by Kit Caelsto | Jun 12, 2024 | Homestead Life
Our homestead is a sanctuary for fauna and flora alike. In 2015 we had a couple pregnant cats come to us, and our cat population blossomed from five to fifteen. All the cats got fixed, and though I found homes for a few of the kittens, most of them stayed here. This...
by Kit Caelsto | Jun 5, 2024 | Author Life
My writing schedule used to be linear. I’d write one book all the way through until finished, then start on another one. That’s how it’s supposed to work, right? Except, for me, it doesn’t. I get bored. I feel like it’s taking...
by Kit Caelsto | May 29, 2024 | Author Life
One of the things I love about writing in my fantasy world is that the story ideas just seem to flow. I can be working on a story–for example the new serial I’m starting–and all of a sudden pieces begin falling into place. The short story that...
by Kit Caelsto | May 24, 2024 | Muse Happens, Muse Happens Audiobook, Muse Happens Free Preview
https://kitauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/KM_APonyInTime_v1.mp3Author’s Note: This story is being offered to the public as a sneak peak for my Muse Happens membership group. The story of Dela and her new department will be picking up in a forthcoming...
by Kit Caelsto | May 22, 2024 | Animal Companions, Musimagium
Having just finished my free story for Muse Happens (which should go live on the website this weekend for members), I was pleased to introduce a different kind of socius, or magical companion animal. I love writing about magical, telepathic horses. Don’t get me...
by Kit Caelsto | May 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
My Musimagium world began as an alternate history story. The original book, which I have rewritten twice and haven’t published yet, is set a few years before the civil war. When I decided to revisit the world, I decided to start in our modern day. What would...
by Kit Caelsto | May 8, 2024 | Author Life, Homestead Life
Our property is a haven for deer here in the Ozarks. The county in which I live has one of the highest deer harvests during hunting season for all of Missouri. With large wide open grasslands (thanks to cattle farmers), bits of forest, or large tracts of forest in...
by Kit Caelsto | May 6, 2024 | Muse Happens
Luna Lucet By Kit Muse Roshanee sat on her manzanita perch in the corner of the room, eyes half-lidded but ever aware. I watched her, my owl, my socius, thankful I’d bonded to a creature at home in the night. Taking deep breaths, I stood before the altar in my room...
by Kit Caelsto | May 1, 2024 | Homestead Life
Happy May Day! It’s the first of spring and spring has really sprung here on the homestead. Previously I posted about my kitty litter container garden, and I wanted to provide an update. Using square foot gardening plans, I planted most of the containers with...
by Kit Caelsto | Apr 3, 2024 | Animal Companions, Author Life, Homestead Life, Horses
Last week I suggested to spouse that we walk down to get the mail. For context, our driveway is a tenth of a mile, and it was about six in the evening. I’d already fed the horses and they’d gone down to the front of the pasture to graze for the night. But...