Kristina Elyse Butke
A Taste of Days Gone By: A Review of "Over the Garden Wall"
I had heard years ago from some of my college students at NCSC about Over the Garden Wall (2014) but didn't really look into it because I...
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Kristina Elyse Butke
- Oct 2, 2022
- 7 min
#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Every month I've seen fun prompts on Twitter labeled #FantasyIndies. And while I'm currently querying agents to go traditional, I haven't...
Kristina Elyse Butke
- Sep 25, 2022
- 3 min
In the Querying Trenches
I have finally stopped revising Son of the Siren. It took several months, (although I took time off in July and August on account of...
Kristina Elyse Butke
- Sep 18, 2022
- 4 min
I'm Torn on Tropes
Enemies to Lovers. Grumpy/Sunshine. Slow Burn. Fake Dating. Only One Bed. Found Family. I'm not sure how long this has been going on, but...
Kristina Elyse Butke
- Sep 11, 2022
- 4 min
Do I Have to Join TikTok?
If you've walked into a Barnes & Noble, you've seen it: tables advertising the latest BookTok sensations. The Barnes & Noble website...
Kristina Elyse Butke
- Sep 4, 2022
- 6 min
Moxie Books: September Writing Prompts
These prompts come from Moxie Books, a website from the UK that's devoted to helping out writers. There's a lot of fun stuff there to...
Kristina Elyse Butke
- Aug 29, 2022
- 4 min
The 20 Questions Book Tag
Today's post comes courtesy of the YouTube channel Literature Science Alliance, who found the tag originally on Goodreads. Let's dive in!...
Kristina Elyse Butke
- Aug 21, 2022
- 5 min
Back in the USA
Well, I've been back home in the US since August ...August when? What are dates? What is time? Ok. I just checked. I've been back in the...
Kristina Elyse Butke
- Aug 15, 2022
- 3 min
Reader Problems Book Tag
This tag comes courtesy of Youtuber Katytastic! It's another fun tag with scenarios as prompts, all about things that test our mettle as...
Kristina Elyse Butke
- Aug 8, 2022
- 8 min
Moxie Books: August Writing Prompts
These prompts come from Moxie Books, a website from the UK that's devoted to helping out writers. There's a lot of fun stuff there to...
Kristina Elyse Butke
- Aug 1, 2022
- 6 min
Farewell, Japan
Tomorrow I'm going to be catching the plane from Kumamoto prefecture back to the USA. I am overcome with many, many feelings: of great...
Kristina Elyse Butke
- Jul 25, 2022
- 4 min
Memories of Japan - JET Impressions Speech
I was asked by the prefectural advisors to give a JET Impressions speech during the Leaver's Ceremony, in which I share important...
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