Happy Thanksgiving!

It's Thanksgiving! Does anyone else think it's absolutely crazy that it's already Thanksgiving time? This year is almost over. Next thing you know, it'll be Christmas. I sometimes think it's still 2012, but it's almost 2014?!? What?

Though we should be doing this all year around, today is the day where we think about what we're thankful about. I decided to make a blog post about that, because I'm much better with words than I am at saying stuff out loud.

To my mom: Though you threaten to create a blog to tell the world how crazy I really am (I think they already know), I really appreciate all you do for me. You've always been my biggest supporter. You accept my weirdness and only roll your eyes at my incessant fandom references and puns, and for that I'll always be grateful. You made me into the person I am today and I can't image what I would do with you. Also, you birthed me, and that's pretty cool. I literally wouldn't be here if it weren't for you. Thanks!

To rest of my family: I guess I'm thankful for you too. Haha Love you :)

To Elizabeth and Krista: You girls are silly, and I'm thankful for it.

Elizabeth: I've known you for...seven? eight years now? I'm not good with numbers, but I know that it's been a long time. We became friends because our bus driver assigned us to the same seat. IF SHE DIDN'T DO THAT...

You're not just a friend. You're part of my family. In fact, my family considers you family. It's pretty legit. Thank you for being my best friend. Also, I really appreciate that you're a nerd too, because most people don't understand my references and I'm usually like "Elizabeth would have appreciate that." Can't wait for Catafornia :)

Krista: You haven't killed me in my sleep. I'd say that deserves a giant thank you. I met you when searching for a roommate online before college. You put up with me talking to myself and my fictional characters. You just ignore most of my weirdness and strange quirks. In that time, we sort of became a package deal. Thank you for sticking with me. :)

To my readers: YOU ARE THE BEST.

Seriously, thank you so much for taking a chance on me. You picked up a book from a writer, a teenaged writer, and read it. Many of you even finished it! Some even read the sequels!

Mind. Blown.

Thank you for telling others about my books. Thank you for all your questions, comments, emails, etc. It makes me so giddy when I get questions about my books, because it lets me know that you all want to know more about the characters and the world that I created. They are as real to you as they are to me. It's incredible. Thank you for everything. I feel like this post is getting very repetitive with all the thank yous, but I don't know what else to say beside that.

You all have changed my life in so many unbelievable ways. If I wasn't writing, I'd be a simple teenage girl just chilling in college...probably vegging out while watching TV. Now, I get to write while vegging out in front of a TV. Unbelievable. I'm kidding about that (not really though. I do do that), but you've all surprised me in so many ways. I can't even think of an example--that's how confused and amazed I am at you all.

I don't know what I ever did to deserve it, but I really appreciate the support. If you all knew how many times you've made me cry, you probably wouldn't be as supportive of me as you are. You guys make me cry happy tears all the time! I can't believe that this is my life now. It's stressful and crazy, but I can't imagine doing anything else. I hope that I can continue to create works that you all can enjoy and are worthy of your support.

Just a little tip, if you've been a supporter of me from the beginning, you should read the acknowledgements section at the beginning of Reaching Retribution. :)

Happy Thanksgiving. If you don't celebrate Thanksgiving, Happy Thursday!

I hope you all have a fantastic day, and stay safe if you're going shopping tonight! It gets crazy out there!

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RR Tuesday Teaser!

I'm posting a quick post today. I have to start packing! Once I finish my classes today, I'll be done for the week. This break, I'm GOING to finish Reaching Retribution edits. I was supposed to have the book finished yesterday, but things have gotten in the way. I promise I'm not going to push the date back though. Don't worry!

Here is the small teaser for this week:

This is unedited and subject to change before publication.

With renewed vigor and my invisibility, I push through everyone. I wipe the bloodied sword onto my black pants and push it back into the sheath. I don’t want to kill any more people tonight. Too much blood has already been shed. Too many lives have already been lost.

Thoughts? Comments? Concerns? Have I already posted this one already? It seems a little familiar, but I can't remember which ones I've already posted.

I realize the teaser is very short, but we're close to the publication date and I don't want to give away too much too soon! 

Per my usual fashion, here is a random gif that has absolutely nothing to do with this post:

Anyone else watch Supernatural? New episode tonight :)

I hope you all have a great day!

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Clearing up some confusion!

Hello! My name is Kaitlyn and I'm here to clear up some confusion.

