Author: Kieryn Darkwater

The new proof came in, to illustrate (haha) the difference, I put the old version and the new one side by side. I spent the afternoon tweaking the margins and title page, and fixing one illustration and the back cover. As soon as those get out of review, I’ll be hitting publish because this version…

I used to fantasize about either taking over the world, or just changing the world in high school. I’m good at politics and basically lived and breathed that world for 4 years. My politics have changed significantly since then, but sometimes a moment comes along and that bit of me that I’ve left in the…

ETA: you can view a sample by clicking the going to The Balloon Lady (book) > The Book > The Preview in the nav bar above, or by heading over to this cute little splash page here. So, my Month Of March Book-ing-ness is almost over, and guess what…. I’m done! Well, mostly. The iPad…

read: my book, so. many. times. taste: nothing.. see: The upload progress bar….too many times this evening. hear: Mass Effect 3 – Alex is playing ahead of me, I’m hoping it’s not spoilers. smell: Well, I really should take a shower…I meant to…but got distracted by formatting the book touch: trackpad…in frustration…for much too long think: it’s weird…

I wrote a letter a few weeks ago, to myself in the future. It’s not something I do out of habit, but one of my friends – a kindred soul – inspired me to try a few weeks ago. What I thought was going to be something I saved and read to myself 10 years…

All of the new illustrations are DONE! That’s kind of huge, considering I started on them in September. Also, I think they look much much better, the real tell is going to be seeing what happens when I start scanning them in tomorrow. After that, it’s formatting and releasing in the iBookstore, and then getting…

I’m a photo session at walmart, a large check, and a trip to the library away from getting my passport. A bunch of new clothes and my converse shoes(!!) should arrive in the next two weeks, and I should also be able to finish that off in a few weeks and be all ready for…

I don’t know. Some of my current favorite quotes remind me of those questions, the questions I don’t have answers to. Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s…

This week I knocked out 6 illustrations + some touch ups on the few people shots I made in the fall. Only 5 left to go, which means after taking today off I should be done painting by the middle of next week. I’m going to make the iBook Author version first, since I’ve been…

read: bits of scripts in progress, and blogs I frequent taste: water. Should be tea… see: lavender sky, and periwinkle snow. The sun is setting. hear: wind, soft murmur of my laptop’s fan, husband typing (and humming) in the other room smell: paint and soap – from washing the paint of my hands and palette touch: dry skin. I may…