Location: United States
Member Since: April 24, 2015

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Kathryn Brettell

Biography

The Olive Picker is Kathryn’s first book. She has previously written Solitaire, a short story that was published in The McGuffin magazine in 2006. Her short stories Hot Lips and Runners were both accepted for on-line publications in 2005 and 2009 respectively.
Kathryn splits her time between Singapore and Colorado, and writes stories about her frequent travels. One of those letters, Naked Guy, was published in the Colorado newspaper, The Mountain Connection, in 2013.
Kathryn is very happily married, pursuing her lifelong love of writing, and enjoying life.
She hopes, through her writing, to help people who find themselves in situations of abuse, wherever they are in their journey.

Smashwords Interview

The Olive Picker starts out with a gripping opening chapter. Did you plan it that way, or did you do some shuffling once the book was finished?
Both. I wrote an outline before I got started and once all the pieces on the outline were written, I shuffled the chapters around until I was happy with it.
What sparked your interest in writing?
I’ve always loved to write. I love how I can put words together to succinctly say the things I can’t speak.
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Where to find Kathryn Brettell online

Website: http://kathrynbrettell.com
Twitter: @kitbrette11
Facebook: Facebook profile
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=nav_responsive_sub_nav_edit_profile
Blog: http://kathrynbrettell.com

Where to buy in print

http://www.amazon.com/Olive-Picker-memoir-Kathryn-Brettell/dp/0986192902/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1438014095&sr=8-1&keywords=book%2C+the+olive+picker&pebp=1438014101667&perid=0FSCEQYP9GSSMYYFKJJX

Books

An Unlikely Santa by
Price: Free! Words: 1,830. Language: English. Published: September 1, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Holiday » Christmas
An unlikely Santa, and a lonely boy meet in this quirky, short, Christmas story.
The Olive Picker by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 62,060. Language: American English. Published: August 24, 2015 . Categories: Nonfiction » Relationships & Family » Abuse / domestic partner abuse, Nonfiction » Inspiration » Personal inspiration
A step kid, Kathi grows up with all the confidence of a road flattened squirrel, She marries for all the wrong reasons, and deals with a variety of challenges with wit and determination. Kathi allows life to drag her along in its wake until she is faced with a near death experience. Then, everything changes.

Kathryn Brettell's tag cloud

attempted murder    california texas nortel diamond shamrock horses rattlesnakes    christmas    conflict resolution domestic abuse survival    fiction short story    hospital and medical fiction    jack daniels    last wish    memoir woman    parental relationships    relationships and family    relationships and marriage    relationships memoir    terminal illness    violence against women    violence and abuse   

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