Kelly Lynn Colby – Adventures in Writing, Scouts, and Life

Sprinting to the Finish Line – And I don’t mean the running kind

March 20, 2026

Wave Writers Retreat

September 17, 2025

How I’m Going to Finish Book Four

November 3, 2024

Deck of TBRathon

August 8, 2024

TBR for July 2024

July 7, 2024

My First Book Haul

May 15, 2024

Secret Library – Secret to me at least

April 13, 2024

Stakes can make or break a story

March 13, 2024

Dictating for the First Time

February 13, 2024

Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman

February 2, 2024

Time to Just Do It

January 29, 2024

Twitch meets Real Life

January 26, 2024

Benny the Menace

January 25, 2024

Do the Hustle

January 24, 2024

Powerful Moments in Fiction

January 21, 2024

The Kind of Story I Want to Write

December 14, 2023

The Twins Book Launch

December 10, 2023

Authorpalooza 2023

October 13, 2023

Routine Blog 3: Final Results

May 26, 2023

Routine Blog 2: Testing Phase

March 30, 2023

Routine Blog 1: Why bother?

March 16, 2023

Working Through It, Once More

February 13, 2023

Planning for 2023

January 9, 2023

Good News for Paranormal Thriller fans

November 27, 2022

The Healer Launch Party

October 25, 2022

Dragon Con Adventures

September 9, 2022

Still Alive and Writing

August 9, 2022

The Collector – A Paranormal Thriller

February 1, 2021

Gaming and Giving Charity Drive

November 20, 2020

The New Normal

September 30, 2020

World Building – Weather

August 26, 2020

A Pirate Short Story Finds a Home

August 10, 2020

I am a MASTER (of Arts in Publishing)

July 26, 2020

Tarbin’s False Prophet Launch Recording

July 22, 2020

Tarbin’s False Prophet Launch

June 6, 2020

Tarbin’s True Heir Re-Launch Party

April 28, 2020

Ten Things I Learned at Superstars Writing Seminar 2020

February 10, 2020

Legion of Dorks: Dungeons and Dorks S2E4

September 30, 2019

Legion of Dorks: Dungeons and Dorks S2E3

September 23, 2019

Legion of Dorks: Dungeons and Dorks S2E2

September 11, 2019

Pre Dragon Con Jitters

August 13, 2019

PSA from an Acquisitions Editor

February 15, 2019

How to Manage a Girl Planning Board

January 29, 2019

New Year’s Reset

January 1, 2019

Four Helpful Writing Podcasts

December 23, 2018

Dreams as Motivation

December 1, 2018

NaNoWriMo 2018 and Writing Sprints

November 11, 2018

THE 2018 TRULY EPIC FANTASY BUNDLE

October 25, 2018

2018 Dragon Con Writers Meet Up

August 16, 2018

Girl Scouts: Courageous and Strong

July 25, 2018

Critique Group Bliss

July 1, 2018

Comicpalooza: Much to Offer Writers

May 21, 2018

Cadette Weekend: Why Older Girls Should Stick with Girl Scouts

May 2, 2018

Fantasy Giveaway on Rafflecopter

April 19, 2018

Pathfinder Roleplaying Adventure

March 28, 2018

Newsletter Conundrum

March 19, 2018

Superstars Writing Seminar

February 15, 2018

Girl Scout Troop Christmas Fun

January 25, 2018

New Year’s Goals (Resolutions are SO Outdated)

January 1, 2018

“The Power To” and an Award Winning Book Cover

December 7, 2017

NaNoWriMo Update: One Step at a Time

November 20, 2017

NaNoWriMo Once More

October 31, 2017

World Building: Traditions

October 28, 2017

SCBWI Houston Conference 2017

October 18, 2017

Tarbin’s True Heir Book Launch

October 4, 2017

Post Dragon Con Writers Meet and Greet

September 8, 2017

Dragon Con Writers Meet and Greet

August 24, 2017

Tarbin’s True Heir Cover Reveal

August 18, 2017

Realism in Medieval Fantasy

July 25, 2017

Habitica, a life game

June 21, 2017

Inklings Writers Retreat Opportunity

May 27, 2017

Writer, You Are Not Alone

May 17, 2017

Author Biography

April 26, 2017

Daisy Flower Garden Journey

April 20, 2017

The Next Step: Querying

April 13, 2017

How to Host Your Very Own Pinewood Derby, Klein Trails Grand Prix Version

April 7, 2017

Klein Trails Grand Prix, our version of Pinewood Derby

March 31, 2017

Mondays are Awesome…No, Really

March 20, 2017

Professional Photo Shoot

March 12, 2017

Scheduled Posts on Facebook

March 1, 2017

Signed Contract in Hand

February 21, 2017

No, I’m not done yet.

January 24, 2017

It’s For Research. I Swear!

