Carrie Beckort's Blog

  I knew when I published SHATTERED ANGEL things would be different than they had been when I published my first two books. SHATTERED ANGEL is different in many ways. It’s a difficult book about a difficult subject. I knew some of the readers who loved the Kingston books might … Continue reading

December 19, 1998. This was the first time I felt the intense pain of grief. My step-sister, April, had been killed in a car accident along with her 3-year-old son, Bryhan. I still remember receiving that phone call. In my mind, I watch as I fall to the floor, crushed … Continue reading

If you follow my Facebook page, there’s a good chance you’re familiar with a little series I call ‘Conversations with my 9-year-old’ (although, in a few months that nine will change to a ten—yikes!). It’s a popular series, mostly because the posts are generally humorous since my daughter has a … Continue reading

Shattered Angel just turned 1, and to celebrate I’m giving some stuff away! 1 Grand Prize Winner will receive: Signed copy of Shattered Angel Custom art piece by Jane Elizabeth $15 Amazon Gift Card 1 First Place Winner will receive: Signed copy of Shattered Angel $10 Amazon Gift … Continue reading

“I can’t believe you wrote this.” I’ve heard the statement above, in one form or another, from many of my readers. Shattered Angel is a huge departure from the Kingston books, and I knew I was taking a bit of a risk by writing it. So why did I? How … Continue reading

I’m so excited to be participating in the indieBRAG Christmas Blog hop. It has been such a fun event, and I’m a bit sad that it will soon be over. We all know that Christmas is the celebration of Christ’s birth, yet it seems that these days it can be … Continue reading

Halloween is the time for tricks and treats. If you’ve read Kingston’s Project, then you know that Halloween is a difficult holiday for Sarah Mitchell. She used to love it, but for obvious reasons it became a difficult time of the year for her. I never revisited Halloween for … Continue reading

Insta-book-love: That moment of crashing hard for a book, simply by looking at the cover. My daughter’s birthday was a couple weeks ago, and while shopping for her party supplies I came across something I knew she would love. I dropped it in the cart and wrapped it up along … Continue reading

This was also posted on Across the Board on August 17, 2015. When I first started writing, I didn’t give much thought to writing spaces. During the first few months of writing my first novel, Kingston’s Project, I did most of my typing while seated on the couch. I would … Continue reading

I’ve been in the process of revamping my Pinterest account to focus on my books and writing life. I’ll communicate more on that later when I launch the newly revamped site, but the process did highlight something very important for me. I think Kingston’s Promise might be suffering from Middle … Continue reading