Kathryn Lively, long-time keeper of the St. Blog’s Parish Web Ring, isn’t feeling so lively these days.
“I’d given too much thought to starting over again with my writing, and maybe this is the sign for me to do something. My books don’t sell, and every missive to a Catholic organization asking for help has gone unanswered. Well, if you don’t want to read it, why should I write it? Maybe it’s time to consider secular fiction – cuss words and such. Pre-marital relations, blood and guts. Enough people do well by it, and I know I have the ability to do just as well.
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I encourage my readers to leave her encouraging comments or, better yet, buy her books. 🙂
[…] Ales Rarus has a post about a fed-up writer. As a blogger who aspires to writing books, I’ve seen books as an escape from the frustrations of blogging. Well, that’s one balloon punctured. Personally, I look forward to her writing secular things. As a Protestant (emphasis on the Protest), her books currently don’t interest me. But if she doesn’t get didactic and beat people over the head with her faith and instead allows her Christianity to infuse her stories, I’d probably be a fan of her works. With Fr. Greely gone, someone needs to take his place. […]