Kimothy
An End in Sight: Looking back on teaching through a pandemic
I gave my last final exam on Friday, 5/28, at 10:15 am, from my kitchen counter. I passed by the screen to check in on my one student in...
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Kimothy
May 24, 20219 min read
How I (Mostly) Survived Querying
Querying sucks. It just does. It’s a deeply vulnerable and emotional process in which you expose yourself for judgement and...
Kimothy
Jan 30, 20215 min read
You Can't Ride the Dingoes: What I learned about rejection from a childhood obsession with Australia
Thanks to the book "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No-good, Very Bad Day," I had, lets say... an affinity for Australia as a...
Kimothy
Jan 12, 20216 min read
OCD During a Pandemic, and Other Things I Hate
In 2014, I started a new job teaching ninth grade Literature at a school for advanced STEM students. It was (And still is, for the...
Kimothy
Apr 19, 20205 min read
On Revising: Don't Fear the Reaper
As we know from THIS POST, I was once revision-averse. I was also incredibly arrogant and felt nobody had the right to tell me how to...
Kimothy
Feb 17, 20204 min read
Welcome, Write Mentor Hopefuls!
Hi there! So you're considering applying to Write Mentor? FANTASTIC! This program is such an incredible opportunity to grow your craft...
Kimothy
Jul 25, 20191 min read
Wish Reviews... THE SHADOW KEEPERS by Marisa Noelle
Marisa is an incredible mentor and writer, and her novel THE SHADOW KEEPERS comes out 7/30/2019. Buy it here!
Kimothy
Mar 31, 20192 min read
Past, Present, and Future
On the first day back from mid-winter break, I asked my students to take a few minutes and think about what they did for themselves...
Kimothy
Feb 24, 20195 min read
31 Years in Books
It's February! Love month! Except I missed out on doing a Valentine-themed post... BUT the love doesn't end yet because February is my...
Kimothy
Jan 15, 20191 min read
Wish Reviews... DREAM KEEPER by Amber R. Duell
I was lucky enough to receive an E-ARC of this awesome book, so consider this some early advertisement! It comes out January 29, and you...
Kimothy
Dec 3, 20183 min read
Blogmas Holiday Drinks Book Tag
And now for something completely different... I was tagged by Ariel from wavesofpages.com to do this Holiday drinks book tag! Check out...
Kimothy
Nov 18, 20185 min read
To Teach a Mockingbird
As an English teacher, I’m biologically programmed to love certain books. Catcher in the Rye, Lord of the Flies, and Shakespeare...
Kimothy
Nov 8, 20181 min read
Wish Reviews... QUINSEY WOLFE'S GLASS VAULT by Candace Robinson
I had the honor of working on my novel with Candace through the Write Mentor program. Here is my review of her book Quinsey Wolfe's Glass...
Kimothy
Sep 16, 20180 min read
Kimothy
Aug 12, 20183 min read
Share the Weird
As a lonely youngest-child with imaginary friends and an invisible flavored air dispenser in my backyard, it’s no secret that I was a bit...
Kimothy
Oct 10, 20175 min read
Imposter
Fun fact: My world is full of incomplete journals because I can’t keep a commitment to writing. I have finished a journal before, but for...
Kimothy
Jun 21, 20173 min read
Make it Work
I. Love. Tim. Gunn. He is by far the best part of Project Runway, next to the incredible artistry, of course. When I saw his name as a...
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