Avery Kilpatrick's Blog

Hi!

Hi, my name is Avery Kilpatrick, a new author joining the ever-growing writing community. This is the first time I’ve ever written a blog post and since this is an introduction post, it’s bound to be full of awkwardness, so bear with me. (Also, please note, that I am human and gladly make mistakes all the time because to err is human and no one is perfect. If you see grammatical errors, try not to cringe too much.)

I have always lived in a small town in the Mississippi Delta, and I mean, small. We used to have a tiny theater that closed down years and years ago, so we have to drive to Jackson, Mississippi, in order to watch a new movie. I don’t mind long car rides as long as I have my laptop, a book, or music to listen to, but the two-hour drive can be tedious. A fun fact about my town: When the movie The Help was being filmed, most of the scenes happened right in our town and in the surrounding countryside. I could tell you where most of the scenes took place—the homes, the favorite spots, the roads/streets, etc. I’m such a nerd for that kind of thing, but who wants to be boring and not know about a bunch of random information?

I’m getting sidetracked. Sorry, I’ll probably do that in a lot of posts until I can narrow my focus to a single topic.

As a new author, I’m still building my base and marketing my debut novel, but to let you in on a few things that I’m working on: I have completed my first novel (since I was thirteen) in about three weeks in April 2020. I have completed an outline for the second book of the Crymsen Crescent series (the first book in this series being, of course, my debut novel, A Stream of Darkness). Also in the works is another separate series that I plan to work on and give my full attention to after completing the second book of the Crymsen Crescent series. I’m not sure how many poetry fans will be reading this, but I also completed, revised, and edited a poetry collection that I hope to publish soon.

I’d like to take a quick moment to thank Alessandra Torre for her course on How to Write Your First Book and her marketing course that I’m currently taking. If you’re interested in romance books here’s a link to her website: https://www.alessandratorre.com. While I’m in the thankful mood, I’d like to add that my mother has been a rock throughout this and has offered to be my personal assistant as well as my business manager. Yes, she’s the momager, but she’s not going to be the stereotypical momager that has a stick up their butt all the time. (Hopefully. Just kidding, I love you, Mom!)

A few facts about me:

Cinnamon being nosy as per usual

I’m blunt to the point that I might come off as rude, but I don’t believe in beating around the bush and like to get straight to the point.

I have a nosy, in-your-face, and spoiled cat named Cinnamon, who is sixteen years old this past April, and a twelve-year-old lab mix called Ginger, who is full of energy and looks like a six-month-old puppy. (Yeah, we have a love of spices in our house, but in my defense, Ginger was a foster puppy when we got her and already named.) Prepare to see pictures of them on this blog.

I graduated from Delta State University with a BA in English and spent my college years copy-editing (then as editor-in-chief) for The Delta Statement, a student-run newspaper for the university. Writing articles as a journalist was a unique experience that helped me grow as a writer. I also participated in many fiction and poetry workshops on campus that fostered my dream.

Mental health is an important subject to me as I have severe anxiety and depression myself. Currently, I am in the process of acquiring my own service dog through Bark to Basics and will receive him sometime in September-October of this year. My service dog in-training (SDIT) is a red fox lab named Remington a.k.a. Remi and I am obsessed with him. There will be posts and pictures of him along with updates on his training on this blog.

This website is still under construction as of today (May 3rd, 2020) and is bound to change in look, style, and information, so check daily for new updates and features!