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Just in Case...
I am determined to take as bad a beating as it takes, on this one, before I give up.
Kim Beall
May 21, 2024


Five Immutable Laws
I'm not going to waste the years I have left writing stuff that doesn't make my heart sing.
Kim Beall
Jan 26, 2022


Realistic Magicalism
Could I get away with this? I don’t suppose it would hurt to try… If it would, please stop me before I do it. Thanks.
Kim Beall
Jan 10, 2022


The End (only not!)
I just figured, seeing someone writing "The End" isn't something most people get to do very often.
Kim Beall
Dec 6, 2021


Books I Might Not DNF
The idea was to get all of these beginnings into my head. If any of them should persistently call me back I would, you know, actually fin...
Kim Beall
Jul 18, 2021

Break Into Two
Here the character breaks their own world with their own hands. They know if they take one more step, they will plunge “down that damn ra...
Kim Beall
Jun 23, 2021


And so it begins. Again...
Yesterday I officially begin writing my next series. I’m still not sure how I feel about this...
Kim Beall
Mar 28, 2021


What the Author in Your Life Really Wants for Christmas
Nice notebooks are always at the top of a giver’s list, but I'm going to tell you a secret...
Kim Beall
Nov 28, 2020


A Midnight Clear is available for pre-order
...I remembered, then! I had written it to explore the idea of what Christmas must be like at Vale House in Woodley, USA.
Kim Beall
Oct 31, 2020

Are You a Writer or an Author?
Stop shrinking away from referring to yourself as what you actually are.
Kim Beall
Oct 26, 2020


I Believe There's a Ghost of a Chance
Why I chose to title my novel Ghost of a Chance, even though so many books already had that title.
Kim Beall
Apr 19, 2020

Do Not Disturb
In an attempt to clarify what actually is and is not important enough to interrupt me with while I am writing, I drew up the following do...
Kim Beall
Jan 7, 2020


Job Application for Female Lead Character
I am issuing a casting call for potential lead characters to headline the next series of Woodley, USA novels.
Kim Beall
Jul 12, 2019


Fantasy & Science Fiction Review
A long time ago in a universe far, far away, I sent a copy of my debut novel to one of my favorite authors of all time...
Kim Beall
Jul 1, 2019


Thanks For the Rejections!
I'll start, here, by thanking all the agents who have sent me rejections. I know agents have somewhere on the order of bazillions of...
Kim Beall
Apr 5, 2019


Cat Readers vs Dog Readers
Some readers are dogs, and others are cats.
Kim Beall
Feb 22, 2019

To Self or Not To Self
As promised, here is my little tale of "Why I Might Have to Self Publish Whether I Like It or Not." As most of you know, I am currently...
Kim Beall
Feb 12, 2019


The Rivers and Roads of my Life
My dad was a writer, but he had to make a living...
Kim Beall
Jan 21, 2019


New Year, New Story, New Plan
So I took a break, after finishing the final draft of Moonlight and Moss (working title - but probably actual title, too!) to clear my...
Kim Beall
Jan 9, 2019


NaNoWriMo Preptober 2018
National Novel Writing Month is a good place to start. For one thing, you'll get lots of support and encouragement, and afterward the...
Kim Beall
Oct 2, 2018
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