Author: K.B.

Here's a little fun reading for you. ENJOY! A Cali Girl in the South By K. Banks About 3 years ago my husband and I decided to make a drastic life change. We were tired of the Southern California dream house on the hill overlooking the vast expanse of valleys and blue sky, where droughts,… Continue reading In the meantime… →

Working on the pre-launch stuff for my first novel. Such a daunting task! So many things I'm terrified to do, but also super excited about... and many things I've never even heard of before, so a lot of Googling...good thing I like homework! I gotta say, probably the most terrifying thing about any of this… Continue reading Pre-launch! →

There is a certain beauty in suffering. For even when circumstances are tragic, there is a fragile filament of humanity that connects us to the victim, and even to the monster. They cannot be separated because it is the human condition to either spring forward from the challenges that shape our lives, or to wrap… Continue reading →

One of the best books I've read on the subject of writing is Stephen King's own On Writing: a Memoir of the Craft. The reason this book Stands out, is not because it is written by the master himself, which yes, makes it instant gold, but more because it comes from a person, ridiculously successful in… Continue reading On Writing →

Been hard at work but haven't bothered to give an update. I've been back to revising my number one fave, and gonna start the querying process again! I tell ya, it is a difficult thing to not give up hope when the rejection letters are up into the double digits. I understand all the reasons… Continue reading Hard at Work →

So last week was a bit of a bust, only hit 1352 words. Why? Because I'm in the middle of building a greenhouse--another distraction--and while it looks amazing, it has pulled me out of my commitment just a little. However, the thing about writing is, you are always writing even when you're not physically writing.… Continue reading Last Week’s Totals… →

So, for week one of my new commitment to acting like a damn writer. I have managed to hit a total of 4,103 words! Woohoo! Not sure if that sounds like much to other writers, but I'm feeling rather successful 🙂 I am currently on page 81 of my WIP, and the words and ideas are… Continue reading Day #5 Life of a Writer →