"Book giveaway & review for The Resurrection of Hannah is now on the I Am, Indeed blog. Sign up to win a free copy! :) http://ow.ly/kOdCS"
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Kathryne Arnold
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Chique Anthology 2012
December 2, 2012 at 6pm to December 1, 2013 at 7pm – Book stores
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""The Beauty & Inspiration Of Travel: Explore. Dream. Discover. Chique Travel Anthology 2012 on Kindle. I'm a co-author! http://ow.ly/fRiqg""
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"Celebrating Authors has The Fear of Things to Come spotlighted on their blog. Scroll down to read! #Suspense #Thriller http://ow.ly/jGG40"
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"Hope you have a chance to read the 1st chapters of The Resurrection of Hannah & The Fear of Things to Come. Blessings! http://ow.ly/gyGDY"
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""Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life." ~S.D. Gordon. Have a beautiful day everyone :)"
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"Love my great author page for The Fear of Things to Come on LOOK 4 BOOKS, a UK independent book site. Happy! http://ow.ly/fxIyD"
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"Love that The Fear of Things to Come is posted on the Indie House Books website under the Suspense category! Nice :) http://ow.ly/hyMyA"
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"The DVW Book Club has The Fear of Things to Come listed on their website under the Thriller/Suspense category. Blessings! http://ow.ly/gGdbC"
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"The Beauty & Inspiration Of Travel: Explore. Dream. Discover. Chique Travel Anthology 2012 on Kindle. I'm a co-author! http://ow.ly/fRiqg"
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"Winners of the Virtual Book Tour Cafe giveaway for The Resurrection of Hannah are Melissa W. of AUS, Nancy S. from PA and Mark A. from MO :)"
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"Book tour with Virtual Book Tour Cafe is officially over! Thanks for your interest in The Resurrection of Hannah. Winners announced soon :)"
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""Dream Big...Read Often" blog interview for The Resurrection of Hannah. Scroll down for signed books giveaway! Fun :) http://ow.ly/hZ3qi"
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- Who I am:
- I was raised in the northeastern United States, in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and resided in a half-dozen homes or towns throughout my growing up years. My father was a reverend with a flourishing career, moving the family to various parishes as his calling dictated, which I view in a positive light as I was exposed to different communities and lifestyles. After graduating from high school at the age of seventeen, I shook off my less worldly roots when I moved with my father to Massachusetts, a seemingly more sophisticated and progressive state. It was there that I embarked on a learning journey, thrilled at living so close to the sea in the artsy and historic fishing village of Gloucester, the hex signs and covered bridges soon a fond memory.
Thrilled to begin college in New England, I jumped in with both feet and managed to excel in biological and psychological studies, despite majoring in dating. Throughout my school years, I dabbled in poetry and short stories, purely for personal self-expression. I experimented with a couple of creative writing classes, but never pursued my secret desire of a writing career, feeling the vocation was too self-indulgent, not sensible enough for my German blood. I remained focused on psychology and received a Bachelor of Arts degree, upon which I secured my very first “real” job as a Senior Psychiatric Counselor at a group home for adults with mental illness. Wanting to further my learning, I attended Suffolk University in Beacon Hill in Boston, and graduated two years later, obtaining a Masters degree in Counseling and Human Relations.
Soon afterward, feeling weighed down by too many sunless days and frigid winters, I decided to move to a much lighter state, and settled in bustling Pinellas County in southwestern Florida. Over the next twenty years I concentrated further on my work in counseling and social services and became a licensed practitioner. During these years, my career included being a social services director for a nursing center, program manager for a rehabilitation agency, social services consultant for nursing centers, program director of an Alzheimer’s unit, and a hospice counselor.
Several years ago, due to a deep longing to express my feelings in an alternative manner, I literally sat down one day and began writing my first novel. The resultant book, The Resurrection of Hannah, had been born out of a series of powerful dreams, along with compelling and coexisting experiences that inspired me to create a story that would capture the strength of my emotions. I had a yearning to shape a tale based around individuals in my life that I believed would make engaging characters. I had a strong desire to experience a higher level of creativity, to literally produce something out of nothing– a fascinating and challenging endeavor I could not ignore. It was during this time that I moved for a short duration to Houston, Texas where I became a clinical hypnotherapist and a nationally certified counselor, as well as starting a private practice as a psychotherapist.
But I grew “antsy” as my father used to say and decided to move back to friends and family in Florida and worked again at the local Hospice, then more recently in community mental health. Once bitten by the writing bug, I could not help but pen my second work of fiction, The Fear of Things to Come. I am now in the process of writing another novel in what I consider a unique collection of adventure stories, the third in the Samantha Clark Mystery Series.
- Connect with me online! My site, blog, or Twitter handle are:
- My website is www.kathrynearnold.com, which lists upcoming and past book events, an author bio, a synopsis of each book, event pics, blogs and my guestbook and contact page. I was blogging monthly and now occasionally. More recent and past blogs can be found on my website, Amazon Author Central, SheWrites and Blogspot. I also have a fanpage, which is facebook.com/arnoldauthor. Please find me on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kathryne-arnold/2a/440/69 and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!KathryneArnold. Please check out my profile on Amazon Author Central as well.
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- The Resurrection of Hannah
A Novel Inspired by True Events
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Kathryne Arnold's Blog
“Living Thanksgiving”
Posted on November 11, 2012 at 8:36pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I’m conflicted every year when this holiday season rolls around. The holidays are predictable, as sure as my next breath, something solid you can count on. Both Thanksgiving and Christmas/Hanukkah help to break up…
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“A Twist(er) of Fate”
Posted on September 3, 2012 at 2:27pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
The recent damage to some regions of the Gulf Coast, brought on by Hurricane Isaac, has spurred memories of a day long ago full of great fury and fear. As I watched the sky and ocean in earnest last week for the predicted torrential wind, storm surge, tornados and floods, a great feeling of relief washed…
Continue Bye-bye Baby Tooth
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 6:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
The past couple of weeks I’ve been struggling with a loss in my life that many cannot relate to, which makes it even more difficult to get a good handle on. I’m an adult of a “mature” age who just lost one of two baby teeth I’ve managed to keep possession of for several decades. I don’t know…
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Kelly Hand commented on the group 'Novelists (Struggling or Not)'"Meg--What is truly inspiring about this recent boost in sales is that this is for a book you published years ago (I know because I just read the sample and bought it). It proves that an author's backlist can still have a lot of life in…"
Dana Alexander commented on the group 'Novelists (Struggling or Not)'"Huge congrats, Meg. So happy for you! I think your guest will understand if delivery is on the menu. :)"
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I am new to SheWrites. Thank you for the friendship!! -Stacey
Happy to be your friend, Kathryne. I enjoyed reading your impressive profile and look forward to getting better acquainted with you and your writings.
Thanks for the friend invitation, Kathryne!
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Kathryne! Forgive my delay in accepting your friend request with thanks -- thought I had and have been so busy through summer have spent little time on SW.
Looking forward to connecting and hope your work is going well!
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