a fan site at age 17. I’m amazed at how young I was when I wrote this and that I put it up as fan fiction. I am a huge admirer of Robert Downey Jr. and discovered him not long before age 17. When a fan

As I lay in bed this morning and reflected on Memorial Day, an idea for a story began to form in my mind. I mapped out the beginning in my head and just began writing it. I’ve wanted to write some sort of military/soldier-based story for quite a while, but didn’t know where to begin

Many people wonder where a writer gets inspiration from. The answer for me is that it comes from everywhere. It could be something someone says. It could be something that happens to me or others. It could be a fear. It could be a dream. I seem to be getting a lot of ideas from

Sorry about the hiatus! March was a very difficult month! I’m onto a subject that I’m having to deal with very soon which is the ending. I’ve been struggling for quite a while with “finishing” my historical fiction novel. Last year I even made a bet with my husband that I would have a draft