Guys, I am so excited to be able to say that we hit $500 in pledges on the Holidays at the Toy Store pre-order campaign! This pre-order period has been rough. I've been fighting getting sick again (I was diagnosed previously with copd), running the oldest around everywhere, and working. On top of that, the campaign itself is just moving slow. I've had my ups and downs with it, but I've never given up hope that we'll make it. Today, that hope has been rewarded!

It's up! Eric did a smashing job and finished 95% of the graphics. The others will be done soon and inserted, but that was enough to get it up and running. It will launch on January 31st, but if you want to be notified when it happens, I'm going to share a link with all of you. You just click that and then click notify and you'll get an email when I hit the go live button!I can't wait for all of you to see this book! I'm super excited about it. Remember, if you want to be notified, just click the title of the book here: Holidays at the Toy Store

Can you believe that it's already November 15th? This year has flown by and for some of us, it's going to be good to see 2024. Before we get there though, we have the holidays! Personally, I love them. I already have my tree up and decorated. It's really early for us this year, but the oldest seemed to want to get it up and who was I to argue with some Christmas cheer?

Kickstarter is this really cool platform where you can pre-order my book, along with other goodies, and get it up to six months before it will be available on Amazon. The goodies may be available at shows, but are of a limited quantity and won't be available places like Amazon. You pledge the amount that you want and no money is charged to your card until the end of the campaign and only if enough money is raised. In this case, I'm looking to raise at least $1000. That money goes to pay for the printing of the books and to pay the amazing artists that I work with. 

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We've been working hard and have already hit $271 out of our $1000 goal! I'm so excited. Every time that number goes up, I swear I light up and do a happy dance. To celebrate, I want to share another piece of art from the book! This is the goat. He has some learning to do and I can't wait to share his story with all of you!

So much has happened and I've been slack in updating everyone! For this book, I brought on a new artist. Her name is Maxx and she's fabulous. Let me show off a couple of her pieces:
Aren't they smashing? I love the little fish in that second kitty's mouth. She takes the time to really add personality to each drawing. I can't wait for all of you to see the rest of the pictures that she's done. She's also doing keychains and little figurines for the Kickstarter.

Money can be tight with the holidays, let me help you make your publishing dreams come true with my Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber Monday special! Anyone who hires me to work on their manuscript and puts down a 50% deposit from November 23rd - December 1st will receive 15% off their total project cost. This is for not only new clients, but current clients as well.

If you'd like to take advantage of this special, please reach out to me either via Facebook (Katrina Roets) or via email (Katrina@KatScratchPress.com).

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It's time! I finally get to reveal to all of you our release date for Tales from the Toy Store! After working on this book for so long, everything is suddenly coming together. Eric did an amazing job on not only the interior art, but also the cover for the book. I couldn't have asked for anything better. I've done my first live reading with A Tiger's Tale....and now....the release date!


On July 14th, 2020, this book of children's stories will be available on Amazon! The book will be available in both paperback and ebook formats. I cannot wait to share this book with you.





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Tomorrow, on Facebook, I'll be doing a live reading of one of the stories from my brand new book! If you'd like to tune in, just click on my profile on Facebook at 7 pm Eastern and you should find it. I'm so excited to be sharing more of this book with all of you and I really hope that you can join me!






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Squeal! It's here! I can finally reveal to you the cover of my newest (and first solo) book! It was done by Eric Cockrell and I am totally in love with it. Somehow we managed to have the exact same image in our head and I think, with his skill, it came out perfectly!



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 Money can be tight with the holidays, let me help you make your publishing dreams come true with my Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber Monday special! Anyone who hires me to work on their manuscript and puts down a 50% deposit from November 25th - December 2nd will receive 15% off their total project cost. This is for not only new clients, but current clients as well.

If you'd like to take advantage of this special, please reach out to me either via Facebook (Katrina Roets) or via email (close2midnight@gmail.com).


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This just in...Due to my car having fits, I am running a limited time sale for new and current clients! How does it work? Super simple!

• Contact me today about your project (current or future).
• Put down a deposit to hold your space in my queue. 
• Get 10% off this project!
• When you're ready, we'll work together to make your project the best it can be!

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I've been sitting on this for a little while now because I really wanted to share it with someone in person. Now that I've done that and have his blessing and encouragement, I'm super excited to be able to share the news with you!

Some of you may have heard rumors that I'll be splitting away from Alt World Studios. This is true, but I want to assure you it's not for any bad reason. It's because Nick is kicking me out of the nest for my own good. He's been my number one supporter for years and a lot of the steps that I've made are because he's challenged me to do them. This one included.

So, once The Tether: Nevermore is completed and out into the world (soon, I swear!), I will be publishing under Kat Scratch Press, my very own brand! I'm crazy excited and crazy nervous, but I think I'm ready. For my editing clients, if I can ever figure out how to change the company name on my PayPal account, you'll start seeing Kat Scratch Press right away instead of Geek-o-Rama.

What is Kat Scratch Press? Well, I guess I've already covered it. Outside of The Tether Saga and some possible side projects, it is the name that I will be publishing all of my future books under and it is also the name that I will be doing all editing under from now on.

