Ask the Author: Kathleen Denly

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?
Kathleen Denly I'd visit the world of my Chaparral Hearts series just to be able to walk around and explore California in the mid to late 1800s!
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What are you currently working on?
Kathleen Denly I am currently working on the fourth full-length novel for my Chaparral Hearts series. It's primarily set on a troubled cattle ranch in the desert mountains of 1873 Southern California and includes both romance and adventure. This book, and the two that will follow, have more of a western romance feel than the previous three books in the series. I'm excited for readers to experience this story.
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What books are on your summer reading list this year?
Kathleen Denly I don't get to read as many books as I would like these days, but some of the books on my tbr for this summer include:
Cara Grandle's The Ribbon
Rachel Fordham's Where the Road Bends
Danielle Grandinetti's A Strike to the Heart
Pepper Basham's The Heart of the Mountains
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What’s the best thing about being a writer?
Kathleen Denly Sharing the stories God has placed on my heart and reading notes and reviews by readers expressing how much that story meant to them.
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Can you tell us a two-sentence horror story?
Kathleen Denly All the bookstores and libraries were burned to the ground. Even the online stores stopped selling books. ;)
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How do you deal with writer’s block?
Kathleen Denly I'm not sure I believe in writer's block. What I do believe in is writer's burnout. That I have experienced and it was because I wasn't practicing healthy self-care. I was burning the candle at both ends of the stick and not allowing myself time to rest. (I was actually proud of how many all-nighters I pulled during that season.) It got so bad that I lost my desire to write anything. In fact, I lost my motivation to do just about anything at that point. So I took some time to rest and reassess the way I was living my life. I considered what God had actually called me to do and compared it to what I was doing because other people said I "should" be doing those things or because I put pressure on myself to do those things. As a result, I pruned several things from my life and reprioritized sleep, healthy eating, exercise, and mental rest. I prioritized time to be creative outside of my writing and just sitting quietly amid nature talking with God and reading His Word. I'm now a much happier and healthier version of myself than I was a year ago.
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Kathleen, I have Waltz in the Wilderness, but would like to read Ribbons and Beaus first as it's a prequel to Waltz in the Wilderness. According to what Goodreads has listed in the description of Ribbons and Beaus, it is only available to your Readers' Club Members. How do I become a member and can I get the prequel when I become a member? You are a new-to-me author and am very interested in reading some of your books
Kathleen Denly Hi Debbie! Thanks for this question. Becoming a Kathleen's Readers Club Member is as easy as visiting my website www.KathleenDenly.com and filling out the form which you can find on my home page (and several other pages on my website). Once you confirm your membership, you'll be sent a link to the KRC Freebie Library. Among several other freebies, I have included a download link for Ribbons and Beaus in the KRC Freebie Library. I hope that answers your question. Happy reading! :)
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