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K.S. Brae

Aug 15, 20201 min read

Busy Busy Busy

This has been a pretty hectic week. I've had a lot on, which has meant writing hasn't been my number one priority, but even with the...

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K.S. Brae

Aug 7, 20202 min read

Reality or the Dream?

When you have to pick one option, do you choose reality or the dream? My day job has been more and more demanding, and it’s bringing to...

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K.S. Brae

Aug 1, 20202 min read

Writer with a Day Job

As the earnings from writing can be temperamental – sometimes I can go months without making any money – and call me crazy, I like to be...

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K.S. Brae

Jul 24, 20202 min read

Blue Skies, Black Mood

Without going into details, let's just say some problems have occurred at work. I'm in a situation where I need to fight for my basic...

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K.S. Brae

Jul 16, 20204 min read

An Organised Writer

I recently had a discussion with a friend about organisation and deadlines. We both look at distant deadlines as things that don’t need...

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K.S. Brae

Jun 23, 20201 min read

Are all Writers Strange?

I blame the fact that I’m a writer for my stationery addiction. Pens, pencils notebook, paperclips. There really are no restrictions to...

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K.S. Brae

Jun 20, 20202 min read

How do you do it?

Today I read a Facebook post about which words to use during a romance/erotica novel love scene, and now I’m curious. How many people...

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K.S. Brae

Jun 13, 20201 min read

Still Writing

I know things are a bit crazy in the world right now. Let's be honest, 2020 is a strange one. But one thing remains, writers are still...

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K.S. Brae

Mar 30, 20201 min read

A Late Introduction

I’m a romance writer with a day job. I work for minimum wage to keep my dog and I in the lifestyle to which we’ve become accustomed,...

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K.S. Brae

Dec 31, 20191 min read

New Year Back Again

It doesn’t seem like two minutes since the last New Year’s Eve, but here we again. Waiting on midnight again. The difference is, this...

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K.S. Brae

Jun 29, 20191 min read

Where I'm At

The sun is shining, and I’ve been in the garden with my laptop getting some words down. Sometimes the hardest thing is to find motivation...

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K.S. Brae

May 19, 20192 min read

Steal my Joy

Take a breath. Take a breath and catch what’s thrown at you. That’s what kept circling my head when I stood alone in the shadows...

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K.S. Brae

Apr 11, 20192 min read

Is it Finished?

I’m having the problem of knowing when I’m done. My novella River’s Heart is the introduction to The Shadow Coven series and it’s...

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K.S. Brae

Mar 12, 20191 min read

Stationery Motivation

I don’t know what it is about the start of 2019 but my motivation has abandoned me. It ran away, leaving me a shell of a romance writer,...

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K.S. Brae

Mar 7, 20192 min read

I Can’t Stop Reading: Intervention!

What do you do when you have writing to do, but you can’t put down your e-reader? I’m lost in a sea of other indie romance writer’s...

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K.S. Brae

Feb 27, 20191 min read

Romance Writer: Witches and Humans

Judging from the sun shining outside my office it’s time to take a break from my hibernation and take a peek outside. The writing cave...

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K.S. Brae

Jan 5, 20191 min read

The Business of Writing

January is ago and the writing business is ago with it. Words are swimming around my head and I’m scattering them over the blank page....

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K.S. Brae

Dec 20, 20181 min read

Resolution Time

The year is drawing to a close which means it’s inevitably time to start thinking about New Year Resolutions. As a struggling romance...

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K.S. Brae

Dec 8, 20182 min read

Writing Through Christmas

As a romance author with a day job it means it's the time of year to figure out how I fit a multitude of tasks into a short number of...

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K.S. Brae

Sep 8, 20181 min read

Chain me to my Computer

Writing isn't my main job which means my writing time is precious. It also means that sometimes (often, actually) real-life gets in the...

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