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Kristin Ashby

Kristin Ashby

The Terrifying Incident of the Blank Page

My underarms prickled with sweat. I could hear my own breathing, shorter and faster. My stomach clenched. I wanted to get away, but I…

Nov 25, 2018

The Terrifying Incident of the Blank Page

Nov 25, 2018

Kristin Ashby

How I Wrote My Second Novel Faster Than the First

It took me nearly a decade to write my first novel. The second took six months.

Aug 25, 2018

How I Wrote My Second Novel Faster Than the First

Aug 25, 2018

Kristin Ashby

Homeschool Lesson #1

Standards are Good. Flexibility is Key.

Aug 22, 2018

Homeschool Lesson #1

Aug 22, 2018

Kristin Ashby

TBR 2018

Why I’ve Assigned Myself a List of Books to Read This Year

Aug 13, 2018

TBR 2018

Aug 13, 2018

Kristin Ashby

Got Writer’s Block?

An active break from your main work can open things up in your long fiction.

Jul 20, 2018

Jul 20, 2018

Kristin Ashby

Wasps and Leaves

All Quentin wants to do this morning is rake leaves.

Jul 20, 2018

Wasps and Leaves

Jul 20, 2018

Kristin Ashby

Life With Five Kids

It’s like herding cats into the shower, then feeding them caviar from gold-plated bowls monogrammed with diamonds. (Okay, so you probably…

May 16, 2018

May 16, 2018

Kristin Ashby

How I Cured Homesickness By Writing a Novel

Two years ago I began writing a story. We had moved from our home on the central California coast to Virginia, and I was homesick for the…

May 14, 2018

How I Cured Homesickness By Writing a Novel

May 14, 2018

Kristin Ashby

What’s So Great About Wuthering Heights?

I first read Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights when I was eighteen, more than two decades ago. And, until recently, I’ve never wanted to…

May 9, 2018

May 9, 2018

Kristin Ashby

Unpacking Old Friends

One of the pleasures of moving into a new home is tearing open boxes of books to rescue favorites packed away for the duration of the move…

May 4, 2018

May 4, 2018

Kristin Ashby

Kristin Ashby

I’m a homeschooling mom of five, living on the east coast, making time for writing and reading in the quiet moments. www.inthequiet.net

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