One of the most common pieces of writing wisdom that gets bandied about is “write what you know.” One of the things I know–much more thoroughly than I would prefer–is trauma. I have experienced various forms of trauma throughout my life, beginning at a very young age, and I live with Complex PTSD among other READ MORE
Author: karennacolcroft
When the Characters Take Over
Several weeks ago, I finished writing the first draft of a new novel called Fill the Empty Spaces. This novel started as a way of processing the passing of my mother at the beginning of December; although she and I didn’t have the best relationship, the realization that she was no longer around hit harder READ MORE
Time Management
Time management…where what often happens is my time manages me. That’s something I’m working on, but I’m neurodivergent (I haven’t been formally diagnosed with anything, but multiple medical/mental health professionals have said that I am almost definitely autistic, along with living with Complex PTSD which also affects how my brain functions). There are numerous factors READ MORE
“I Don’t Know What to Write!”
Sometimes my brain just doesn’t want to cooperate with writing anything. It’s frustrating to me when this happens, because a decade or so ago, when I was writing and publishing frequently, I had *too many* ideas. But now, sometimes my mind just goes completely blank and I can’t think of anything to write at all. READ MORE
More Release Updates
The best-laid plans and all of that… I’ve spent the past couple of weeks looking at the plans I’d made for releases and rereleases and realizing a few things. First… while I do need to plan things somewhat in advance, when I try to plan too far in advance, my brain rebels. It isn’t a READ MORE
I Took a Trip
When I decided to start blogging (again… I used to have a blog on the old Karenna Colcroft site years ago), my intention was to do it weekly. Obviously I forget sometimes. Or things happen that lead to me not writing a post. Last week, I didn’t have a blog post because I was traveling. READ MORE
Musing About Marketing
As a self-published author, the responsibility for marketing my books is entirely mine. Even years ago when I worked with publishers, much of the marketing responsibility fell on me; small publishers don’t have the budget to put a ton of marketing muscle behind their authors, especially the authors whose sales aren’t in the higher levels. READ MORE
Release Week! And Some Upcoming Changes
This is it! On Thursday (March 23), Chance Met will officially be released! The book will be available in Kindle and print formats on Amazon! I have a couple of reviews scheduled, and I can’t wait to see what the readers and reviewers think of single dad Trey Damone, his son Mikey, and Trey’s new READ MORE
Chance Met Preorder Is Available!
Working on Chance Met was an adventure. The original version, published in 2013, was a novella that came in at well under 20,000 words. It was written as part of a Valentine’s Day thing my publisher at the time was running, and I wasn’t entirely happy with it because I felt like the characters, one READ MORE
Trying to Connect with Characters
Sometimes when I work on a story, the words just flow. I barely even need to think about what I’m going to write; I sit down, put my fingers on the keyboard, and off we go. It’s as if the character has become a real being and is dictating the words to me. All I READ MORE