writing | K.J. Scrim, Author

Journeys into Possibility

Posted on April 3, 2023 Leave a Comment

Just Published! It is so exciting to see another anthology come to fruition. This one is a little bittersweet as it will be the last one I manage for Pikes Peak Writers. It has been a fantastic journey getting here and now I will be turning to whatever possibilities come my way in the future. […]

A Great Year!

Posted on December 16, 2021 Leave a Comment

Another year has almost come to a close, thank goodness. I usually have a positive outlook on life but the past couple of years have made it more difficult. 2021 has proven to be much better than ’20 though! With that in mind, I am going to close 2021 out with a listing of the […]

How I Started Writing

Posted on January 8, 2020 3 Comments

At the beginning of a New Year I look back on what went right and what went sideways in my writing life. I will say that this year, overall, was a good year. My work on Pikes Peak Writers debut anthology is slowly coming to fruition (there is an actual page on their site now), […]

K, Kay, Kei

Posted on April 12, 2019 4 Comments

K is the eleventh letter in our alphabet and today’s letter for the A to Z Blogging Challenge. I was stumped. Looking for inspiration I turned to Wikipedia and searched for “K”. K (namedkay/keɪ/)[1] is the eleventh letter of the modern English alphabet and the ISO basic Latin alphabet. In English, the letter K usually represents the voiceless velar plosive. Pretty easy definition […]

Questions About Writing

Posted on January 2, 2019 5 Comments

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Are your ready? Now there’s a question I always have to scratch my head over, and return that question with another. How exactly does one get ready? Do you make lists? Throw things away? Clean the house? Wash the roof? I just don’t get it. As a writer, I get some questions […]

Writing Through It

Posted on October 3, 2018 8 Comments

One of my favorite days of the year is October first. Not only is it my husband’s birthday, but it is the day I mark to bring the Halloween decorations up from the basement. Halloween is at the top of my list for fun holidays. I dress for the Trick-or-Treaters and we pipe spooky music […]

Writing Goals

Posted on July 3, 2018 5 Comments

Over the past few years I have read a lot about the importance of setting goals. Not just personal goals, but for writing as well. One challenge many writers face (including myself) is procrastination. Goal setting helps stave this off which allows us to postpone those things in life that can wait a few hours […]

Write Like a Photographer

Posted on June 26, 2018 Leave a Comment

I am a writer with a background in photography. In creating a photograph, I consider every corner of the frame, along with every item within that frame. I look to see if there are any annoying objects, or things that detract from my final product. Is there a tossed away cup in the background? If […]

Question of the Month – #IWSG

Posted on June 6, 2018 3 Comments

It is that time of month when I address a question from IWSG. June sixth’s question is: What’s harder for you to come up with, book titles or character names? I can easily say that character names are harder. Titles for my stories and books have come organically. As I write, something just triggers in my […]

Writer’s Block?

Posted on May 16, 2018 4 Comments

Imagine yourself with a clean sheet of paper in front of you. You have to write a short story about something, but no matter how long you stare at that crisp white piece of paper you have nothing. Zip. Ziltch. Not one word comes to mind. What do you do? How do you get over […]