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Tuesday, August 2, 2016 4:28:24 AM
Katie Carroll wrote a blog post titled When the Words are Gone Let the Pictures Speak:
Katie said, "Another August 2nd. Another birthday my sister Kylene will never celebrate. I’m feeling at a loss for words this year. Maybe because I had so many words (and even some math) on her birthday post last year. Maybe because while things change..." more
Wednesday, July 27, 2016 9:20:37 AM
Katie Carroll wrote a blog post titled Working–Too Busy to Blog:
Katie said, "Between family times these last few weeks and deadlines for my freelance writing, I’ve been too busy to write. But I’m back at it this morning with some edits on my WIP, getting it ready to submit to Pitch Wars. Wish me luck! My actual..." more
Friday, July 22, 2016 12:57:48 AM
Katie Carroll wrote a blog post titled July #InkRipples: A Dose of Musical Inspiration:
Katie said, "I’m an ideas person. There are so many things out in the world and in my own private world that inspire me. But instead of inundating you with a huge, random list of things that I’m currently feeling inspired by, I thought I’d drop..." more
Friday, July 22, 2016 12:57:48 AM
Katie Carroll wrote a blog post titled Finding Inspiration from New Perspectives #InkRipples:
Katie said, "For July #InkRipples, we’re talking about inspiration. Since there are so many things that inspire me, not only in my writing but also in my life, I decided to post something new each week. Since two of my writing friends have new books out..." more
Friday, July 22, 2016 12:57:47 AM
Katie Carroll wrote a blog post titled Japan’s Increasing Elderly Population from SJ Pajonas author of THE DAYDREAMER DETECTIVE BRAVES THE WINTER:
Katie said, "Today is my stop during the blog tour for THE DAYDREAMER DETECTIVE BRAVES THE WINTER by SJ Pajonas. This tour is organized by Lola’s Blog Tours and runs from July 11-15 (view the complete tour schedule here). There’s a tour wide..." more
Friday, July 22, 2016 12:57:47 AM
Katie Carroll wrote a blog post titled New Release THE CHASM by S. Usher Evans:
Katie said, "It’s the week of new releases for my writer friends. Today S. Usher Evans stops by the Observation Desk to celebrate THE CHASM, the second book in the Madion War Trilogy. I thoroughly enjoyed THE ISLAND, the first book in the series, and am..." more
Friday, July 22, 2016 12:57:47 AM
Katie Carroll wrote a blog post titled The #InkRipples Inspiration Continues with Science:
Katie said, "I’m a bit of a science nerd at times. I have a layman’s fascination with astrophysics and love watching programs and videos, reading books, and visiting exhibits on the many topics it covers. (Long time readers of the blog may remember..." more
Monday, May 23, 2016 4:35:40 AM
Katie Carroll wrote a blog post titled A Whole New Running Perspective:
Katie said, "I’ve started running again. Slowly, slowly, slowly. It’s not so much that I’m running slowly, but that I’m easing my way back into a regular running routine. I run a couple of miles once a week. I’d like to sneak in a..." more
Sunday, May 22, 2016 2:11:33 PM
Katie Carroll wrote a blog post titled New England SCBWI Past Conference Gems:
Katie said, "Whenever I’m preparing to head off to a writing conference, I always find it fun and inspirational to look back on past conferences. I’m in kind of a discouraged state of mind about my writing. I’m waiting on one thing, I pulled..." more
Sunday, May 22, 2016 2:11:33 PM
Katie Carroll wrote a blog post titled Happy Release Day to S. Usher Evans and THE ISLAND:
Katie said, "While I’m off getting ready for the 2016 New England SCBWI conference, S. Usher Evans is here to entertain you all with her new release THE ISLAND, book one of the Madion War Trilogy. Welcome, S! Prince Galian is third in line to the throne,..." more
Sunday, May 22, 2016 2:11:33 PM
Katie Carroll wrote a blog post titled May #InkRipples: The Power of Memories:
Katie said, "Memories are a powerful force not only in our minds but in the world. They influence who we are as people, how we perceive the world, and what we learn. Memories keep our loved ones alive long after they have left this mortal world. They are our..." more
Sunday, May 22, 2016 2:11:33 PM
Katie Carroll wrote a blog post titled New England SCBWI 2016 Conference Words of Wisdom for Writing and Life:
Katie said, "Sneaking in some writing time before the conference started. #amwriting #selfie A week and a half later and I feel like I’m still catching up after the New England SCBWI Conference. I’m a little behind on my novel writing goals and I..." more
Sunday, May 22, 2016 2:09:57 PM
Katie Carroll wrote a blog post titled Author Event Announcement and Spring 2016 in Pictures (Because I’m Busy!):
