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Kerry Peresta
Dec 16, 20243 min read
Walking Against the Wind
Sometimes, walking the beach isn't such a glorious event. Sometimes, the wind is blowing so hard you must put your head down, pump your...


Kerry Peresta
Nov 7, 20243 min read
if the thrill is gone
The question of what genre I’d write was settled ten years ago, when my first agent held my hand through her comprehensive editing...


Kerry Peresta
Aug 26, 20243 min read
Death by a thousand edits
I'm working on the first draft of book five in my Olivia Callahan Suspense series. The first draft is, by its nature, a...


Kerry Peresta
Jul 24, 20244 min read
How to ruin an author event
In my usual cheerful, diligent manner, I run to my closet where all my author paraphernalia is stored: stroller bag for table decor and...


Kerry Peresta
Jun 17, 20243 min read
The art of wordplay
Communicating well with others is is a skill. It's important. It's a necessity for personal success, and a war I'm determined to win.


Kerry Peresta
Feb 6, 20243 min read
Why Are my Characters soooo dark?
When I wrote my first piece of note at age twelve in a school in Bellevue, Nebraska...I specifically remember my instructor putting a...


Kerry Peresta
Jan 15, 20243 min read
Learning to use tik tok and other assorted futilities
Why? Always the first question that explodes in my mind. Why do I feel pressure to learn every social media venue out there? Why do I...


Kerry Peresta
Jan 1, 20243 min read
Fresh starts are a good thing
This year has been a study in contradictions. As far as writing goes, it was a fabulous year. Two books released, my series picked up by...


Kerry Peresta
Dec 3, 20232 min read
And Here Comes christmas
Thanksgiving went okay except for a few hiccups here and there...and we rented a house so it was less travel time for kids and grandkids...


Kerry Peresta
Nov 9, 20234 min read
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....


Kerry Peresta
Oct 23, 20234 min read
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....


Kerry Peresta
Oct 20, 20232 min read
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...


Kerry Peresta
Aug 19, 20232 min read
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...

Kerry Peresta
Jun 14, 20236 min read
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...


Kerry Peresta
Mar 23, 20233 min read
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...


Kerry Peresta
Dec 23, 20224 min read
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...

Kerry Peresta
Nov 11, 20222 min read
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...


Kerry Peresta
Oct 15, 20223 min read
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...


Kerry Peresta
Sep 12, 20223 min read
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...


Kerry Peresta
Jul 23, 20222 min read
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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