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About Katje

Katje is a writer and an actor living in British Columbia, Canada. She blogs a lot and writes awesome stories that you should totally read.

Writer Wednesday: Hot fresh novel, available on Kindle now!

Posted on February 8, 2012

As I mentioned briefly on Saturday, Bellica is now available for the Kindle. I ended up pricing it at $7.99, which is a bit lower than the $9.99 I had originally planned on, but still an accurate representation of the … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Rape Culture in Fantasy Settings

Posted on February 6, 2012

[TRIGGER WARNING: discussion of rape and sexual assault] It’s a Thing. It really is. We’d like to think that the worlds we think up are oh-so-evolved, but the truth is that many of the worlds we think up have a … Continue reading →

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SFFSat, Feb 4th: a snippet from Bellica

Posted on February 3, 2012

In this snippet, Bellica Anala is attempting a daring escape from an enemy nation where she has been held captive in a drugged state. This is from my recently released novel Bellica, now available on Kindle.   Through some stroke … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: On celebrity and doing good deeds

Posted on January 30, 2012

Short update before the post: I’ve been AWOL from this site because of a spinal injury. Read about my bulged discs in these three posts at Gossip Diet. ~~~~ A lot of celebrities tend to choose particular issues to ‘crusade’ … Continue reading →

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13 reasons this book made me homicidal: a review of Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Posted on January 19, 2012

I picked up Thirteen Reasons Why recently because it was on my list of “to read” and it had received much critical acclaim. Also it was one of two books I’d brought with me while traveling (not including the two … Continue reading →

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Writer Wednesday: Musings on First Person POV

Posted on January 11, 2012

I just finished The Hunger Games Trilogy. I’d read The Hunger Games a few months back, and between Sunday and Tuesday I read Catching Fire and Mockingjay (thanks to mom’s Kindle, which I will blog about later). I really enjoyed … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Rape Culture and Fatphobia

Posted on January 9, 2012

[TRIGGER WARNING: RAPE, FATPHOBIA] “Fat girls should be happy for any attention.” “Oh, come on, she’s too fat to be raped!” How many times have you heard or seen the above sentiments, or ones similar to them? How many times … Continue reading →

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Friday Five

Posted on January 6, 2012

Five random things I need to mention: Bellica‘s distribution is going to be wider than I thought. Not only am I doing a Kindle ebook for 9.99, but I am also going to be using CreateSpace to make a paperback … Continue reading →

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Writer Wednesday: Why I do it

Posted on January 4, 2012

I get asked sometimes why I write. Or how I choose what stories to tell. The answer is a simple one but it doesn’t seem to be easily graspable by most. I do it because I can’t not do it. … Continue reading →

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2012 Writing Goals

Posted on January 3, 2012

I completed some of my 2011 Writing Goals, but not all of them. That’s okay. I’m not going to beat myself up about it. I’m just going to do better this year. Finish Dead Transgressions. Finish The Jade Star of … Continue reading →

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