Kim Beall
Five Immutable Laws
I'm not going to waste the years I have left writing stuff that doesn't make my heart sing.
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Kim Beall
- Jan 10, 2022
Realistic Magicalism
Could I get away with this? I don’t suppose it would hurt to try… If it would, please stop me before I do it. Thanks.
Kim Beall
- Dec 6, 2021
The End (only not!)
I just figured, seeing someone writing "The End" isn't something most people get to do very often.
Kim Beall
- Jul 18, 2021
Books I Might Not DNF
The idea was to get all of these beginnings into my head. If any of them should persistently call me back I would, you know, actually fin...
Kim Beall
- Jun 23, 2021
Break Into Two
Here the character breaks their own world with their own hands. They know if they take one more step, they will plunge “down that damn ra...
Kim Beall
- Mar 28, 2021
And so it begins. Again...
Yesterday I officially begin writing my next series. I’m still not sure how I feel about this...
Kim Beall
- Nov 28, 2020
What the Author in Your Life Really Wants for Christmas
Nice notebooks are always at the top of a giver’s list, but I'm going to tell you a secret...
Kim Beall
- Oct 31, 2020
A Midnight Clear is available for pre-order
...I remembered, then! I had written it to explore the idea of what Christmas must be like at Vale House in Woodley, USA.
Kim Beall
- Oct 26, 2020
Are You a Writer or an Author?
Stop shrinking away from referring to yourself as what you actually are.
Kim Beall
- Apr 19, 2020
I Believe There's a Ghost of a Chance
Why I chose to title my novel Ghost of a Chance, even though so many books already had that title.
Kim Beall
- Jan 7, 2020
Do Not Disturb
In an attempt to clarify what actually is and is not important enough to interrupt me with while I am writing, I drew up the following do...
Kim Beall
- Jul 12, 2019
Job Application for Female Lead Character
I am issuing a casting call for potential lead characters to headline the next series of Woodley, USA novels.
Kim Beall
- Jul 1, 2019
Fantasy & Science Fiction Review
A long time ago in a universe far, far away, I sent a copy of my debut novel to one of my favorite authors of all time...
Kim Beall
- Apr 5, 2019
Thanks For the Rejections!
I'll start, here, by thanking all the agents who have sent me rejections. I know agents have somewhere on the order of bazillions of...
Kim Beall
- Feb 22, 2019
Cat Readers vs Dog Readers
Some readers are dogs, and others are cats.
Kim Beall
- Feb 12, 2019
To Self or Not To Self
As promised, here is my little tale of "Why I Might Have to Self Publish Whether I Like It or Not." As most of you know, I am currently...
Kim Beall
- Jan 21, 2019
The Rivers and Roads of my Life
My dad was a writer, but he had to make a living...
Kim Beall
- Jan 9, 2019
New Year, New Story, New Plan
So I took a break, after finishing the final draft of Moonlight and Moss (working title - but probably actual title, too!) to clear my...
Kim Beall
- Oct 2, 2018
NaNoWriMo Preptober 2018
National Novel Writing Month is a good place to start. For one thing, you'll get lots of support and encouragement, and afterward the...
Kim Beall
- Sep 5, 2017
Oh, yeah: Seven Turns
my Facebook page but I should begin at the beginning here, too. Seven Turns is a ghost story. No, wait, it's a love story. Well, it's...
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