The Search for Apollo's Chalice: One: The Rooster’s Crow
Dela & Freckles I stared at the computer screen, the numbers on the spreadsheet beginning to blur. Through my bond with him, Freckles, my Pony of the Americas gelding who acted as my service animal, dozed outside in the sun, one hind foot cocked and eyes...
Through A Portal Storm: Two: Not Oz, Securenum
Tye still didn’t quite believe what had happened to him, but after seeing the blue unicorn he couldn’t deny he was definitely somewhere else. Where that somewhere else might be he’d leave to the astronomy students at ISU, if they could even figure it out. He figured...
Through A Portal Storm: One: An Iowa Cyclone
Tye’s phone wailed with an alert—the fourth one this afternoon. He really ought to check to see what it was this time. Flash Flood. Severe Thunderstorm. Tornado Warning. They’d all happened this afternoon and frankly Tye was tired of it. He had a batch of samples he...
Welcoming A New Cat To the Clowder
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...
Juggling Multiple Writing Projects
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...
The Joy of Writing When A Story Builds Upon Itself
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...
A Pony In Time
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...
Creating Different Companion Animals
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...
Building an Expansive Universe
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...Subscribe to my Newsletter
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