Kerry Peresta
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Kerry Peresta
- May 25, 2021
- 3 min
Staycation Fail
It was all my idea. When my husband found out he had a couple extra days free before his new job began, he wanted to do something...
Kerry Peresta
- Apr 15, 2021
- 1 min
Amazing Podcast that Blew My Mind
Fran Lewis is a legend with writers. She is a professional reader, an author, and a person of note. She gave me a list of questions about...
Kerry Peresta
- Apr 9, 2021
- 4 min
So This is Life, Now
I just got off the phone with a lovely board member of one of the organizations that wanted an author panel, and they are so looking...
Kerry Peresta
- Mar 30, 2021
- 3 min
How Much is Too Much?
I often add kids into my stories, and I guess it’s because in spite of the fact that mine are all grown now, there are still issues. I...
Kerry Peresta
- Feb 23, 2021
- 3 min
It’s Release Day! Finally!
Over the past four weeks I’ve discovered Book Brush and designed about twenty images like the one below. It’s an awesome tool, but I...
Kerry Peresta
- Jan 25, 2021
- 2 min
Got Inspiration?
So, today, the Level Best Authors promotion group I’m a part of had their first joint post on a host blog. The question we all answered...
Kerry Peresta
- Jan 15, 2021
- 3 min
Boom! It’s 2021 and Crazy Town
HI there and welcome to Crazy Town. At least that’s where I am right now. So busy I don’t have much time to bemoan our political...
Kerry Peresta
- Dec 22, 2020
- 3 min
‘Tis the Season
The marsh grass is the color of wheat, now. Little did I know, that when we bought this house, the lowcountry marsh behind it would...
Kerry Peresta
- Oct 21, 2020
- 2 min
Finding Virtue in the Virtual
Attending church was the one day I absolutely counted on to dress up a little, force myself to put on a decent amount of makeup, and head...
Kerry Peresta
- Sep 11, 2020
- 2 min
Life in the MASK Lane
Uhh… With a start, I remembered the time I had inadvertently puckered ugly lipstick stains on the inside of my mask. No use wearing...
Kerry Peresta
- Aug 7, 2020
- 2 min
I Liked the Old Normal
It feels strange to go out now. If I have to sneeze (heaven forbid) and I am in a store, even though masked, I feel like a ‘super...
Kerry Peresta
- May 17, 2020
- 3 min
Non-Seafood People Need Love, Too
There is one thing my husband and friends mock and denigrate me about as if I were the queen of fools. Quite honestly, I’m sick of it. I...
Kerry Peresta
- Mar 20, 2020
- 2 min
Life on Hold
I cannot imagine what California and New York are going through. Enforced isolation. Isn’t that a little like, um, prison? I know, I...
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