Kristin Wolden Nitz

Author: Kristin Wolden Nitz

  • Juggling Projects

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    Some writers out there are jugglers.  They can easily switch from project to project.  In fact, there are those who strongly feel that you should have more than one project out there so that you can jump to something else if you feel blocked.  Since I am by nature both a plodder and a polisher,…

  • Promoting the Backlist

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    Peachtree Publishers does such a lovely job of promoting the books on their backlist.  My friend Sondy was at ALA and took a picture of SUSPECT being promoted even though it came out last fall. She also found SAVING THE GRIFFIN face out. It does have an extremely tempting cover.

  • Revising Again

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    I’m not sure how many times that I’ve finished Calyn’s story, but I might be able to work it out with a piece of paper and a pencil. I can say, however, that it’s gone through two major revisions. The first one was something that I thought I’d never do: I started with a blank…

  • When It All Goes Down

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    Once again I can’t help thinking about how this is the weekend in June where the mystery weekend in SUSPECT would take place. Weather did really play a role in the plot. Weather, seasons and climate do play or at least should play an important role in establishing the setting in novels. In every book that…

  • ‘Tis the Season to Read SUSPECT

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    I’ve always enjoyed reading books in the season when they are set.  I’ve done this most often with the work of Elizabeth Peters/Barbara Michaels because that writer, whose real name is actually Barbara Mertz, does such a fabulous job of bringing in the season as well as the physical setting. So I can’t help thinking…

  • Stealing Time

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    Today, I stole an hour to write. Usually, I manage to write about fifteen hours a week. I haven’t even managed to steal fifteen minutes a day in the past week and half. I’ve been helping my oldest get settled in Chicago for her first real job after graduating from college and attending the various…

  • Putting in the Miles

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    When my son started running long distance, his coach said something pretty close to the following:  “Sprinters are born, but you can be successful in long distance if you put in the miles.”  (Now, of course, the elite long distance runners are probably also born, but I’m guessing that even they need to put in some serious…

  • Over 8000 Words on Portrait

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    I didn’t make much progress today as I clicked through more pictures of the Domomites, but I did make it over 8000 words.  Here’s a photo of the Sassolungo group. While my character didn’t get this close to these mountains, other people in her group did. I’m hoping to pick up the pace tomorrow.

  • Keystone State Reading Association

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    SUSPECT was one of ten books picked for the High School KSRA 2011 YA book award .  Students can vote on their favorite title as long as they’ve read at least four of the following books:         Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins, Charlesbridge           Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson, Simon and Schuster       Five…

  • Over 7000 Words

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    It felt like I was back to my old plodding ways.  On April 19th, I was at 5600 words. Yesterday, I was hardly 1000 words further along as I struggled  to get my character from Merano to the Alpe di Siusi–or as she’d say from Meran to the Seiser Alm.  (Elise has a connection to the German population…