Katherine Knight Tuttle

My beloved Colts’ season has officially transformed into a movie plot.

@LisenbyAnnie Yes, the bathrooms are one of my favorite features as well 😂

@KatiTuttle What a small world. My daughter insisted we stop because ethey have clean bathrooms...with chandeliers. She's not wrong! 🤣❤️

I drove 1,000 miles round trip and spent 2 days at a book festival where I only sold 4 books. But I also met wonderful authors and got to spend the time roadtripping with my girl. #WINNING #momswritersclub #WritingCommunity

@JessicaKFoster @sarareadauthor Waiting is so hard!

@sarareadauthor The waiting used to hurt me. Now, I have a better idea of what is reasonable and what is not and that comforts me. I'd say to haute reactions based on the average. #MomsWritersClub

@RebeccaMinelga @sarareadauthor I like how you describe it as developing a callus. It's hard, but necessary, given the sheer volume of rejection that can happen.

@sarareadauthor Ooh, taking rejections personally. As an eldest daughter, first born, type A perfectionist, it's rough. What helped was a mix of intentional effort to divorce rejection from identity (thanks, therapy!) and just developing a callus over time.

@HeatherWalrath @sarareadauthor R.L. Stine is coming to our local library today, and my daughter (who loves to write and read scary stories) gets to hear a talk by him. I'm so excited for her! It's amazing to me how popular Goosebumps still is.

@sarareadauthor I shy away from anything too scary, but I remember loving the Goosebumps series as a kid. #MomsWritersClub

@sarareadauthor Reading "The Amityville Horror" in the fifth grade may have put me off any horror-adjacent novels for life 🤣 I loved scary stories as a kid, but I don't tend to read them now. (Though "The Haunting of Hill House" is next on my TBR pile for October.)

@sarareadauthor Rejection. I developed a tougher skin from (unsuccessfully) querying my first novel; I know now not to take it personally. Rejection happens for all kinds of reasons, but it is also an opportunity for growth. Just because you don't have a "yes" yet doesn't mean you won't.

@sarareadauthor Querying in all its painful, subjective, often silent glory 😅

@sarareadauthor You can always go back to it! Fresh eyes can make all the difference. Also, sometimes your skills as a writer need to develop before you're ready to tell a particular story, and that's okay. We all have areas where we can grow as authors.

@sarareadauthor Hi! I'm Kate, mom to three and currently working on a woman's fiction/mystery WIP. I love Halloween generally, so it's hard to pick a favorite memory. I love the vibe of the whole season!

@authorjesspayne I would love a code if anyone has one!

Hey #MomsWritersClub, if you need a code for 💙🌅, please post here. Or, if you have one to share, please contribute to people who reply. We are trying to get everyone moved over ASAP! Please like and RT so everyone sees.

@Jill27118981 @sarareadauthor I don’t write specifically for book clubs. Rather, my general genre is upmarket or book club fiction, which means I aspire for my work to be good fodder for a book club.

@AuroraCaelo @sarareadauthor It does! One of the orchards in my hometown has them, but I’ve been known to make a do-it-yourself version in a blender at home.

@KatiTuttle @sarareadauthor It comes in slushies?! 😍

@tracygrant @sarareadauthor More than once I’ve flipped forward in a book to check on an animal I’ve grown attached to.

@sarareadauthor T: if something bad happens to an animal (I will often look ahead to make sure animals are okay). M: oh yeah, ditto, that would make me throw a book across the room.

@MicheFalardeau @sarareadauthor That is a key point! There is a big difference between books that are long because they need to be vs. the ones that needed heavier editing.

@sarareadauthor I definitely prefer long. The prose has to be concise — not books that are long because they are in need of a good edit — but I love to dive deep into a story and its characters.

@AuroraCaelo @sarareadauthor It’s delicious in all its forms! One of my favorite fall treats is an apple cider slushy!

@sarareadauthor Aurora De Caelo! I write High Fantasy with grimdark elements. My favorite fall drink is apple cider, hot or cold it matters not.

@sarareadauthor “Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft” by Janet Burroway. It has great explanations and short story examples for different elements. Also, “The Emotional Craft of Fiction” by Donald Maass.

@sarareadauthor Plot holes, plots built on repeated coincidences that strain believability, and repetitiveness.

@sarareadauthor Compelling, believable characters (who act in ways that are consistent with what the reader knows about them) combined with a tight, well-crafted plot (plot holes drive me crazy). I love when, at the end of the book, I can look back and see the threads coming together.