by Katie | Mar 4, 2018 | Creative Writing, Disability, Essay, Family
:: I’m emergency-homeschooling my kids. I’m emergency-homeschooling my kids because twice now the disability services in the schools they were enrolled in failed us. This fall, we will enroll them in a third school, and try again. I never (not really)...
by Katie | Feb 3, 2018 | Creative Writing, Disability
:: It was very important to me to have the reader be in my hero’s POV when she is in crisis or witnessing her mental illness. Update 3/26/2018: Fallout Girl is available for Pre-Order now. Here it is on Amazon: bit.ly/falloutgirl. I have a new novel coming out...
by Katie | Jan 9, 2018 | Creative Writing, Essay, Life is Long, Travel
:: When I was in my early twenties and living in Baltimore, I was not at my best. I was suffering, sometimes a lot. Sometimes it’s hard to think about. I lived in Baltimore many years ago. I earned my master’s in creative writing here. When I was riding in...
by Katie | Nov 20, 2017 | Creative Writing, Hollywood Lights Series, My Books
:: Marvelous photos of a book event, where I was joined by fellow Tall Poppy Writers Kristy Woodson Harvey and Susan Bishop Crispell. Last Thursday, November 16, I had a book event at Flyleaf Books here in Chapel Hill with fellow Tall Poppy Writers Kristy Woodson...
by Katie | Nov 3, 2017 | Creative Writing
:: “Make time for your writing!” everyone says. “Prioritize yourself!” Oh sure, I’ll get right on that. Source: Writing Isn’t Sexy: Dog Poop and All | Tall Poppy Writers This morning, I got the kids ready for their father to homeschool them (more on that next week),...
by Katie | Oct 4, 2017 | Creative Writing, Hollywood Lights Series, My Books
:: “A poignant and layered narrative about the universal desire for something so elusive—a safe place to fall.” There’s been some news on the writing front for me: I had a new book come out in September, and I have another new one coming out in two...
