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...
Finding The Connection With Nature
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...
Luna Lucet
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...
Happy Beltane! Spring on the Homestead
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...
A Herd-Sized Join Up
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...
One Name To Rule Them All: Genre and Pen Names
For at least the last decade the marketing rule of thumb has been “if you write different genres, use different pen names”. Certainly, the truism has always been that if your audiences cannot or should not meet (for example erotic romance and young adult...
Finding Pack
https://kitauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Finding-Pack-Audio.mp3 The burn of the moonshine sliding down his throat failed to soothe Hiram. His senses were wound angrier than a disturbed wasp as distant thunder rumbled in the distance. The storm probably...
Writing Is Like Crafting A Recipe
I don’t watch as much Food Network as I used to, but I used to be really amazed by the chefs who knew just how much a tablespoon of salt or other seasoning was, or just tossed in ingredients without measuring. Of course, that’s how I cook now, but it took...
Daily Picture Roundup for the Week of February 18-24, 2024
Miss Skittes on Caturday wondering why I’m not paying attention to her. The most adorable note left on the box my rescue bearded dragon arrived in. A late afternoon moon above the bare trees. Jupiter (Roman Tufted Goose) periscoping between the chicken roosts...Subscribe to my Newsletter
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