Katie said, "First order of business is I have a new event to announce. Barnes & Noble is hosting a nationwide Teen Book Festival the weekend of June 10-12, and I’ll be participating at the B&N in North Haven, CT on Sunday, June 12. Once I have all..." more
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 10:49:50 AM
Katie Carroll wrote a blog post titled How Readers and Authors Connect Poll Results:
Katie said, "I know a lot of you have been waiting for the results of the two polls I conducted on how readers and writers connect. To be clear, though I did take a statistics course in college, I ran no analytics on the statistical significance of the results...." more
Friday, April 8, 2016 5:01:50 AM
Katie Carroll wrote a blog post titled Top-5 Japanese Mysteries from S.J. Pajonas Author of THE DAYDREAMER DETECTIVE:
Katie said, "I’m so happy to be able to share a top-five list and an excerpt of THE DAYDREAMER DETECTIVE by S.J. Pajonas with you all today. This blog tour is organized by Lola’s Blog Tours. The blog tour runs from 4 till 8 April, you can view the..." more
Monday, April 4, 2016 8:59:21 AM
Katie Carroll wrote a blog post titled April #InkRipples: Playing with Poetry:
Katie said, "Poetry is one of the first types of literature we are exposed to as children. We hear it in songs, in rhyming pictures books, and even in the non-rhyming picture books whose cadence and structure are similar to poetry. One of The Boy’s..." more
Monday, March 28, 2016 4:10:21 AM
Katie Carroll wrote a blog post titled #InkRipples Feminism Wrap-Up, Round Up Style:
Katie said, "For my final #InkRipples post for March, here’s a hodgepodge of different, interesting things I’ve come across that can fall under the topic of feminism. My entire #FemalesInYA..." more
Monday, March 21, 2016 3:35:49 AM
Katie Carroll wrote a blog post titled Feminism in YA Fantasy: A Study of ELIXIR BOUND #InkRipples #FemalesInYA:
Katie said, "When I started writing ELIXIR BOUND many, many moons ago, I never intended to write a novel with feminist themes. I set out to write a fantasy adventure about two sisters with a structure modeled on the there-and-back-again journey of THE HOBBIT (a..." more
Monday, March 14, 2016 4:43:26 AM
Katie Carroll wrote a blog post titled Interview with Kai Strand Author of FINDING THOR:
Katie said, "Have you found your Thor? Kai Strand wants to help with that. She’s here to talk about her young adult romantic suspense, FINDING THOR. Be sure to check out the giveaway below. International intrigue hits small-town America. Tragedy has left Cara..." more
Monday, March 7, 2016 4:25:40 AM
Katie Carroll wrote a blog post titled March #InkRipples: Feminism, Title IX, and Aging:
Katie said, "I guess I was born a feminist. When I say “feminist,” I mean someone who believes women should have equal rights to men (for further discussion on this, see my post “Females in YA: Part 9 Feminism”). What girl isn’t..." more
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 10:41:00 AM
Katie Carroll wrote a blog post titled School Visits, a Book Launch, and Dr. Seuss’s Birthday!:
Katie said, "What better day than Dr. Seuss’s birthday than to celebrate how I’ve been living a creative life? And though I haven’t been writing in the drafting-a-new-book sense (my favorite kind of writing), I’ve been immersing myself in..." more
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 8:36:55 AM
Katie Carroll wrote a blog post titled Busy Times and The Great CT Caper Book Launch:
Katie said, "The school visits have all been wonderful so far! (I’ll have some really fun stuff to share from them soon when I get a chance to breathe.) Two more single workshops this week and then I’m done for awhile. Also, I’ll be attending THE..." more
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 8:36:55 AM
Katie Carroll wrote a blog post titled INTO THE FIRE by Kelly Hashway Blitz Tour:
Katie said, "Let’s give a big welcome to Kelly Hashway as she celebrates her newest release, the YA paranormal romance INTO THE FIRE. Don’t forget to enter the giveaway! Hi, Kelly! What inspired you to write INTO THE FIRE? When I was growing up,..." more
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 4:26:52 AM
Katie Carroll wrote a blog post titled How Do You Like to Connect With Authors and Readers?:
Katie said, "Doing a little crowdsourcing here on how readers like to connect with authors, and also how authors are connecting to readers. I’m at a point where I’m looking at marketing and such for my published works and coming up with plans for..." more
Saturday, October 1, 2016 12:31:33 PM
Katie Carroll made friends with Shelley Workinger