by Kit Caelsto | May 22, 2026 | Horse Talk, Writing With Horses, Young Adult
My young adult book, Gaits of Magic, released this week and it’s the first book in the Divine Rein Academy series, which is a YA fantasy equestrian academy series. On one hand writing YA is different. The protagonists are in high school (I tend to write starting...
by Kit Caelsto | Mar 4, 2026 | Animal Companions, Book Thoughts, Writing With Horses
Animals have always played an important role in my life. Growing up, I felt as if my pets understood me far better than any people. Animals were my safe harbor in a very turbulent upbringing, and even before I realized I was neurodivergent and what that entailed, my...
by Kit Caelsto | Feb 27, 2026 | Horse Talk, Writing With Horses
As I’m working to get my young adult fantasy equestrian academy series out (You can pre-order Gaits of Magic on my site or your favorite retailer.), and am thinking about my equestrian contemporary fiction series, and I write this blog sitting in my office...
by Kit Caelsto | Nov 22, 2025 | Book News, Writing Fantasy, Writing With Horses
As the year turns into 2026, the Chinese zodiac changes and this upcoming year is the year of the horse. As an equestrian author I couldn’t let this moment pass by without putting out a call for submissions for an upcoming fantasy anthology featuring stories...
by Kit Caelsto | Jul 2, 2025 | Book Thoughts, Writing With Horses
I’m old enough to have read the Saddle Club books when they first came out. The stories of Steve, Carol, and Lisa seemed like the kind of fun adventures I’d love to have at a barn with friends…if I had a barn and friends. But I lived vicariously...
by Kit Caelsto | Jun 18, 2025 | Author Life, Writing With Horses
There’s always been a lot of talk about book pricing and the “race to the bottom” both in terms of money authors receive as well as the price readers pay for the books. And though I haven’t participated in givewaways for years (due to life...