Author: kblaugheed

The long-awaited sequel to The Spirit Keeper will be released nationally (and, hopefully, internationally) on January 7, 2019.  However, a limited number of copies of The Gift of the Seer are already available for eager-beavers like you who were smart enough to check my website.  Aren’t you proud of yourself for being so clever? Follow the…

It’s happening! I have decided this has gone on long enough, so rather than continue to mess around with other stuff, I have begun the process of publishing Part 2 of The Spirit Keeper!  The final manuscript is being edited even as I write these words! Therefore, if all goes as planned, The Gift of…

A potential publisher for The Gift of the Seer called me recently to say they do not publish historical fantasy like The Spirit Keeper.  I tried explaining that TSK is fiction, not fantasy, but I was assured the “supernatural” elements in TSK push it into the realm of fantasy. Obviously this person has not read my…

One of the biggest differences I noticed between my Midwestern world and the Pacific Northwest was bugs. At this time of year, my world is filled with little critters. Bugs are continuously biting me, stinging me, flying into my face, eating my plants, invading my home, circling me, whizzing by me, fascinating me, keeping me…

I continue to get hopeful emails from dedicated fans who are eager to hear good news about a publication date for Part 2 of The Spirit Keeper.  I’m sorry to report I have no news about that, but I really, really, really appreciate your supportive emails.  Without them, I might just give up. The only news I have right…

Thanks to the extreme weather, garden season has started early this year.  That means it’s time for me to pull out my weapons of mass destruction and pump myself up to start my annual killing spree. I’m going to be planting peas, which most people might see as a positive thing.  Thoreau, for example, said…

I grew up steeped in the lore of the Natives of the Midwest and I knew little about the Pacific Northwest before I began thinking about The Spirit Keeper. But before I even put pen to paper, Syawa was pulling me in that direction, and the more I learned about that place and those people, the lower my…

I recently received an email from a reader who was dying to know what tribe Syawa and Hector were from.  Because I thought other readers might be wondering the same thing, I thought I’d share my answer here. I was deliberately vague about their tribal affiliation for three main reasons: 1. Katie could not possibly know…