January 15, 2017

Northwest Houston Romance Writers of America

January 9, 2017

2017, I await

December 21, 2016

Troop 13405 Trip to Savannah – Part Three

September 7, 2016

Troop 13405 Trip to Savannah – Part Two

August 31, 2016

Troop 13405 Trip to Savannah – Part One

August 29, 2016

Back in the Saddle…Okay, on the Keyboard, Again.

August 27, 2016

World Building: Animal Companions

June 14, 2016

Writing Ruins Reading

May 30, 2016

Query Away

May 8, 2016

Pitching, a First Time

May 3, 2016

First Writer’s Retreat…and I think I’m addicted

April 24, 2016

That’s What She Said

April 17, 2016

Writing is a Business

April 10, 2016

First draft of Gabriella and Periwinkle Complete

April 3, 2016

Determination: The Rain Won’t Stop Me

March 27, 2016

The Not Blog Week

March 6, 2016

3 Cheers for Animals Daisy Journey

February 28, 2016

Author Notes

Sprinting to the Finish Line – And I don’t mean the running kind

Man, I need to do something about this website. Look, I'm juggling, and sometimes one plate spins in the background, while I'm mixing my metaphors. Never mind the disarray, I've…

Kelly Colby March 20, 2026

Author Notes

Wave Writers Retreat

It's been months since I've written a formal update blog, mainly because I spend most of my energy on YouTube with Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing. But also because I've been…

Kelly Colby September 17, 2025

Author Notes

How I’m Going to Finish Book Four

As many of you have noticed, book four in the Emergence series, The Specter, did not come out in October as it was meant to. I was on time for…

Kelly Colby November 3, 2024

Reading Experiences

Deck of TBRathon

https://youtu.be/kTYGRJTVGiw I might have a TBR game problem. This month I'm participating in Deck of TBRathon hosted by Bekah and Chloe. Of course, it's in addition to HRCYED hosted by…

Kelly Colby August 8, 2024

Reading Experiences

TBR for July 2024

Typically, I make my way through a series or grab whatever is closest to me and dig in. Yet, I'm missing out on too many great books. I want to…

Kelly Colby July 7, 2024

Life Reading Experiences

My First Book Haul

Remember when I said most of my activity can be found with my company Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing? Well, that applies to videos I produce as well. Many of them…

Kelly Colby May 15, 2024

Sprinting to the Finish Line – And I don’t mean the running kind

Sprinting to the Finish Line – And I don’t mean the running kind

Man, I need to do something about this website. Look, I'm juggling, and sometimes one plate spins in the background, while I'm mixing my metaphors. Never mind the disarray, I've…

Kelly Colby March 20, 2026

Wave Writers Retreat

Wave Writers Retreat

It's been months since I've written a formal update blog, mainly because I spend most of my energy on YouTube with Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing. But also because I've been…

Kelly Colby September 17, 2025

How I’m Going to Finish Book Four

How I’m Going to Finish Book Four

As many of you have noticed, book four in the Emergence series, The Specter, did not come out in October as it was meant to. I was on time for…

Kelly Colby November 3, 2024

Deck of TBRathon

Reading Experiences

Deck of TBRathon

https://youtu.be/kTYGRJTVGiw I might have a TBR game problem. This month I'm participating in Deck of TBRathon hosted by Bekah and Chloe. Of course, it's in addition to HRCYED hosted by…

Kelly Colby August 8, 2024

TBR for July 2024

Reading Experiences

TBR for July 2024

Typically, I make my way through a series or grab whatever is closest to me and dig in. Yet, I'm missing out on too many great books. I want to…

Kelly Colby July 7, 2024

My First Book Haul

Life Reading Experiences

My First Book Haul

Remember when I said most of my activity can be found with my company Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing? Well, that applies to videos I produce as well. Many of them…

Kelly Colby May 15, 2024

Secret Library – Secret to me at least

Author Notes Paranormal Thriller

Secret Library – Secret to me at least

Hey, I just discovered that all I have to do is hit the search button, and the record your voice thingie pops up and I can just hit record. How…

Kelly Colby April 13, 2024

Stakes can make or break a story

Author Notes Paranormal Thriller

Stakes can make or break a story

Time for another blog. I have not been walking lately, so I’m trying dictating in the car on my way to lunch with friends. Well I did the one walk…

Kelly Colby March 13, 2024

Dictating for the First Time

Author Notes Life

Dictating for the First Time

Alright, we'll see how this works. I have my headphones in now, so I don't know if it's going to record up here or on my phone itself. If I…

Kelly Colby February 13, 2024

Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman

Reading Experiences

Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman

I just finished the short story collection Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman. It's full of short stories, poetry, and flash fiction and has been on my Goodreads TBR since 2016.…

Kelly Colby February 2, 2024

Author Notes

Sprinting to the Finish Line – And I don’t mean the running kind

Kelly Colby March 20, 2026

Author Notes

Wave Writers Retreat

Kelly Colby September 17, 2025

Author Notes

How I’m Going to Finish Book Four

Kelly Colby November 3, 2024

Reading Experiences

Deck of TBRathon

Kelly Colby August 8, 2024