Dear , Happy August! A month to drink lots of ice tea and sit in front of the fan.That's what I remember doing in my childhood and it's about what I did in Spain, except we drink beer there instead of tea....Did you know that when I was 19 I spent a...
Hello ,I know this isn't a week I typically write to you but I'm too excited to wait until next week! Why?Because Grande Dame Literary Journal published one of my short stories! I've been wanting to share more of my short stories with you all, but th...
Good afternoon ,While my yearly trip to Spain is mostly for visiting my husband's family and friends, this summer I also had research on my mind. As I've said before, my next historical novel will be set partly in Spain. I love having multiple countr...
Good afternoon ,Coffee Stains is FREE this week on Kobo's Free page under Diverse Stories!Get Coffee Stains and other books here!Happy reading!Kat
Good afternoon ,When you read this I'll have arrived in Spain. 6:30am Madrid time. 12:30am DC time. Let the jet-lag commence!But I won't complain. It's a blessing to see my husband's family in the summer and let my children experience his country fir...
Good afternoon ,I tried to find a second-hand book store the other day around here and was dismayed to find out that I'm thirty minutes away from all of them! Very sad.But being far from bookstores doesn't matter if we buy digital books, right? If yo...
Good afternoon ,Have you ever heard the story that LifeSavers candy have the holes in the middle of them so that if you have the displeasure of choking on them you can still breath until someone can Heimlich them out?In my family, we like to be scien...
Good afternoon ,Back in 2012 I stumbled upon the fact that Cervantes, the write of Don Quixote, was taken by pirates and spent time as a slave at the oar of a ship before being rescued by his parents paying ransom. What?!? This guy's face is carved i...
Good afternoon ,Have you heard of Hello Books?It's a book promotion sight that indie authors use to get their books in the hands of readers. It works like this: 1.You sign up for their newsletter. 2.You receive emails about books. Easy!And the best p...
Good morning ,Since you're an avid reader, I thought you might like to know that this week on my podcast I have author Alka Joshi, who wrote The Henna Artist on my podcast Pencils&Lipstick. She was so gracious to spend over an hour talking to me...