Kimberly Brock | Writers In The Storm

Everything I Need To Know About Writing, I Learned at Dairy Queen

Guest Blogger — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 12:02:11 +0000

Kimberly Brock There was this time when I was in college and working at a local outlet mall around the holidays so everything in my memory is a blur of gift wrap, cinnamon scented candles and rude people. But there was a Dairy Queen at the entrance to the mall and so almost daily, I […]

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Calling up your Story Spirits

Guest Blogger — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 11:00:54 +0000

Kimberly Brock I think I have ghosts. This is what I said to a friend this week after I had to get up and leave my desk and take a walk to clear my head. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good ghost story! And to be honest, I like a cool shiver up […]

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The Blank Page Blues

Guest Blogger — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 11:01:09 +0000

Kimberly Brock There’s that moment when you open a new document and it’s just so blank. I hate a blank page. It turns me into Jack Nicholson in The Shining. People have different opinions, and there’s always that writer friend who just loves to start a new story. They make noises about it, sniff the […]

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When the Stories Have All Stopped

Guest Blogger — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 12:00:16 +0000

Kimberly Brock What in hell do I blog about today, when the world is turning itself inside out every two seconds over one drama or another? What in hell do I write as a fiction author that could matter to a reader when reality is body slamming her, night and day? We all want to […]

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Where the stories come from

Guest Blogger — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 12:01:07 +0000

Kimberly Brock Lightning Collectors There are these questions I get a lot as a writer. “What do you write?” “Do you actually make any money at this?” “How do you have the time?” Blah. I don’t mind answering any of these questions, but honestly, they bore me. They’re so obvious. So unoriginal. These questions are […]

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Why I Embrace My Inner Weirdos

Guest Blogger — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 11:00:23 +0000

And You Shouldn’t Even Bother Me with Your Stable Characters by Kimberly Brock Lately, I’ve been watching a lot of Netflix with my husband – particularly British crime shows. Well, actually, anything British. I don’t know why. But this blog is not about that. What it is about is the fact that I am always, […]

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How to Learn to Love Your Thighs and Get Some Real Writing Done

Guest Blogger — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 11:00:29 +0000

Why a writing retreat will change your life By Kimberly Brock So, life. Every time I start to get stupid and think I’m going to just do this writing of a novel thing in one long, smooth line, there’s life. It keeps happening to me. This is a fine example of magical thinking on my […]

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Transformation by Cheetos: A Writer’s Journey to Inner Peace on Summer Vacation

Guest Blogger — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 11:00:20 +0000

Kimberly Brock It’s summer. I’m a parent. I’m a writer. This is a combination that results in noise and anxiety and lots of heat and bad hair and snacking in my house. Notice, I did not say it results in progress. Progress screeches to a halt, in summer at my house. Progress sleeps late and […]

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The Yearning: Lessons from Gone with the Wind

Guest Blogger — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 11:01:56 +0000

Kimberly Brock Before we get to the point, first you have to really understand where my love affair with Gone with the Wind began. It’s going to be hard for you to really grasp this if you can’t recall a day in your life before the VCR. My childhood years were measured by the yearly […]

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The Story I Thought I Would Write When I Knew Everything

Guest Blogger — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 12:00:44 +0000

Why you should never despair over the novel that got away by Kimberly Brock I’m a slow reader. I take my time with the language and I have to process the imagery and characterizations, the settings and the metaphor. I savor words. I wonder at settings. And so, it shouldn’t surprise anyone to know the […]

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