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Kristy Kiernan's Blog
May 24, 2009
- I often get e-mail from writers I don't know asking for advice. If the e-mail seems sincere I try to answer it sincerely. I do sometimes get angry missives on how unfair and/or archaic the publishing industry is, and I admit that I don't always answer those. They seem to be more of a way to let off steam, and, well, it seems their mission was complete when they hit send, so...Anyway, once in a ...
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January 25, 2009
- My friends want me to write a funny book. They read my blog posts and they read my e-mails, and they write back and ask When are you going to write a funny book? Well, chances are slim that I'll write a purely funny book. Different forms bring out different strengths for most writers. For example, I find it impossible to write a decent short story. That is a talent and an art unto itself, and I ...
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January 22, 2009
- I made a vow to try to start blogging regularly again, so here we go: I was going to write about what a lousy December we had. Or, more accurately, I was going to write a beautiful ode to Niko, also known as The Troll, also known as Our Dog. Because she’s gone. And we are devastated. But I started the post and, frankly, it was just entirely too depressing. So, I’ll say this about Niko, and ...
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September 1, 2008
- One of the best things that has come from my writing is the opportunity to meet and make friends with amazing and talented people. You might have read some of my posts about how I met the book club that I now belong to, and while the book club itself is virtually brimming with amazing and talented women, this post is about just one of them. Pat Kumicich, one of the women responsible for me ...
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August 20, 2008
- Matters of Faith has been out for two weeks now, long enough that I am beginning to steadily get the questions I knew would come once readers had time to finish the book. Some are the usual questions ("Where do you get your ideas?" "Is this set in Everglades City/Chokoloskee/Goodland etc.?" And my personal favorite: "Have you been spying on my family?"), but one that ...
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August 17, 2008
- Kristy Kiernan: The Writer's Chatroom Celebrity Sunday Start: 08/17/2008 - 7:00pm End: 08/17/2008 - 9:00pm Come webchat with me at The Writer's Chatroom Celebrity Sunday. The two hour long chat will be moderated by the divine Audrey Schaffer, who promises to keep that one guy in check. Web Link: The Writer's Chatroom City: Wherever you are Would love to "see" you there! ...
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August 10, 2008
- I was always good at tests. After all, I moved around a lot, and the first thing they did in every school was to TEST me. Where does she fit in? How smart is she? Is she gifted? Average? Behind? Where shall we put her? What do we do with her? Is she worth extra time? Can we just ignore her? So I got good at tests. If I was particularly bored in my new town I made an effort on the tests, knowing ...
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August 8, 2008
- The number of people who blog about books is astounding and on the rise, just like the number of children who have food allergies. And sometimes those two segments of society intersect. Bonnie of Redlady's Reading Room fame read about Matters of Faith on A Year of Books and Booking Mama and contacted me to let me know that she, too, had a child with severe food allergies and wanted a peek at the ...
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August 7, 2008
- Make your vote count! I know we're all hearing that a lot this year, but this time it's an easy, fun decision. GalleyCat, finest publishing blog in the land, is doing their annual Cat and Dog Show. The cats were a couple of weeks ago, and this week it's all about the dogs, posed, or not in my case, in some sort of literary way.Anyone who's read my blog stylings for any length of time knows how I ...
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August 6, 2008
- I'm delighted to be able to invite you all over to "Backstory," where authors share what their process in writing their new book was like, what real life events might have contributed, what agonies and ecstasies they went through in writing it. Brought you you by M.J. Rose and the ever delightful Jessica Keener. Stop by and read about what inspired me to write Matters of Faith!
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August 5, 2008
- Well, first I'd like to thank the lovely folk at Red Room for that beautiful book cover up on the home page! Matters of Faith looks fabulous right there, and I'd like to lobby to make it a permanent feature. What? No? Other people get a turn? Well, fine. Still, thanks, I do appreciate it, especially this week, because today is Publication Day! It felt as though it would never get here, but ...
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August 3, 2008
- A month or so ago I told you the story of my trip to the Southern Kentucky Reading Festival, when fellow author Tasha Alexander and I dodged semis wielding Civil War cannons and tornadoes, but wound up meeting some writers who've become grand friends and supporters. Nathan Singer was the topic of that last post, and this time I am honored (not that I wasn't honored last time, Nathan) to ...
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July 31, 2008
- I'm not really the kind of gal who gets excited about the newest obscure internet (yeah, that's right, I didn't capitalize it, I'm a rebel, baby) wingy-dingy. But I recently discovered (all right, technically, they reached out to me, and I am so glad they did) a truly fascinating widget (a widget is a little mini-program that you load onto your website and/or blog) that is SO perfect for ...
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July 25, 2008
- Randy Pausch has died. If this does not bring tears to your eyes and fill your soul with inspiration then, frankly, just stop reading. I don't want to know why it doesn't, and I don't want to hear whatever cynical bullshit reasons you've come up with to justify it. Your soul is dead. Go away. Of course the one exception would be if you've not watched the Last Lecture or any of the ...
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July 18, 2008
- The past few years have been tough. You know, several people dying, financial/emotional strain, exhaustive Sisyphus type tough. There have been good things, of course, here and there. And I am, after all, an optimist at heart. But yowza, I hit the motherlode this week and it just seems like the bad crap melts away, doesn't it? First, Matters of Faith, out on August 5th, has been chosen as an ...
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