Yikes! I don’t have a post for today!

Posted: June 24, 2024 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Anthology, Blog Content, Children's Books, Fiction, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours, WordCrafter Press, writer's life, Writing | Tags: 2024 Dark Fiction Anthology, Inspiration, Kaye Lynne Booth, My Backyard Friends series, Nature, Tales from the Hanging Tree, Writing to be Read | 14 Comments

How did this happen? I always have my posts scheduled ahead of time, but today’s post snuck past me. What to do? I guess I’ll have to wing it.

I can start by telling you that I once again have a day job, which is probably why this post got by me. I’ve been training for the past two weeks. You don’t know how relieved I am to know I’ll have steady money coming in once again. It’s rough trying to survive off just my books and my writing. Maybe this is why many authors still hold day jobs. I know trying to manage for the past year without one has been rough. Maybe now I can start putting my writing monies back into the WordCrafter business. So, that’s my big and exciting news.

My Backyard Friends Kid's Book Series with three books on digital devices: Heather Hummingbird Makes a New Friend, Timothy Turtle Discovers Jellybeans, and Charlie Chickadee Gets a New Home

While not employed elsewhere, I’ve been busy preparing for upcoming releases, including my kid’s book series, which releases the first three books July 16: Heather Hummingbird Makes a New Friend, Timothy Turtle Discovers Jellybeans, and Charlie Chickadee Gets a New Home. We’re launching with a book blog tour to send them off right, and to raise funds to publish each one in color print format, because black & white print won’t do for Robbie’s wonderful illustrations. I hope you’ll all join us for the tour to meet the My Backyard Friends characters and get a glimpse of those beautiful illustrations, and help support the color print publications.

Book Cover: A futuristic esclator leading into a dark undefinable realm.
Text: Dark Fiction, Edited by Kaye Lynne Booth

I’ve also been combing through the submissions for two anthologies scheduled for this coming autumn. I announced the winner of the 2024 WordCrafter Short Fiction Contest – M.J. Mallon and her story, “The Seagull Man”, and I’m geting ready to go through the by invitation submissions for the Dark Fiction anthology, that is as yet untitled. Once I’ve read them all and I have a better idea of the shape this short fiction collection, I’ll decide on the title. And I just finished editing the submissions for the Tales From the Hanging Tree anthology and sending them back to the authors for revisions. This is a themed anthology and it didn’t get a lot of submissions, so I’m writing a second story to be included to fill it out a bit.

Book cover: A dark tree with nooses hanging from the branches and dark figures standing below it.
Text: Tales from the Hanging Tree: Imprints of Traagedy, a WordCrafter Anthology, Edited by Kaye Lynne Booth

Other than that, I’ve been getting my office set up, as best I can with what I’ve got, hanging out with my cat, Rowdy, taking morning walks and eating a lot of peanut butter, mayonaise and lettuce sandwiches. Maybe now that I’m working outside this little box I call an office, maybe I’ll be able to visit some of my favorite resturaunts and go visit some of my favorite places to camp this summer. There’s a book launch in Gunnison in July that I’d really like to attend and a few ideas floating around in my head for new projects. If I make it, I’ll tell you all about it. 😉

Black and white cat in a basket in an unfinished room with a desk and books. — Rowdy the cat in his bed in my office.

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About the Author

For Kaye Lynne Booth, writing is a passion. Kaye Lynne is an author with published short fiction and poetry, both online and in print, including her short story collection, Last Call and Other Short Fiction; and her paranormal mystery novella, Hidden Secrets; Books 1 & 2 of her Women in the West adventure series, Delilah and Sarah, and her Time-Travel Adventure novel, The Rock Star & The Outlaw. Kaye holds a dual M.F.A. degree in Creative Writing with emphasis in genre fiction and screenwriting, and an M.A. in publishing. Kaye Lynne is the founder of WordCrafter Quality Writing & Author Services and WordCrafter Press. She also maintains an authors’ blog and website, Writing to be Read, where she publishes content of interest in the literary world.

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Writer’s Life: Welcome Timber Line

Posted: July 6, 2023 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Animals, writer's life | Tags: Puppies!, Timber Line, Writer's Life, Writing to be Read | 11 Comments

I got a new puppy!

I have felt for some time that I needed a dog to stand watch over my mountain home, but I wasn’t ready to make that emotional investment into another dog. After Zaar passed, and the Turrillium followed so close behind, it hurt to even think about getting attached to another pet.

After a lifetime of owning dogs, and having these two heelers for over a decade, I suddenly felt very vulnerable. I’d always relied on my dogs to let me know if someone was there, and to keep the deer and rabbits ouot of my garden, and to keep the rodents from destroying all of my belongings. I don’t always trust my own senses, and my dogs had always served as a warning system, should someone come onto my property unannounced, or should the area bear happen to wander through.

Now, I am finally able to give my heart to another canine. In fact, I couldn’t help it once I saw the little fella in the photo above, and he is the newest addition to my family. I traveled over 100 miles to get him, and watched him sleep most of the way home.

When we arrived at his new home, Timber met Rowdy, the cat. Rowdy wasn’t too interested in Timber, but Timber sure was interested in Rowdy. (Although Rowdy won’t admit it, he really likes the puppy. He’s very gentle with him.)

Black and white puppy and black and white cat

Even more than the cat, Timber was interested in my ankle. He wants to chew on everything, and his little puppy teeth are sharp.

I decided to introduce him to the duck. The duck was a chew toy of Turrillium’s and the dang thing is bigger than Timber, but that doesn’t stop him from beating it up and carrying it around, although I think the duck gets the better of him every once in a while. He, he, he.

Timber is pretty smart. I’ve had him for three days, and he already knows where his bed is. Whenever he gets tired, which is often, because puppies sleep a lot, he goes and gets in his bed with his duck all by himself. It’s a good thing puppies do sleep a lot, because this old woman gets worn out easily, too.

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For Kaye Lynne Booth, writing is a passion. Kaye Lynne is an author with published short fiction and poetry, both online and in print, including her short story collection, Last Call and Other Short Fiction; and her paranormal mystery novella, Hidden Secrets; and book 1 of her Women in the West adventure series, Delilah. Kaye holds a dual M.F.A. degree in Creative Writing with emphasis in genre fiction and screenwriting, and an M.A. in publishing. Kaye Lynne is the founder of WordCrafter Quality Writing & Author Services and WordCrafter Press. She also maintains an authors’ blog and website, Writing to be Read, where she publishes content of interest in the literary world.

Author Kaye Lynne Booth in the forest with laptop

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