Kristina Kelly – Writer, Photographer, Dreamer, Creator
Welcome! I am Kristina Walls Kelly – author, photographer, dreamer, and creator. My first SFF novel will be released through Hansen House Publishing May 2023. I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Florida Southern College where I also minored in Music and had an emphasis in Computer Science. I graduated Cum Laude, was added to Who’s Who Read More ...
Currently, my main focus is the Etherea Cycle (a collaboration with my friend and co-author Jonathan) and you can get updates on the science fantasy series at www.jonathanandkristina.com. Here are the other writing endeavors I am currently working on. Paused but will be touched again when I am not working on other projects. Projects: First Draft Paused Paused *Copyright Kristina Read More ...
View my gallery categories: Animals, Waterscapes, Landscapes, Flowers, Nature, and Portraits
Click here to access my blog posts. Filled with news and other randomness, various updates, ramblings, and an occasional short story or poem. Read about my latest writing progress, vacation adventures, or cooking mishaps. Updated semi-frequently. Most recent:
Science Fiction and Fantasy novel, Book 1 of the Etherea Cycle
I am thrilled to announce that once again I received an Honorable Mention from the Writers of the Future contest! (See this post and why I think it’s a BIG small win.) This time, I entered a story that could be summarized as Joan of Arc in space. I loved writing it. This story was significant to me because I worked with Read More …
I received my certificate for Honorable Mention in the mail recently. This was for my short story “What the Stone Gives” I entered into the Writers of the Future contest. According to the judges, that means it held their interest enough to read the entire story; a compliment! I wondered if the honorable mention was a participation award, but I researched and Read More …
We all love memes, right? Here are some of my favorite writing memes . My favorite editing is getting to add little details and new scenes. But the rest is an unpleasant mix of fixing word choices, phrasing, pacing, punctuation issues, and missing dialog tags. My eyes cross by the end. This next one is maybe not technically a meme. Read More …
As you may know, I recently became a mom. My little baby is now about a year and a half old. Time flies! As I write for people like me, I’m betting some of our readers are working parents, too. How does one find the time to write when they have a non-writing day job and a toddler? Between the Read More …