First off, I'm sorry that I didn't post a teaser for this week! I haven't had time to get one together. I'm entering that "throw in all remaining tests, quizzes, and projects before finals week" period at the end of the semester. In fact, I'm writing this post quickly before I head to the library on campus to work on a project.

This pretty much sums up the end of a college semester.

It's been hard finding time to edit, so I apologize for the lack of teasers this week. Hopefully, I'll be able to get a RR teaser up next week! Right now, I have to keep up on my school work, but my goal is to finish my last round edits this weekend.

Time for the confusion clearing:

Reaching Retribution is the conclusion novel to the Prophesized Series. I was always intending for this series to have four novels and four novels only. If you want to, you can stop reading there. The book has an official ending. No cliffhangers. There is a THE END on the last page. I made sure to tie everything together.

When I started writing the bonus POVs, I started to learn more about my other characters and I wanted them to have an official ending too. Because of that, I'm writing their stories and putting them into one book. The fifth book that I've been talking about is not a continuation of the series. It just wraps everything up into a nice little bow. I've already written two POVs for this book and IT'S ADORABLE. I love it.

If you don't want to continue reading after Reaching Retribution, you don't have to. If you don't want to know more about the characters after the events of RR, you don't have to read it. If you'd rather imagine what happens to all of the mages, do that. I won't be hurt :) These stories will just be a fun, cute read.

Here's my upcoming publishing goals:

December 7th: Reaching Retribution

Spring of 2014: Mature YA Contemporary Novel--The prologue to this book is at the end of Reaching Retribution.

Summer of 2014: Fifth Book (The short stories)

Random Tom Hiddleston gif...because I can. You are welcome.

That's all the information I wanted to share. Hopefully that clears up some confusion regarding my upcoming novels. I hope you all have a fantastic rest of the week and weekend. :)

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RR Countdown and Small Teaser!

If you follow me on any of my social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram) you know that I've been doing this graphic countdown for the release of Reaching Retribution. I hit writers block in my NaNoWriMo novel (don't worry, I broke through that block!), so I decided to doodle. Doodling helps me think. While doodling, I got the idea to create a photo countdown for RR. I post pictures every three days. The quality of the pictures aren't that great, but here's the ones that I've posted already:

It absolutely terrifies me that there's less than a month until the release of RR. LESS THAN A MONTH. Where did the time go?!?!? Is anyone else having trouble breathing? Anyone? *looks around* Just me? Okay then...

Anyway, I just realized that I missed Teaser Tuesday this week. I completely spaced on Tuesday. I need Christmas break right now. My brain could use a little time off. Haha Here is a small teaser from RR:

This is unedited and subject to change before publication.

Also, I've had a few people ask me about more bonus POVs. I was originally planning on writing another one before the release of Reaching Retribution, but this month has been pretty crazy, and I don't have time to write another POV and edit. I might do a few more POVs after the release, but I can't do any more beforehand. I apologize to anyone that was expecting another one.

I am going to write the fifth book concluding everyone's storylines after the release of RR. That book will be written from different POVs, so hopefully it will be worth it for those who like the extra POVs I've written thus far. That book probably won't get published until Summer of 2014 though.

I think that's all I wanted to share for now. I hope you all have a good week and weekend! :)

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Teaser Tuesday...on Monday!

Hello, all! I hope you had a fantastic weekend. I was writing the entire weekend because this week is going to be a little busy for me, so I wanted to knock out a lot of my NaNoWriMo Novel. Right now, I'm about two weeks ahead of schedule, so I'd say it was a successful writing weekend. 

Tomorrow, I have a Genetics test and I know that I'll probably forget to post the Reaching Retribution teaser afterward as I've done the past two weeks. I decided to just do it now :) So here is your Teaser Tuesday on a Monday:

This is unedited and subject to change before publication.

      I open my mouth to scream again, but nothing comes out. I don’t see how this could be any worse. The pressure inside me keeps building up. A loud buzzing fills the room as if a thousand bees just swarmed the area. I can’t control anything anymore. I can’t do it. Please make it stop.

      Everything continues to build up. Though my eyes are closed, it’s not just darkness I see. A bright ball of white light in the distance starts flying toward me, and I can do nothing but watch.

The light overwhelms me until all I see is white…the soothing white light. The pain stops. The anger stops. Everything stops until all I’m left with is serenity. I’m alone with my own thoughts and emotions.

      For the first time in a few days, I’m at peace.

Thoughts? What's going on there? ;)

Anyone else ready for Catching Fire?!? I am.

That's all I have for now! I hope you all have a great day and week! Good luck to any other NaNoWriMos! *sends encouragement* :)

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