Fads from my cluttered past are in style again!
One year my daughter gave me one of those 'Storyworth' legacy accounts in order to chronicle my life for posterity. History. Something....
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Kerry Peresta
- Oct 23
- 4 min
THE COMFORTING GURGLE
Lately I’ve decided to change my K-cup approach to coffee. I've bought organic coffee, a regular coffeemaker, and now grind my own beans....
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Kerry Peresta
- Oct 20
- 2 min
Perseverance is a virtue
The business of writing is often an exercise in patience and teeth-grinding. Or teeth-gnashing, as it were. It is hard to keep going with...
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Kerry Peresta
- Aug 19
- 2 min
Proper Alignment
Some weeks ago, I attended a mid-week prayer meeting and a lovely woman approached afterward and murmured ‘I’m not sure what this means...
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Kerry Peresta
- Jun 14
- 6 min
Kerry Peresta News
Hi everyone! I’m sitting here breathing sighs of relief that my last book is in the tank, sailing off to my editor, to do her magic and...
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Kerry Peresta
- Mar 23
- 3 min
The Cone of Isolation
A few weeks ago, I sat dejected and lonely, pecking away at my latest WIP (for the non-writer…’work-in-progress’) wondering if the...
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Kerry Peresta
- Dec 23, 2022
- 4 min
The Christmas Pivot
This Christmas holiday, I’m torn between regret that my kids are grown, and joy that they are forging their own lives and their own...
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Kerry Peresta
- Nov 11, 2022
- 2 min
The Unsung Heros of Author Events
Recently I was invited to speak at a local author’s group. Thinking the group size would be modest, I brought along ten or so of my books...
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Kerry Peresta
- Oct 15, 2022
- 3 min
Money, Marriage, and Migraines
With the recent tanking of the economy and stock market, my husband and I have arranged an appointment with each other at 10:30 a.m. on...
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Kerry Peresta
- Sep 12, 2022
- 3 min
Thrilling New Suspense Too Grisly?
Recently I participated in a Zoom meeting with my publisher, Level Best Books, and participating colleagues to hear what the subrights...
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Kerry Peresta
- Jul 23, 2022
- 2 min
It Wasn’t Over ’til the Crawdad Sang
I just got home from watching the ‘Crawdad’ movie. I’m not sure why I was so moved by it, but I kept thinking…how atmospheric and...
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Kerry Peresta
- Jun 4, 2022
- 3 min
Plowing Through on my Writing Journey
When I started writing in 2009 as a humor columnist, I wrote in 800-word sound bites that wrapped up neatly and made people laugh, but...
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Kerry Peresta
- Apr 29, 2022
- 3 min
Bumpy Roads
Summer 2022 is almost here, and I didn’t know, back in the quiet, rain-drenched, fall…that a bumpy road was ahead! Thus far, my writing...
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Kerry Peresta
- Dec 20, 2021
- 2 min
The Gift That Keeps Giving
My oldest daughter Bonnie, gifted me a Storyworth book in the spring of 2021, which is a series of questions picked out by my grown kids...
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Kerry Peresta
- Nov 22, 2021
- 3 min
Final Stages
As I finish up Book Two in the Olivia Callahan Suspense series, I’m thinking about what a huge effort it is to take a story from idea to...
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Kerry Peresta
- Oct 5, 2021
- 2 min
Ramblings about Character Development
“Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open.” — Natalie Goldberg...
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Kerry Peresta
- Jul 26, 2021
- 3 min
Summer Nights
I remember when a summer night was an excuse to get out of the house, find the nearest outdoor bar with ambiance (or not), drink Long...
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Kerry Peresta
- Jul 21, 2021
- 2 min
Thoughts of Malice…the Virtual Version
I just want to be grateful for a hot minute. I’ve been writing a long time, and it’s an isolating affair, and often writers feel like...
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Kerry Peresta
- Jun 23, 2021
- 3 min
Author Interview Questions for THE DEADENING
1) Tell us about Olivia Callahan, the protagonist of your latest release, The Deadening. Sure! Olivia is 38 years old, has auburn, curly...
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Kerry Peresta
- Jun 9, 2021
- 2 min
Creeping Back to Normal
I love this store. Mostly the prices. I had a serious melt-down, sloppy-cry moment yesterday. It started out as an ordinary day…morning...
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