Amelie d’Argelonne…the Prissy one.

Amelie d’Argelonne wanted to get married, but refused every woman presented. Sérisse and Athénaïs even said she could choose her own match. None would do. Now they were in the matchmaker’s parlor again. For the eighteenth fking time. “You do not have to get married,” Sérisse said abruptly. “It is not a requirement.” “Maman, IContinue reading “Amelie d’Argelonne…the Prissy one.”

Kat, your story idea is stupid, you act like a child, you need to grow up, and stop being weird.

Literal comment from someone who used to be a fixture in my life. Key phrase: Used. To. Be. I’ve spent too much of my life listening to what other people have to say. It was something that was ingrained in me during adolescence. “Don’t do (insert whatever the fking social faux pas of the dayContinue reading “Kat, your story idea is stupid, you act like a child, you need to grow up, and stop being weird.”

I’m going to see Fortune Feimster and a tank of stingrays in September – obviously not at the same time…

Unless I adopt a stingray and take it to the show with me. Which clearly would be a terrible decision on so many fking levels. You Guise….I am so EXCITED to go see Fortune’s show. I don’t even know how to describe this properly other than to say that not only is she Southern, intelligent,Continue reading “I’m going to see Fortune Feimster and a tank of stingrays in September – obviously not at the same time…”

My obsession with rococo and all things related to it came from a 1980’s Madame Tussaud’s souvenir book.

That Chamber of Horrors, tho. Oof. Okay, so…in the eighties, my parents went to Europe a few times. I always stayed with Billie, the little old lady who raised me. Squirrel note: my parents were older when they had me (born in 1938 and 1944), and they were gone a lot, so Billie (born inContinue reading “My obsession with rococo and all things related to it came from a 1980’s Madame Tussaud’s souvenir book.”

I’m not trying to be famous…I just want to stop being afraid to put my stuff out there, Fam. Also, I’m not a germaphobe or a neurotic clean freak…I just have hangups about certain things…

I’ve been writing this story for a long time and haven’t published it for a number of reasons – life changes, emotional roadblocks, perfectionism, and mostly because of fear. Fear. I’ve been afraid of my work getting poached or stolen (it’s now officially copyrighted so I can rest easy there), worried it would offend someone,Continue reading “I’m not trying to be famous…I just want to stop being afraid to put my stuff out there, Fam. Also, I’m not a germaphobe or a neurotic clean freak…I just have hangups about certain things…”

Many of my characters are based on different aspects of my personality. Shocker, right?

I’m a weird, odd, random person. In every single way. People tend to find it funny, cute, charming, whatever you want to say in the beginning and then slowly but surely they realize – “Oh shit. She’s ACTUALLY LIKE THAT. It isn’t an act.” That’s usually when stuff changes, people dip, find excuses not toContinue reading “Many of my characters are based on different aspects of my personality. Shocker, right?”