Blog Posts for Kelli Stanley

A New Day

Kelli Stanley — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:14:31 -0800

Like millions of people worldwide, I watched the Inauguration yesterday.Not in its entirety, though I recorded it on my cable box, but on a computer screen, with work colleagues. It's hard for me to comprehend the positive change I've witnessed in this country. Perhaps that's because I spend much of my time in the past, writing fiction set in an America where segregation was enforced and Billie ...

If they can take a man to the moon ...

Kelli Stanley — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:22:47 -0700

Remember when astronauts used to be cool?I mean, they still are. But when I was four, the moon landing happened, and even before that everything was compared to "rocket science." We can now insert "if they can clone a sheep ... " but I still prefer the moon landing. More optimistic, somehow, and easier on the sheep.So my point is this: if they can <insert science-fictiony ...

The DAY

Kelli Stanley — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:46:04 -0700

July 18th. The DAY.Today is the official release date of my debut novel ... and while no physical copies will be available until another week or so, and my launch party will be held on August 1st, I'm celebrating. The DAY.I was in NYC for Thrillerfest last weekend ... and had such a grand and glorious time -- and felt such support and friendship from the writing community -- that celebrating ...

The Village

Kelli Stanley — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:17:10 -0700

Today I'm exactly one month out from my book's release ... and I find myself wanting to check into a rehab clinic. :) I exaggerate (of course) ... I realize that all the work I'm doing to get the word out about Nox Dormienda -- blog tours, launch party, book tours, articles, and the like -- is an honor. A privilege. So as exhausted as I am, I'm grateful to be in this position! (and no, I'm not ...

Where the Wild Things Are ...

Kelli Stanley — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:43:11 -0700

When I was seven, Maurice Sendak published Where the Wild Things Are ... as controversial in its time and place as the Harry Potter series.I loved the book--though I was too old for it, by that point, at least in my reading tastes--and particularly enjoyed the illustrations. They captured something about childhood, and how I, at least, saw the world.Sendak was trying to do something ...