Blog – Page 4 – Kristen S. Walker, Author

My Favorite Tools as a Reader

Post author:Kristen
Post published:May 25, 2020
Post category:Reading

Books are my life! I love to read. My love of reading comes from my mom who used to read aloud stories for my sister and me when we were…

#SPFBO Fantasy Friday: The Sword of Kaigen by M. L. Wang

Post author:Kristen
Post published:May 22, 2020
Post category:Reviews

On a mountainside at the edge of the Kaigenese Empire live the most powerful warriors in the world, superhumans capable of raising the sea and wielding blades of ice. For…

Writing Wednesday: The Boardwalk

Post author:Kristen
Post published:May 20, 2020
Post category:Writing

I'm sharing an excerpt from my upcoming book The Salty Witch. In this excerpt, Brie and her friends are going to the Boardwalk to hang out for fun after a…

5 YA Urban Fantasy Books I’m Excited to Read in 2020

Post author:Kristen
Post published:May 18, 2020
Post category:Reading

I'm a lifelong lover of fantasy books. I can't get enough reading about witches, dragons, magic, and adventure. There are some series and authors that I've been following who have…

Fantasy Friday: The Witch’s Key by Sarra Cannon

Post author:Kristen
Post published:May 15, 2020
Post category:Reviews

After the tragic death of her parents, seventeen-year-old witch, Lenora “Lenny” Thorne, is sure life will never be good again. It’s bad enough when The Witch’s Council sends her to…

Writing Wednesday: Used Books

Post author:Kristen
Post published:May 13, 2020
Post category:Writing

In today's excerpt from The Salty Witch, Brie couldn't buy her books before classes started in the summer session because her teachers hadn't revealed the required reading list. So after…

Writing an Introvert Protagonist

Post author:Kristen
Post published:May 11, 2020
Post category:Writing

Most of my main characters are extroverts. They love to make friends and go out of their way to talk to people they don't know. It's fun to imagine what…

Fantasy Friday: History of Magic by L. C. Mawson

Post author:Kristen
Post published:May 8, 2020
Post category:Reviews

It turns out a sixteen-year-old being one of the most powerful witches on Earth puts people on edge... You cast one dubious spell and everything goes to shit. Namely, the…

Writing Wednesday: Kitchen Witchcraft

Post author:Kristen
Post published:May 6, 2020
Post category:Writing

Each quarter at the witch academy, Brie takes two classes introducing her to a new type of magic, most of them in the Earth element track. But since she had…

Seven Years as a Self-Published Author

Post author:Kristen
Post published:May 5, 2020
Post category:Self-Publishing

In May 2013, I self-published my first novel, Small Town Witch. I'd read about this self-publishing thing for a few years and I thought I had a good idea of…