@katrina-ariel

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Sir Cork: *throws a line of lyrics at songwriter* Me: *catches words...writes song in 15 min* Yep. That's how it went down. A late-night discord chat turned into the first song …

Hi Hive! Have you read anything good lately? It's been a while since I posted, so I wanted to pop in with a quick update on my writing and to share some new books I'm adding to my…

Sometimes you delete a post Because times have changed And you change with them 💖

Merry festive season to you all. I've been enjoying these darkest days with walks in the forest, and getting some writing in between cooking all the things and spending time with m…

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What is interactive fiction, anyway? Think text-based RPGs. Interactive stories fueled by the power of your choices. They're choose-your-own-path literary narratives where YOU'RE…

Maps. History. Worlds colliding. These are some of the fun bits of writing stories. I can remember spending hours studying the maps in Lord of the Rings. Good stuff.

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There was a girl who wrote a lot of words and then decided to unpublish them, kinda. But hey, I really appreciate everyone who supported this!

But sometimes they are.

Hi Hive! It's been a minute. Or several months. Not quite a year, I don't think, but I've been buried in writing deadlines and have just come through the thick of things. I'm bur…

Ah, how the writing waves roll. I go from uninspired and overwhelmed to an outburst of creative fire. The fantasy series is the tip of the iceberg. I accidentally fell off Hive fo…

A few days ago, someone in one of my writing groups made a comment that the author whose books I’ve been reading is overrated. They probably didn't mean it to come off as rude, but…

Deandra Dey walked into my life nearly fifteen years ago, and I knew from the start that she was a kindred spirit. Over the years, we've shared many interests, including music, yog…

Almost every day, I consider shutting off the social media machine and retreating from being "out there" in the digital world. I contemplate if it makes any difference to my work a…

Ah, the roller coaster of life. When I'm up, my creativity is flowing like a river swollen in spring. When I'm down, I have to fight the urge to crawl in a cave and hide myself an…

I've been following Beth W. Patterson's work for years, and am always amazed by her scope. She writes bawdy suspense, outlandish horror, and surprisingly-sweet romance. Her creat…

They say celebrate your wins, right? I'm grateful for so much creative energy. It comes from the love I have for life and writing, which I've been working on for most of the last…

Believe it or not, I did the art for my book, Wild Horse Heart myself. In another lifetime (before kids) I went to art school. And this is what I've done with it. ![WildHorseHea…