Category: Lazy Sunday News
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Making friends with my inner critic
The following is an excerpt from Kerry Crisley’s 6/20 guest blog post for Westveil Publishing. I’ve always wanted to write a novel. During college, as I churned my way through literature essay after literature essay en route to an English degree, I kept thinking someday I want to write a novel. But the story didn’t come. […]
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Summer of Georgie virtual book tour: Just Bookish Things
Summer of Georgie author Kerry Crisley dishes with Just Bookish Things about writing, realizing when a story is “the one,” and the inspiration behind her debut novel. Read the interview.
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Summer of Georgie…the playlist!
Head over to Andi’s Book Reviews to read a review of Summer of Georgie, then check out Kerry Crisley’s guest post on building a playlist for her debut novel. While you’re there, enter for your chance to win a $50 gift card from Amazon or Barnes and Noble!
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Virtual Book Tour for Summer of Georgie!
Summer’s here! It’s time to start loading your beach totes and airplane carry-ons with the breezy beach reads you’ll be taking to on vacation. All summer long, author Kerry Crisley will be chatting with book bloggers on a variety of topics. View the full tour. Today, Kerry visits with Lisa Haselton to discuss inspiration, finding […]
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Book Review: Summer of Georgie
WBZ Book Club calls Summer of Georgie “Funny, flip, sassy, and definitely relatable…a fun book for summer!” Listen to the review.
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Sneak Peek Saturday: Summer of Georgie, installment #3
Read Summer of Georgie one scene at a time! Can’t wait till next week? Buy your copy on Amazon. Dan is upstairs in the home office when I get back. The room is small, painted a pale salmon color with a muted gray striped rug covering most of the hardwood floor. On the walls hang […]
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Mixology Friday, episode 2: The Divine Greentini
Kerry Crisley writes and (responsibly) drinks her way through Cocktails for Book Lovers. Author’s note: all alcohol was consumed at a time when it was five o’clock somewhere. Because standards. Isn’t it pretty? The Divine Greentini was inspired by Diana Athill, author of Somewhere Towards the End and editor to literary legends Margaret Atwood and […]
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Mixology Friday, Episode 1: Gin Rickey
Author’s note: all alcohol was consumed at a time when it was five o’clock somewhere. Because standards. It’s been staring at me for years from my bookshelf. Cocktails for Book Lovers, by Tessa Smith McGovern. Now, with my own book out – that features a bar! – I think it’s time to give this delightfully […]
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Two Christmas reads, 20 years apart
I love my holiday traditions. There’s Christmasification Day, the day when I lug all the Christmas decorations from the attic, take down all my year-round home decor and replace it with its holiday-themed counterpart. It always takes hours. It’s always exhausting, and it’s always worth the effort. There’s the annual December binge of holiday movies […]
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My DIY Writer’s Retreat
Yesterday, I came home from two days away at a writer’s retreat. I use the singular form of writer’s as there was just one of us there. Me. It was a do-it-yourself retreat. I planned it for two reasons. First, I was stuck with my second book. I had a general idea, and I had […]
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