APRIL
KIHLSTROM
“The Acknowledged Mistress of Book In A Week”
I’ve been called “the acknowledged Mistress of Book
in a Week.” Book in a Week is a
philosophy of writing and a process designed to let a person write faster,
easier and have as much fun as possible doing so. It grew out of all the things that I have
learned as a writer over the years. And
make no mistake—I am a writer before all else!
You will find information on this website about workshops and coaching
but I am a writer. I love to create
worlds with wonderful characters and imagine how people can find happiness and
love and grow in ways that let them create the lives they want to have.
I write what I do because I believe that each of us
also has the ability to create the lives we want to have—no matter what the
circumstances of our past may have been.
Whether in the Regency time period or the present or the future, my
heroes and heroines will always find ways to rise above the challenges in their
lives and treat others—or learn to treat others—with kindness and honor and
respect.
Most of my books have been set in the Regency time
period. Why not? It was a time when so much was changing
socially, politically, economically, and in personal relationships. And just like today people were trying to
adapt to all those changes and decide what to keep and what to let go of in
terms of traditions and values and beliefs.
My latest project is a little different. It involves were creatures and perhaps some
unexpected magic. It wasn’t what I
expected to write but some stories grab you by the throat and don’t let go—they
demand to be written! This was one of
those stories. More as it develops.
Black Cat of the Family won the Paranormal Category
of the PASIC contest. I’ve created a
blog for the hero, Deverell Tregaron.
He’s a werecat and he rather insisted on a forum where he could talk
about some of the things that didn’t get included in Black Cat of the
Family. Naturally he called it Werecat Conversations.
So....welcome to my website. You will find information on my published
books and my speaking engagements, links to websites useful to writers, tips
for writers and for public speaking, and some of my personal thoughts as
well. -----April Kihlstrom
Upcoming Events:
I now offer online writing
workshops. Online classes are
conducted via email only, no real-time or live chats. To receive notice of these workshops please
subscribe to my email loop here. This
will be a notification only loop so you will only receive email when I want to
let you know about an upcoming class. (Note: We’re all human, right? Thanks to not enough coffee one Sunday
morning and too much haste, I inadvertently made the original loop a closed loop
so I've created a second class loop. The same information will go to both and
this is the one that still lets new people join...)
Click to join aprilkihlstromwritingclasses2
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For further
information on in person workshops, classes, and individual coaching by phone,
contact me by email at April or April Kihlstrom 2
WHO AM I?
AUTHOR: I have thirty-one
published books. See Publishing History
COACH: I specialize in life
coaching for published authors and evaluations of manuscripts for unpublished
authors. I also coach public speaking
for everyone. For more information,
please follow this link: Reach for the Sky
and Soar with Your Dreams!
WORKSHOP LEADER: I now offer
workshops in Pflugerville, Tx. Some of
these workshops are geared toward adults and others to students age 10 to
14. For more information, please follow
this link: Workshops
Note:
I’ve just started a blog and it can be read at: Writing
and Life
* I can be reached via email at either: April Kihlstrom or at April Kihlstrom 2. Note:
I give two email addresses because I know that email is not always
reliable. If you email me and do not get
a reply, please try the alternative email address—PLEASE do NOT assume that I
am ignoring you!
Some thoughts on
September 11
For personal information about me
please go to April Kihlstrom--Personal
For Book In A Week tips go to Book In A Week
For research links go to research
links
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