I'm not crazy. The voices in my head talk to each other, not to me.
BIO
Welcome to my website. Thank you for your interest in me and my books. This is the Bio page so I guess I HAVE to talk about myself. Not fun. Reminds me of being on a date with someone new. Sooner or later, they always say, "Tell me about yourself." And every intelligent thought I have hides in a corner. I can't think of anything to say, and so I just sit there and stare at him until he says something else. That's how I feel right now.
What can I possibly say about myself that is at all interesting?
I wrote my first short story when I was in the third grade, and that was when I learned the power of the written word. The other kids laughed in all the right places. In the ninth grade, one of my stories was passed around the classroom, and I received compliments even from kids that didn't like me. Later, writing saved me from a bad grade in a college history class. Writing is one of the most important things in my life. To me, it's like breathing.
I used to teach school, Kindergarten to 3rd grade, in a private Christian school. It was challenging, fun, and sometimes frustrating. Teaching kids to read was rewarding, but most of them didn't have the greatest attitude about it. I tried to pass my love of reading onto them. Hopefully I succeeded. They really seemed to enjoy it when I read to them each afternoon. I even did voices. My favorite books to read to them were The Elephant is Going to Sneeze, Pizza Cat, a book about Thumper, and this one where a white bunny keeps dipping itself into paint and changing colors. Don't remember the name, but it was cute and taught kids which color combos make other colors.
One of my other favorite things to do in school was teaching art and doing crafts.
I love to be craft-y. When I'm not writing, I troll the Internet for fun craft ideas that I can make. Some I do with the kids in my family (there were 19 at last count, so I can always find someone to craft with), and others I do by myself depending on how hard the craft looks. Check out the craft below. This is NOT the one that I did, and I don't remember where I even found this, but the instructions were easy enough. Mine is not as cute, but it's good enough for me.
I also LOVE to do my nails. I'm lucky to have fingernails that grow pretty long without a lot of hassle. Below is a slideshow of some of my fingernail art. Sorry for the poor quality of some of the photos. That's my camera for you.
My love for animals has followed me into adulthood. I remember begging for a cat or a dog when I was growing up in California. Now I can have as many animals as I want because I live on a farm, and I can even let them inside the house if I want. So there, Mom. (sticks tongue out).
The only thing better than living on a farm would be living in a zoo. (Big smile). I would love to take care of monkeys, tigers, bears, etc.
One of my boyfriends when I was younger had a mountain lion living in a huge zoo type cage in his backyard, and I got to pet it. That was a dream come true. It was beautiful with the most gorgeous green eyes I've ever seen on an animal. I was too stupid to be scared, walked straight up to it, and stroked my had over its head while saying, "Good, kiitty." A week later I found out that it tried to attack my boyfriend's aunt. Like I said, I was too stupid to be scared.
Right now the farm has cows, chickens, (got rid of the ducks, and my dog died), and I have two inside cats. One is a Calico Manx (meaning it doesn't have a tail) and the other is a Persian mix. Check out pic below.
The only thing better than living on a farm would be living in a zoo. (Big smile). I would love to take care of monkeys, tigers, bears, etc.
One of my boyfriends when I was younger had a mountain lion living in a huge zoo type cage in his backyard, and I got to pet it. That was a dream come true. It was beautiful with the most gorgeous green eyes I've ever seen on an animal. I was too stupid to be scared, walked straight up to it, and stroked my had over its head while saying, "Good, kiitty." A week later I found out that it tried to attack my boyfriend's aunt. Like I said, I was too stupid to be scared.
Right now the farm has cows, chickens, (got rid of the ducks, and my dog died), and I have two inside cats. One is a Calico Manx (meaning it doesn't have a tail) and the other is a Persian mix. Check out pic below.
I get a lot of ideas from watching some of my favorite shows. At the moment I am in love with Supernatural, Grimm, The Walking Dead, and a few sit-coms. If you love those shows too, check out my blog Supernatural Slant. I do a lot of Top Ten, best and worst lists, and rant about them when they upset me. ;)
I also love to cook new recipes, try them out, and then I usually never make them again even if I love them. lol
Music is one of my greatest helpers when it comes to writing. What do I listen to? Depends on the scene I'm working on, but mostly it's stuff like Motley Crue, Avril Lavigne, 80's music, Kelly Clarkson, No Doubt, Guns N Roses, etc. I will try to add playlists soon to my book pages so you can see what I was listening to while writing certain books.
If you want to contact me, you can write to me at kblake234@hotmail.com
Music is one of my greatest helpers when it comes to writing. What do I listen to? Depends on the scene I'm working on, but mostly it's stuff like Motley Crue, Avril Lavigne, 80's music, Kelly Clarkson, No Doubt, Guns N Roses, etc. I will try to add playlists soon to my book pages so you can see what I was listening to while writing certain books.
If you want to contact me, you can write to me at kblake234@hotmail.com