I know that I already said it, but I am super excited about this. This is the next step in the evolution of me and it feels like a really big one. For what feels like forever, I didn't feel as if I could ever accomplish anything and here I am, ready to start this journey as a self-publisher. I want to thank all of you for sticking with me! I'd also like to thank Russell Nohelty for helping me come up with a name, Eric Cockrell for designing my logos, and Nick Davis for knowing what it is that I need usually far earlier than I know, but never pushing me faster than I can handle. It's really good to have someone in my world who cares enough to challenge me. He told me that I could write before anyone else and he continues to tell me whenever I need to hear it.
Before I sign off, I do have to show you one more thing....the logo that you'll be seeing on my books! Squeal!




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I'm so excited! Today is the official release day for Sarah's Journal! Sarah's Journal picks up where None Good ends and continues throughout most of Except One. Now everyone can read about how Sarah is handling all of the crazy that keeps happening to her and learn more about what happens to her and to her friends.

I wrote this during NaNo 2017 while I was also doing the final work on Except One and I have to confess that I love how it came out. Sometimes you start to write something and everything just seems to connect. That's how "the journal" was for me. Then, I handed it over to Nick and he created this amazing cover. I had no idea what I wanted and somehow, he created something beyond my imagination that's just perfect for this book.

As if having a new book with a stunning cover out isn't enough, this is also my first solo piece in The Tether Saga. That's my name, all by itself, on that cover and every time I see it, I grin ear to ear.

I want to thank all of you for sharing this exciting moment with me and if you're interested in picking this up, it is an Amazon exclusive but have no fear, I have the links for you!

Paperback: http://amzn.to/2GXkSln
Kindle: http://amzn.to/2t6F2aD

I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it. If you do, please leave a review. Reviews help others know just how awesome things are. ;)






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Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! I'm super excited to be able to say that from today until February 28th, anyone who purchased or received both The Tether: None Good and Except One can receive a free pdf copy of Sarah's Journal before it goes live on Amazon!

To receive your copy, email proof that you own the books(you holding the books or your kindle showing both books, amazon order history, etc) to close2midnight@gmail.com and we'll send you the pdf! Easy peasy, right?

Don't own the books yet? Don't panic! That's why we're doing this until the end of the month. I wanted to give you all a gift in honor not only today and the fact that I love and appreciate every single person who reads one of my books/stories but also the fact that February 21st is the one year anniversary of our re-release of None Good. It was my first ever novel to work on as a writer and it means so much to me that so many of you supported me!

If you have any questions, drop me a line and I'll be happy to answer them!






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Can anyone tell me who the man to the left is? Anyone? I know some of you can because some of you know him! That, my friends, is my best friend in the whole wide universe (cuz the world isn't big enough for how awesome he is), Walter. I don't believe that I've spent a lot of time writing here about him, but if you head over to Welcoming Weight Loss, I know he's been mentioned there. In fact, there's an entire post just about him. Yep, that's just how important he is.

Now, I bet you're wondering..What does this Walter fellow have to do with Katrina or this website? I mean, yeah, he's really cute and those are some dang cute kids he has there, but it's not (Almost) Wordless Wednesday. Could it be that Katrina has finally found the man of her dreams? Wait. No, that can't be it. She titled this reviews. Is she going to review him? Based on that picture alone, we could say:

A+ cuteness
A+ smile
A+ dad material

But now, that's not the kind of thing she writes here. What could it be? Katrina, please won't you tell us?

Ok, ok...first, let me say that you are right on all of those grades. Walter, well..if I start talking about him, I tend to gush. He's smart and funny and sweet and good looking and...and...see? I warned you. The truth is, any woman who manages to land this guy is going to be the luckiest woman in the world and she'd better treat him right. I might not be the right woman for him, but whoever she is..well, she'll have to be downright amazing to deserve him.

Now, for the real news...Walter has agreed to sign on here at the site! He's going to start handling some of the digital copies for review that have become more and more backlogged. Now, we're not 100% sure when he'll be starting because he's busy studying for a teaching certification. Did I mention that the man works with special needs kids? Yeah, you know how I feel about that..but as soon as he's done with the test, he's going to be bringing you reviews! Y'all know how hard it is for me to give up any amount of control so the fact that I'm excited about this means y'all ought to be bouncing up and down..in anticipation!

So, keep your eyes open for not just reviews by me, but reviews by him as well!


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I'm running behind with this post but I have a very good reason! I was on the radio! I did a practice run of my radio show this afternoon from 2-5pm. I'm sorry for not posting about it here, but it came together rather quickly. The exciting news is that I will be officially on air starting this Wednesday. The show will run from noon-3pm est and I hope that all of you will tune in! I need all the support that I can get. If you want more information, check out my website at MusicallySunshine.com. It has all of the information you need to be able to tune in.

Now, on to the menu for this week:

Monday- Crab Cakes
Tuesday- Pesto Chicken Pockets
Wednesday- Taco Chicken Pockets
Thursday- Shrimp Pasta
Friday- Poor Man's Tuna Noodle "Casserole"
Saturday- Leftover Night
Sunday- Orange Glazed Chicken w/ rice 'salad'

Now, I'm off to work on some scrapbook pages that need to get finished and out in the mail. Don't worry, I'll take some photos and post them here before I post those pages in the mail!