by Kathleen Denly | Apr 2, 2018 | The Writing Process
The timer buzzed but Susan completed her final note before setting down her pen. The critique group leader looked up and surveyed the five people surrounding her dining room table. “Who’d like to go first?” Susan held up her pen. “I’ll...
by Kathleen Denly | Jan 29, 2018 | About Me, Lists, Uncategorized
I confess: I am a perpetual reading challenge loser. I have started no less than a dozen (probably way more) reading challenges and I can only think of one I’ve successfully completed. One. Yet I keep signing up for them. Why? Well, I love books. I love...
by Kathleen Denly | Jan 15, 2018 | About Me, The Writing Process
Like today’s title? Well, it’s true. I may kill you. Or at least part of you. In the very least, if I know you well enough to know your flaws, there is a very good chance I may steal them, magnify them, mix them in with someone else’s struggles, and...
by Kathleen Denly | Jan 1, 2018 | About Me, Lists, Top Ten Lists
At the beginning of this new year, I think it only appropriate to take a look back at what the past year has produced. THE STATS I wrote and shared exactly 100 blog posts (not including this one). I wrote 30 book reviews, including 3 shared exclusively with my KRC...
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Every year American Christian Fiction Writers holds the First Impressions contest for unpublished writers.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 19, 2017 | American History, My Works
“[Researchers] found that in 1860, the average age of the onset of puberty in girls was 16.6 years. In 1920, it was 14.6; in 1950, 13.1; 1980, 12.5; and in 2010, it had dropped to 10.5. Similar sets of figures have been reported for boys, albeit with a delay of...
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...
