Research for Authors (the Gen X librarian edition)
(Swear warning, as I have opinions.) Do you have a library degree? If so, go ahead and skip this post. I give you permission! For everyone else: here is how NOT to research your novel (in no particular order): Ask ChatGPT. Don’t do it. Wikipedia. Look, anyone...
Come see me read!
Are you going to the Seattle WorldCon? I am! Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading ReadingsRoom 347-348, Wed. 7:30–9 p.m. Join Broad Universe for a fun, fast-paced group reading to showcase the work of women and nonbinary authors who will read a short snippet from a...
I am a winner!
Immortal Gifts is a Literary Titan Gold Book Award Winner!
The Dreyfus Affair
From the “I researched and then cut it” files… John and Eliza were unrecognizable as the street urchins we’d taken in. They were clean, healthy, dressed in the finest clothes money could buy, and we had a governess for them. John was eight and Eliza...Squee!!!
I’m one of Barnes and Nobles 10 Favorite Indie eBooks of 2025! Immortal Gifts is a gripping vampire tale that blends history, suspense, and romance. Katherine Villyard delivers a powerful story of survival, identity, and the price of being...
“Jewish Oaths”
There’s a thing that authors do when they’ve done a lot of research that I’ve heard referred to as “I paid my dues and now it’s your turn to suffer.” 😉 You’ll (maybe) be pleased to hear that I toned down/removed the passage...
Louis Lewandowski, Felix Mendelssohn, and Immortal Gifts
Or, Not the Football Player. 😉 One of the things I do for fun when I’m not working, writing, spoiling cats, or playing the Sims is… singing in Jewish choirs. Kind of a niche hobby, I suppose. But as such, that means I’m pretty familiar with Louis...
Panel Discussion WITH ME
Check out this awesome panel discussion with Elisa Hansen, EH Drake (moderator), Aisling Wilder, Josephine Napiore, Andrew M Boylan, and...
Immortal Gifts – The Sims 4 save file
Do you play the Sims 4? I’ve heard it called “a casual game,” but I’ve never met a Sims 4 player with a “casual” relationship to the game. It’s so addictive! Because it’s my thing, I’ve created an Immortal Gifts...Subscribe
