JK Burke

Blerg

Boy oh boy have I been busy. Day Job requires a lot more time than I expected but I enjoy it so it’s okay I guess. What I’ve been up to – well, I’ve finished a side project I was working on. That has been submitted and approve, so that is exciting! Now that thatContinue reading “Blerg”

Hard at Work

Just not exactly the right kind. You might be able to tell by the scarcity of my posts that I’m busy. All the time. While I really enjoy the challenge and reward from my new position, I mourn the time I have given up. Lost time at home with the kids, lost time running withContinue reading “Hard at Work”

Inspiration

I live in the most beautiful pace ever.

Black is the Colour…

I LOVE music. Love it. It inspires me, it helps evoke emotions and the right song can help me get into the head of a character. I always create music playlists for whatever I’m writing and that playlist is what I listen to when I write. If I don’t listen to music when I writeContinue reading “Black is the Colour…”

Friendsanity! Friendship Friday

Studies consistently report that people with perceived supportive social networks are happier people. Since I was 14, my BFF was one of the most important people in my life. Friendship has always been super important to me and I think I have established a great network of really great friends. Friends who know what friendshipContinue reading “Friendsanity! Friendship Friday”

Surprises: Wordless Wednesday

Importance of Goodbye

Last week was my first week of work and I have to say I was a bit worried. Not that I couldn’t do the job but that I couldn’t do the job while being a mom and essentially being a single mom. By Thursday morning I wondered to my husband if I had done theContinue reading “Importance of Goodbye”

How I Started Writing: Blog Hop Addendum

It seems I forgot to tag someone in my blog hop on Monday. So I decided to ask/answer one more question about writing. How did you get started writing? Interesting question. My start began when I was in Intermediate school (4-6th grade) and I wrote a very short love story based on other kids fromContinue reading “How I Started Writing: Blog Hop Addendum”

Wordless Wednesday: Ban Bossy

#My Writing Process Blog Hop

The great Katey at Katey Writes was kind enough to ask me to participate in a blog hop with her about #mywritingprocess as a way to connect writers to each other. Visit her blog here to learn about raising young readers, writing and parenting in general. 1) What am I working on? Gosh, what amContinue reading “#My Writing Process Blog Hop”