In the process of writing a new book!

I can’t believe we are halfway through May already. Been doing a lot of voice over work on movies and TV series. I’ve recently finished working on Fast & Furious 6, Man of Steel and The Internship, all out soon in the theaters. I don’t know if you’ve had a chance to catch Bates Motel, the new A&E series, but it’s creepy good. I looped the first season and now it has been picked up for a second season. Yay! It’s a great show. I work with a group of fantastic people, so I’m looking forward to doing more voice work on another ten episodes.

I am finally back to writing. I had to make a decision on whether I was going to write another science fiction novel or another chick lit. Chick lit won due to great sales. Thank you, everyone! So, for those of you who enjoyed, My Big Fake Irish Life and Manifesting Mr. Right, I’m currently writing my third chick lit about a girl who sees ghosts. I will keep you posted on the release.

I do have some good news for those who enjoyed reading my dystopian, science fiction novel, Logging Off. It is currently optioned with a great producer who is working hard on getting it made into a movie, so fingers crossed!

Hope you all have a fun, relaxing and safe summer.

Caitlin

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admin, May 16th 2013 | Posted in Blogs

Interview with Bowler Hat Productions Podcast

Posted from http://www.maxkochandthecounselor.com

MAX & THE COUNSELOR’S MIMOSA 008 –
ST. PAT’S SPECIAL

What do author/actress Caitlin McKenna and musician/actor Brett Pearsons aka Gavin McLoud (Formerly of The Mighty Regis) have in common? They both channeled their inner Irish selves and managed to fool scores of people into thinking they had actually hailed from the Emerald Isle. It’s the all-new St. Pat’s show! We drink, we laugh, we sing Pogues songs, we talk in fake Irish accents (some of us more successful than others). So give a listen for ’tis truly grand! Slainte!

LISTEN HERE

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chillwindmedia, March 18th 2013 | Posted in Uncategorized

Manifesting Mr. Right Paperback

Hey Everyone!
Good news. Manifesting Mr. Right is now available in paperback for only 10.99.  It can be found on Amazon at:
http://www.amazon.com/Manifesting-Mr-Right-Caitlin-McKenna/dp/147833097X/ref=tmm_pap_title_0

You can also find it at Barnes & Noble, at:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/manifesting-mr-right-caitlin-mckenna/1111650513?ean=9781478330974

Cheers,

Caitlin

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admin, October 24th 2012 | Posted in Blogs

To My Avid Readers!

I’m so glad you all are enjoying my chick-lit books. I wasn’t going to do a paperback on MANIFESTING MR. RIGHT like I did on my other two books but because of all the requests you’ve sent me, MANIFESTING MR. RIGHT will be available in paperback in about 8 weeks. I’ll keep you posted! Of course it is currently available in the e-book format on Amazon and B&N, along with my chick-lit MY BIG FAKE IRISH LIFE, which is about an actress stereotyping herself in order to get work in Hollywood. LOGGING OFF, my dystopian, science fiction thriller is also available in e-book and paperback format.
Hope you all are having a great summer!

Cheers,

Caitlin

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chillwindmedia, July 30th 2012 | Posted in Blogs

News: Manifesting Mr. Right is officially out!

Great news! My next novel, Manifesting Mr. Right just went live on Amazon.com! You can download it for 99 cents. It should be going live on Barnes & Noble, later today or tomorrow, if you buy need the Nook version.
Manifesting Mr. Right, my second chick lit novel, is a light, fun, summer read that would be great to take on vacation or to the beach.

Book Synopsis:

While standing at the altar, about to marry a handsome, charming successful attorney, Ashley Braxton catches a shared look between her betrothed and her maid of honor—one which tells her she can’t go through with the ceremony. And when she’s crying in the bridal room of the church, trying to figure out where it all went wrong, she has an epiphany. Ashley realizes that she’s been the consummate pushover her entire life, and now she’s living a life for everyone else but herself.

Jessie, Ashley’s carefree friend from college, tells Ashley that she can have any life she wants. All she has to do is manifest it. Ridiculous, Ashley thinks, and not understanding the power of manifestation, she blurts out her dream life to a couple of strangers in an elevator.
CHECK IT OUT HERE

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chillwindmedia, June 20th 2012 | Posted in Uncategorized

News: Manifesting Mr. Right is coming soon!

Hi Everyone,

I’m sorry I’ve been absent for a while. Just wanted to let you know that my next chick-lit,Manifesting Mr. Right, will be available for sale late June or early July. I will keep you posted. I’m only releasing the e-book right now, but if enough people ask for the paperback, I will publish one. Selling the paperbacks are a little more difficult because the page count actually sets the minimum price. I had wanted to sell my paperbacks under 10 dollars but I’m not allowed. I would owe Amazon and Barnes & Noble money for each book sold. LOL.

I was able to lower my paperback price on my science fiction thriller, Logging Off, to 11.99–so if you haven’t bought the 99 cent e-book and would like a paperback, check it out. Still waiting for the price change on B&N, but Amazon has it updated.

One more thing. YOU GUYS ROCK! I just wanted to thank all of you who have bought My Big Fake Irish Life and Logging Off. Thank you soooo much! And for those of you who have left such wonderful reviews, I am so very grateful. You, alone, are driving my sales on Amazon. I truly appreciate all of you.

