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Kerry Peresta
Aug 263 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 244 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
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
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
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
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
Jun 4, 20223 min read
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...
Kerry Peresta
Apr 29, 20223 min read
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...
Kerry Peresta
Oct 5, 20212 min read
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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