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Monday, May 26, 2014 4:51:01 PM
Kristen Sheley wrote a blog post titled Another summer....:
Kristen said, "Summer Break is once more upon me...sort of. Normally, I'm filled with all sorts of delicious ideas on how to spend time now that school isn't taking up about 80% of my free time! However. I am almost certainly going to get a summer school gig..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:33:16 PM
Kristen Sheley wrote a blog post titled Checking in:
Kristen said, "Hello -- I am still alive!It's been a pretty ridiculous amount of time since I last updated. I apologize. Life has been crazy the last few months, and I'm once more in the thick of a school year. When that happens, any hope at writing tends to..." more
Thursday, September 5, 2013 5:57:25 PM
Kristen Sheley wrote a blog post titled Let's get back to doing this!!:
Kristen said, "On the cusp of summer vacation -- we administer our final exams to students next week and, after Memorial Day, are free until mid-August -- I can finally say with some confidence that THE END IS IN SIGHT with my long, unwanted break from writing. ..." more
Thursday, September 5, 2013 5:57:25 PM
Kristen Sheley wrote a blog post titled Welcome to Fabulous O'Hara, Oregon:
Kristen said, "O'Hara, Oregon does not exist in any capacity. Period. I came up with the name to the fictional hometown of Sam and Meg back when I was 13 or 14 and writing a story that involved a magical pen. (I had no idea such a device had been done and done..." more
Thursday, September 5, 2013 5:57:25 PM
Kristen Sheley wrote a blog post titled Just a small update….:
Kristen said, "Now that the busiest part of summer is past, I've been making a solid effort at getting back into writing. This basically means setting aside at least 1 hour/day for me and the laptop to go to town. I've had a setback or two with trying to wedge..." more
Sunday, February 10, 2013 2:04:20 PM
Kristen Sheley wrote a blog post titled The freeze continues…hoping for a thaw eventually!:
Kristen said, "Yet another long-overdue update.Writer's block continues to have some kind of hold on me. It's hard for me to sit down and write…I've fallen out of the habit and have to reestablish it. So progress is s-l-o-w. I'm hoping that I can start to..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 7:36:55 PM
Kristen Sheley wrote a blog post titled The New Normal:
Kristen said, "Oh my my my, it's been a while since I updated!Since my last entry in July, I embarked on a 1350 mile move, away from the west coast which has been my home forever to a small town in Colorado. There, I settled down with a full-time teaching job in..." more
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 9:02:50 PM
Kristen Sheley wrote a blog post titled Epic Life Changes Ahead…what will it mean for the craft?:
Kristen said, "Last month, in mid-June, life got interesting again when -- after two years of struggling to find another full-time teaching job -- I was finally offered a perfect job in a wonderful school for the 2012-13 school year! In Colorado. This was all..." more
Sunday, May 6, 2012 3:41:02 PM
Kristen Sheley wrote a blog post titled A May Update:
Kristen said, "Well, the good news is that I'm starting to feel more creative and inspired and urge-y to write. This has resulted in having PIT dreams, which is pretty rare for me. As in a once-a-year kind of rarity. When I sit down and actually put pen to..." more
Friday, February 24, 2012 3:02:47 PM
Kristen Sheley wrote a blog post titled The Independent Author:
Kristen said, "I recently read the following book by a favorite musician of mine: Drinking WIth Strangers by Butch Walker. I'm not someone with an interest or even an iota of talent in music -- at all. I think I'm tone deaf, I sing off key, etc. My maternal..." more
Monday, January 23, 2012 11:41:11 AM
Kristen Sheley wrote a blog post titled Long overdue update!:
Kristen said, "Apologies for quite the gap in posts. Life has been fairly busy over the last several months. A great deal of that blame can be laid down on my taking classes to earn a Library Media Specialist endorsement to my teaching credential. (Essentially..." more
Thursday, August 25, 2011 7:31:28 PM
Kristen Sheley wrote a blog post titled 2013:
Kristen said, "In spite of the erattic moodiness of my Muse, I am still writing.But there's just NO WAY PIT6 will be ready to come out by Fall 2012. Unless there's a miraculous occurance. This is for a few reasons.1) The story is still in a first draft. Still..." more
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 10:40:30 PM
Kristen Sheley wrote a blog post titled Inspiration shouldn't provoke persperation....:
