by Kathleen Denly | Dec 15, 2017 | About Me, Awards, First Line Fridays, My Works
Welcome to a very special First Line Friday! Each Friday I pick a book and share the first line with you. In return, I hope you’ll share with me a first line from whatever book you have at hand! What makes this week so special? Well, I had mentioned in a post...
by Kathleen Denly | Nov 15, 2017 | About Me, Awards, My Works
Every year American Christian Fiction Writers holds the First Impressions contest for unpublished writers. For the first time, this year I decided to enter one of my manuscripts and I am over the moon to announce that I am one of three finalists in the historical...
by Kathleen Denly | Nov 13, 2017 | About Me, Uncategorized
Burnout . . . According to Google, burnout is the reduction of a fuel or substance to nothing through use or combustion. physical or mental collapse caused by overwork or stress. For me, that looks like exhaustion, impatience, productive procrastination, and –...
by Kathleen Denly | Sep 11, 2017 | About Me
Hello! If you are new to my blog, please bear with me as this post is out of the norm for me. I am typically a very private person, but something very special has recently come to fruition for my family which I feel compelled to share with you all. If you are a...
by Kathleen Denly | Jun 29, 2017 | About Me, Writers Conference
If you have been following me on Twitter or Facebook, you know that I attended my 5th conference last week: the first annual SoCal Christian Writers’ Conference. Here’s a little taste of what it was like: I arrived early on Wednesday to check in and get...
by Kathleen Denly | Apr 16, 2017 | About God, About Me
Since we celebrated the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ this past weekend, I thought today’s post ought to take a slight detour from my usual topics in honor of this important holiday. Not discounting the magnificent gift of Christ being...
by Kathleen Denly | Dec 10, 2015 | About Me
Although I realized at a young age that my brain worked very differently from others, it took me a surprisingly long time to figure out that I was a writer. In hindsight I can see the clues. In the 4th or 5th Grade I entered a poetry contest with the theme...
by Kathleen Denly | Nov 5, 2015 | About Me, The Writing Process
As the mother of three young boys, noise and chaos are simply a part of everyday life. I realize that now, though it was a struggle to accept at first. Up until I had my own children I had never had any trouble finding some alone time in a quiet place to do my...
by Kathleen Denly | Oct 9, 2015 | About Me, The Writing Process
It might surprise you to know that writing isn’t something I chose to do. Rather, I believe it’s a part of who God made me. I have known for many, many years now that I am odd. No really. There is something very different about how my brain works and I...
by Kathleen Denly | Oct 2, 2015 | About Me, The Writing Process
One of the most time consuming, rewarding, and frustrating parts of writing historical fiction is doing the historical research. It’s time consuming because, well, as an avid history fan I can easily find myself playing the role of Alice following the white...
