Santa Cruz Witch Academy – Kristen S. Walker, Author

Writing Wednesday: Preparing Luci

Post author:Kristen
Post published:July 1, 2020
Post category:Writing

Brie is having her best friend Damian come for a visit and plans to introduce him to her vampire girlfriend, Luci. But first she wants to warn Luci about what…

Writing Wednesday: Erin’s Crush

Post author:Kristen
Post published:June 24, 2020
Post category:Writing

While she's trying to organize a visit from her best friend Damian, Brie has trouble finding him a place to stay for the night. She suggests that he stay with…

Writing Wednesday: Call Damian

Post author:Kristen
Post published:June 17, 2020
Post category:Writing

After a bite victim shows up on the beach, Brie can't stop thinking about what happened. Did a vampire actually kill her? And does her vampire girlfriend Luci know more…

Writing Wednesday: Cooking Test

Post author:Kristen
Post published:May 27, 2020
Post category:Writing

Brie is taking a cooking class for summer school, aka Kitchen Witchcraft. For her first test, she has to create an entire recipe from scratch. I decided to make her…

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…

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…

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…

A Peek at My Plan: The Salty Witch

Post author:Kristen
Post published:April 27, 2020
Post category:World Building / Writing

There are many ways to plan and outline a book, and I've tried many over the years. From detailed plans written down in a notebook to scattered documents across my…

Writing Wednesday: School Bookstore

Post author:Kristen
Post published:January 22, 2020
Post category:Writing

I'm writing my next book already, but I wanted to share one last piece from The Reluctant Witch before I move on. Today's scene is less spoiler-y and more fun.…