Kay, Author at K.S. VILLOSO

Everybody Is Wrong and Everybody Is Right, Or, Why Opinions Are Like Assholes etc…

by KayWriting Thoughts October 3, 2016Comments are Disabled

Fear of bad feedback is a common reason fear of writers. Even within our circle at World Tree Publishing, there is always a period of nail-biting and agonizing pain from the depths of your heart after an editor tells you, “Okay, I’m done, I’m emailing you my comments now…” But the scathing opinion of strangers, though? Ah, …

Why You Need a Dog In Your Life

by KayInspirational September 30, 20164 Comments

It’s no secret that I like dogs. In fact, I sort of try to pretend I don’t like them as much as I do, in a futile attempt to separate myself from the really crazy folks. My family and friends tolerate the obsession. They just try to avoid bringing up the topic of dogs around me …

I’m Trying to Be a Writer Because I Think I Screwed Up My Kids…

by KayWriting Thoughts September 28, 2016Comments are Disabled

I am mother to a soon to be 7-year-old girl and a 3-year-old boy. Like every parent, I started out wide-eyed and hopeful, convinced that my kids are special. They can be anything they want to be, I thought, watching them as little babies, their bright little eyes looking into mine. Being the open-minded parent that …

Confessions of an Asian-Canadian Fantasy Writer

by KayWriting Thoughts September 26, 2016Comments are Disabled

I write about “people of colour.” I didn’t know this was a thing, back when I first started. As far as I was concerned, I wrote about “people” and that was that. I only later realized–somewhat belatedly–that I was writing “diverse fiction.” I’m still not sure about what I think about this. On a certain …

Trusting the process

by KayUncategorized September 20, 20162 Comments

Haha, my “noteless method” will soon take over the world! Then we’ll all be scatter-brained and nothing important will get done 😀