Category Archives: Writing

Books, Brands, Favorites, Words, Writing

Books About Writing That Are On My Bookshelf

  • On Writing, Stephen King
  • How Not To Write A Novel, Howard Mittelmark & Sandra Newman
  • The Forest for the Trees: An Editor’s Advice to Writers, Betsy Lerner
  • Writer’s Market
  • Revision & Self-Editing, Bell
  • The Writer’s Digest Guide to Query Letters, Burt-Thomas
  • Thanks, But This Isn’t For Us, Jessica Page Morrell
  • Characters & View Point, Orson Scott Card (Elements of Fiction Writing series)
  • Description, Monica Wood  (Elements of Fiction Writing series)

bookshelf

Books, Writing

Sections on my Bookshelf

Top Shelf 
Paperbacks
Margo Series
Faith based
Classics
Nerd series
Travel books
DVDS by genre
VHS by genre

Second Shelf – right side
Writing
Novels
Psychology
Faith based

Second Shelf – left side
Adult fiction
Sets
Shel Silverstien
“Children’s Bookshelf”
Blue “Classics”
Green “Classics”

Third Shelf
Business
Textbooks
Marketing
Management / Non-profit management
Business Law
Computer science
Aquatics
Science
Economics & Math
Languages
Psychology
Self-help
Children’s picture books

Fourth Shelf
Holding shelf – Keys, paperwork to go
Novels that can be given away
Very old books
CDs
Cookbooks

Fifth Shelf
File storage
Magazines
Educational
Architecture
History
English
Science
Apologetics
Bible Study
Music & Song books

Bottom Shelf
Dictionary
Large book storage
Yearbooks
Photo Albums
Atlas
Art books
Personal – Planners, Files, etc.

Brands, Events, Family, Holidays, Names, Social Media, Travel, Work, Writing

Ways I’ve Stayed Busy The Last Couple Months

  1. New website design ~ www.KateyBWriting.com
  2. Mini book tour & in-person editing with The Alaskan Pioneer ~facebook.com/AlaskanPioneer
  3. Fabulous Murder Mystery Dinner / Fundraiser ~ www.wendysbutterflygarden.com
  4. Social Media Marketing & Blogging ~ www.BoetjeFoodsInc.com
  5. New Fall session kick off at work ~ www.KishYMCA.org
  6. Wrote & emceed Trivia Night fundraiser for Haiti ~ facebook.com/Love4LAllemand
  7. Visit from my parents
  8. Holiday plans
  9. Figuring out how to fit my Christmas tree in my livingroom
  10. Weekend in the QCA
Alaskan Pioneer Meet & Greet, Aurora, IL — These fans brought him home-made goodies!

 

Events, Games, Quad Cities, Writing

Partial List of Characters for the October 26th Murder Mystery Dinner in Rock Island, IL

  • Plexxipus, The All Seeing Wizard   
  • Princess Caligo, Eldest Daughter
  • Princess Tirumala, Middle Daughter 
  • Princess Nymphalidae, Youngest Daughter
  • Lord Nivosus, King’s Top Advisor
  • Lord Viceroy, Second in Charge of the King’s Cabinet 
  • Lady Atticus, Sister in Law of the King
  • Dame Heliconius, The Royal Nanny
  • Tussock the Elder, Royal Doctor
  • Kluk, Court Jester 
  • Dysphanio, The Royal Minstrel
  • Duchess Callophrys Rubi, Friend of the family
  • Slash, British rocker
  • Starling Quick, American Film Actress
  • Xander Curtis Corriander, American Movie Star
  • Flint Treadwell, American Oil Tycoon
  • LulaMay Dover Treadwell, Wife of Flint Treadwell 

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(For more details: wendysbutterflygarden.com)

Events, Family, Inspirational, Nature, Sycamore, Travel, Work, Writing

Things I Wasn’t Sure I Could Do But I Did

  • The portage to Sunbeam Lake
  • Losing 40 pounds
  • Assembling my TV cabinet
  • Asking a guy on a date
  • Eating rice with chop sticks (which I am still not good at)
  • Writing a novel
  • Completing a triathlon (although actually I was pretty confident in that one)
  • Moving away from my son
  • Taking on a new job with people I didn’t know
Triathlon
Triathlon