Category: Inspiration
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What Kim’s been watching: “From Scratch”
If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that I moved to Europe for love back in 1995. If you’re new to following me, I met my Swede back in 1992-1993, we fell head over heels, had a long distance relationship, and then – after dealing with mega phone bills, etc – in…
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Brainstorming in Matera
Instead of spending Midsummer in Stockholm, I am in Matera, Italy brainstorming my next books with a great group of writers at the Locanda di San Martino. These amazing women have helped me figure out how to get past some road blocks that were keeping me from moving forward with my new WIP, Under the…
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Getting to know Benny from Maybe Forever
Earlier this week, we caught up with Laney. Now let’s have a sit-down with Benny, the saucy intern who seems to have a thing for Mads. She’s been pretty forthright about her interest in him. Let’s see what she has to say for herself. Me: So tell it to me straight, Benny. Why did you…
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Prepping for NaNoWriMo
Every year, I (and loads of other writers) go a bit bonkers in the pursuit of completing a 50K+ word novel in a month. Yes, I mean NaNoWriMo. My 2011 NaNo novel became my first novel, Snowbound, which I published last autumn. I had a blast writing it and a lot of people…
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Mad About Mads…thanks, Xio!
Fellow writer and close friend, Xio Axelrod, made this meme featuring her favourite quote from Mads in Maybe Baby. I agree, it’s my favourite too! Love this scene. We’re all a little mad about Mads here. 😉 Have you got a favourite quote or scene from Maybe Baby or Maybe Tonight?
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The Soundtrack of Mads and Laney’s Lives
I am one of those writers who needs music when she writes. Every writing project gets its own Spotify playlist. Snowbound had its playlist of music that captured Jake and Mia’s moods as well as the holiday spirit. The same is true for Maybe Baby. When I first began writing Laney’s story, music played a…