Archive for 'Writing'
The Three Little Pigs
Posted on 13. Jan, 2012 by Kate.
This is totally worth eight minutes. It’s even funnier to me as I make revisions, seek for each character’s unique voice, and banish purple prose. Happy Friday! (If you only have a few seconds, skip to 4:23 for a most impressive use of alliteration.)
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Winner Announced!
Posted on 29. Oct, 2011 by Kate.
Thanks to Random.org for selecting our winner . . .
Comment #1!
Jenni K. H. What a good-looking group! We love going to Midway and St. George!
Congratulations! I’ve got your mailing address so I’ll get your book in the mail.
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Kodachrome Basin and a Giveaway
Posted on 25. Oct, 2011 by Kate.
For UEA we decided to
1) Go somewhere warm which equals south.
2) Go somewhere we could hike.
3) Go somewhere we’d never been (or even heard of).
Kodachrome Basin State Park fit the bill. Plus it had rocks for the kids to climb.
Even the baby had fun. BTW–I love whoever invented the Bumbo.
It was so nice to get [...]
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It’s Here!
Posted on 15. Oct, 2011 by Kate.
Lookey what I pulled out of my mailbox this morning!
It’s REAL!
My first published story. Oh, there will be a giveaway. Stay tuned. If you just can’t wait another second, you can get your own copy at Deseret Book or amazon.com
It’s real, it’s real, it’s real! *said in a sing-songy voice* Sorry, I’ll get back to cleaning [...]
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Writing Update
Posted on 30. Aug, 2011 by Kate.
No, we haven’t started decorating for Christmas–yet. I thought I’d give a little writing update. Each year Covenant Communications (my publisher) publishes a collection of short, true stories from their authors. This summer they asked me to write a story for that book! Yes another exclamation point. That happens a lot when I write about being [...]
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Character Flaws
Posted on 07. Oct, 2010 by Kate.
Just one week after the exciting email that Covenant wanted to publish my book, I was assigned an editor. So much for the in a month or so! She sent me feedback from two outside readers to consider and use to make changes before she edits my manuscript.
One of the Readers pointed out that a [...]
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I’M GOING TO BE PUBLISHED!!!
Posted on 07. Sep, 2010 by Kate.
I know, I know, I’m shouting, but I’m a tad bit excited. Eight and one-half months ago I submitted my novel to Covenant Communications. Today I received an email from the managing editor. Here are a couple of my favorite parts:
Congratulations! Covenant Communications has accepted your novel, Falling Awake, for publication.
The plot is unique, and [...]
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How Revising Exposes Your Mistakes
Posted on 21. May, 2010 by Kate.
I’ve been struggling to revise my WIP (Work in Progress). Struggling as in where do I start? I see the problems, but how to fix them? Anonymous offered valuable feedback, but a gnawing feeling that I needed to delve more deeply into revisions persisted. So I began searching and reading. And then reworking and revising. [...]
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Five New Blogs
Posted on 22. Feb, 2010 by Kate.
This award came from L.A. DeVaul. She’s committed herself to five years of yoga. Everyday. In her own unique and insightful way she’s blogging about her journey. She’s also a soon to be published author. Her novel Roxanne in La La Land (A love triangle between a man, a woman, and a dream.) comes out [...]
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Stilted Dialogue
Posted on 16. Feb, 2010 by Kate.
Over the last two weeks an anonymous soul took pity on my emerging writing skills. Anon dissected my writing sample and offered up invaluable expertise for which I’m very grateful. Anon criticized my dialogue this way.
“It needs to be natural. This is not natural:
‘We like to entertain, and it’s nice to have formal place settings.’
This [...]
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Some Answers and Go Vote
Posted on 02. Feb, 2010 by Kate.
Little questionnaire that got passed onto me by Krista Lynne Jensen.
Rules: Answer the following questions with Single Word answers then pass this along to 5 other bloggers. Make sure you let them know about it though.
Your Cell Phone? None
Your Hair? Dry
Your Mother? Conversationalist
Your Father? Hard-Working
Your Favorite Food? Lasagna
Your Dream Last Night? Convoluted
Your Favorite Drink? Grape Juice
Your Dream/Goal? Joy
What Room Are You [...]
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Laundry, My Writing Inspiration
Posted on 29. Jan, 2010 by Kate.
Early Tuesday morning the power went out here for about an hour. My computer never regained consciousness. My miracle-working husband took it apart and reconnected it to his computer and recovered most of my files, but none of the children’s. Like my son’s iMovie History Fair project that was ready to be burned to a [...]
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Hashbrown Winters and the Mashimoto Madness
Posted on 21. Dec, 2009 by Kate.
Good news! Frank’s sequel to The Adventures of Hashbrown Winters is in stores now. Hashbrown Winters and the Mashimoto Madness was originally scheduled to be released January 11. This would be a great Christmas present for an elementary school-aged child. My eight-year-old daughter just asked me this weekend when the next Hashbrown book was coming [...]
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I am the mother of six learning to live in the country surrounded by in-laws. I've been married to the amazing Nate Palmer for 16 years; he is teaching me how to be a farm girl. In my spare time (okay--time I try really hard to set aside), I like to write. My first book, FALLING AWAKE, will be published in 2012 with Covenant Communications.
A True Short Story
My first published work entitled "More Than Pinecones" is in this collection of true Christmas stories.