Kristen said, "Yes, I live!I just wrapped up three intense week of classes in the vein of pursuing my library media specialist endorsement. Literally, I was in classes from 8:15 - 4 P.M. M - F. I had just enough down time to do homework, eat meals, and maybe..." more
Sunday, June 12, 2011 10:02:58 AM
Kristen Sheley wrote a blog post titled Kristen Vs. Writer's Block:
Kristen said, "Since the age of 13, I've written more or less every day, swept away by my imagination and possessing the ability to tune out the world at large in seconds.Now, almost 20 years later, I find myself seized and at the mercy of something I've never..." more
Thursday, April 14, 2011 6:25:22 PM
Kristen Sheley wrote a blog post titled Yes, I'm a slacker...:
Kristen said, "In spite of a lack of posting on this blog (and updates on the website...a plan to rectify those soon, incidentally), life has moved on and the moving pen has continued to writ words. Below, some updates:- PIT6, Ver 1.2 is consistently evolving. ..." more
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 2:07:37 PM
Kristen Sheley wrote a blog post titled Unblocked!:
Kristen said, "It's been hard going in the writing world for me lately. I suppose what's been plaguing me mostly is what is commonly called "writer's block." For me, writer's block isn't an absence of ideas -- especially since I outline stories before I start..." more
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 4:30:24 PM
Kristen Sheley wrote a blog post titled March Madness:
Kristen said, "Wow, I have been a neglectful writer! I apologize.January and February hit me with a wallup. Part of this was due to the fact I began my part-time Library Media Specialist Endorsement classes, to add some hireability in different ways to my..." more
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 12:11:20 AM
Kristen Sheley wrote a blog post titled New Year update....:
Kristen said, "With the beginning of a New Year, I thought for one of my resolutions, I'd try to write a little every day. Such a thing used to come naturally to me. And it does, still...in the form of blogging or e-mails. When it comes to writing fiction every..." more
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 1:59:02 PM
Kristen Sheley wrote a blog post titled The next one....:
Kristen said, "With the holiday insanity upon us, I've been a bad writer in promoting my new book. Seriously. I vow that this will be rectified after the New Year. Yes.In the meantime, PIT6 is monopolizing more of my attention. People have been curious as to..." more
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 6:25:01 PM
Kristen Sheley wrote a blog post titled Fourth gear:
Kristen said, "In spite of this gappy space between posts, I have been making progress on PIT-related stuff.I recieved my books (FINALLY) from the publisher, so I'm trying to get them out to all my Betas. I'm also trying to get some local stores to carry the..." more
Monday, November 15, 2010 7:42:15 PM
Kristen Sheley wrote a blog post titled Physical manifestation of words:
Kristen said, "Well, it took a while, but I managed to get my (softcover) book sample on Friday for PIT5! This meant I could then OK the other copies to come to me that are part of my freebees. Ironically, I still do not have a copy of the book for myself; the..." more
Friday, November 5, 2010 6:13:01 PM
Kristen Sheley wrote a blog post titled Kindle & eBooks!:
Kristen said, "If you are into eBooks or Kindles, Amazon.com has PIT5 listed for that purpose here! Graphics (of the cover art) are still being invisible for the Amazon & B&N website listings for hardcover and softcover, but they [the books, I mean] are there for..." more
Monday, November 1, 2010 9:56:18 PM
Kristen Sheley wrote a blog post titled Now available at Barnes & Noble....:
Kristen said, "Just a quick update: PIT5 is now listed as being for sale on Barnes & Noble's website. They have it as both hardcover and softcover. (Still waiting for eBook!)I find it sort of hilariously appropriate that the release date of the books is listed..." more
Friday, October 29, 2010 2:51:23 PM
Kristen Sheley wrote a blog post titled For Sale: PIT5!:
Kristen said, "Long time, no post. But I was waiting until I had something worthy of news to share. And now I do.So, Partners in Time #5: A Change of Course is officially OUT and FOR SALE. I noticed that the publisher had it listed for softcover and hardcover..." more
Thursday, June 25, 2015 1:41:57 PM
Kristen Sheley wrote a blog post titled Long Overdue Update: What has been happening in 2015?:
Kristen said, "Another long gap without an update. I apologize. I do have a good reason, though; my husband and I had our first child in late March. I thought maybe maternity leave would give me time to write; I didn’t realize that both sleep dep and a..." more