Talk to you all soon!
Caitlin

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chillwindmedia, May 24th 2012 | Posted in Blogs

Three Dogs + Squirrel + My Garage = Long Day

So, a few hours ago, I was sitting outside on a beautiful California day, wondering what I should write for you guys when I noticed one of my dachshunds lying in the grass, perfectly still, watching a gray squirrel moving closer and closer to her. Because I’m an animal lover, I’ve never encouraged my dogs to kill squirrels. I thought about getting up to scare the squirrel away, because it obviously was clueless and needed my intervention, but then, I saw how excited my dog was. She was visibly trembling, no doubt thinking how, any minute, she’d have her first kill. The squirrel was still a good 6 feet away, and I knew my doxie would still have to get up in order to chase the squirrel, which would give the squirrel plenty of time to get away. But as the squirrel moved another six inches toward her, my dachshund-terrier mix who was at the fence, turned around, saw the squirrel, and immediately went after him.

The poor squirrel was in a total jam since he had two dogs descending on him from two different directions, so he did the only thing he could. He ran into our garage. I ran after him and my now three dogs taking chase. The poor thing had climbed one of our shelves and was hiding in a open box with paint supplies. By the time I ran across the yard and into the garage, my smallest dachshund had already climbed two rungs on the ladder that was leaning against the very shelf where the squirrel was hiding. The squirrel was chattering with anger, fear, and disgust as I rounded up my dogs and put them inside the house, so he could leave.

I waited for the squirrel to come out on his own, but after thirty minutes of him not moving, and my worrying that my dogs were doing serious damage to the door by trying to get out, I had no choice but to go up the ladder and get him. As I tried to put the lid on the box he was in, he jumped out and ran behind metal cabinets. It then took me another hour to find him, block off any direction he could go besides out, and then I actually had to push him out of the hiding space he wedged himself into with a feather duster!

By the time I got the back door to the garage closed and the dogs calmed down, it was two hours later. I guess I should have gone with my first instinct and scared off the squirrel when I had a chance. Then again, I might still be sitting in front of my computer, wondering what I should share with you today.

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chillwindmedia, March 20th 2012 | Posted in Uncategorized

St. Patrick’s Day

I’d like to wish everyone a very Happy St. Patrick’s Day. I hope you will be enjoying it with your family and friends. In honor of the day and everyone Irish, and everyone who’d like to be Irish, here are a few of my favorite Irish Blessings:

“May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
And rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.”

“May God grant you always…
A sunbeam to warm you,
A moonbeam to charm you,
A sheltering Angel so nothing can harm you.
Laughter to cheer you.
Faithful friends near you.
And whenever you pray,
Heaven to hear you.”

“May flowers always line your path and sunshine light your day.
May songbirds serenade you every step along the way.
May a rainbow run beside you in a sky that’s always blue.
And may happiness fill your heart each day your whole life through.”


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chillwindmedia, March 17th 2012 | Posted in Blogs

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, Everyone! I hope 2012 is starting out well for all of you. I seem to be off and running and am already behind schedule on a few things. Some of you have been asking me when my next novel, Manifesting Mr. Right will go on sale. I’m aiming for the beginning of summer. I’d like to say it will be out sooner, but unfortunately, I’m in the busy time of year for my voiceover work, which means my writing time often gets hijacked.
It does become a little challenging, bouncing between two time-consuming careers, especially since I’m the type of writer who does not work from an outline. I write stream of consciousness, which is great when I’m outside on my laptop, pecking away at the keyboard for several hours at a time. Not so great when I get interrupted and have to stop writing for a couple of weeks. It would be much easier to pick up where I left off if I worked from an outline. But I just can’t.
I remember when my screenwriting professor in college told the class that every writer worked from an outline. No exceptions. Naturally, our assignment was to write an outline for our screenplay over the following 3 weeks. After our outlines were approved, we’d spend the rest of the semester writing the screenplay. Sounds simple, right?
I tried to write an outline, honestly I did, but it didn’t feel organic to me, and it came out predictable and contrived. After a week of struggling and with my deadline looming, I remember sitting down with my hands positioned over the keys and I just began typing. I knew what my story was about and I knew the ending, but that was it. I kept my mind open and I soon heard my characters speaking to me. I wrote the screenplay in twelve
days, then quickly put an outline together from that, which ended up being so much better than my first attempt. Not only did I get an “A,” but doing it backwards taught me how to
write a synopsis.
I guess it just goes to show that there is no one way to do things. Everyone is different, so why wouldn’t we all have different ways of working? It’s all about process and what works for you. To me, my way of writing is exciting—not knowing where my characters are taking me. Kind of like life.
As Ralph Waldo Emerson wisely stated, “Life is a journey, not a destination.” Enjoy the ride.

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chillwindmedia, January 15th 2012 | Posted in Blogs

BREAKING THE RULES AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS IN THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY

I know I broke the rules. But really, who follows them anymore? And who doesn’t get tired of hearing the phrase, “industry standard?” Okay, so maybe it is industry standard to have a pen name if you’re going to write in more than one genre. Best-selling romance writer, Nora Roberts writes under J. D. Robb for her futuristic suspense novels. But in a world where branding has become a big deal and one’s name needs to be attached to a lengthy resume in order to be picked up by search engines, can you blame me for not wanting to write under a pseudonym?

The publishing industry says that a writer must stick with one genre, otherwise it will confuse the reader. But how can that be when a book cover on a romance novel is completely different than one on a thriller? My Big Fake Irish Life, my romantic comedy, doesn’t look a thing like my dystopian novel, Logging Off. Besides, readers tend to read the synopsis of a book before buying it.

Lucky for me, times seem to be slowly changing. Thriller writer, James Patterson didn’t choose a non de plume for his romance Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas, nor did John Grisham when he strayed away from his legal suspense genre to pen A Painted House.

I really do hope these two amazing writers have started a new trend, and perhaps a better one. What better way to sample a genre that normally doesn’t interest you than by having one of your favorite authors get you hooked on it?

Trying something new can be surprisingly delightful and maybe even a little addictive.

-Caitlin

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chillwindmedia, December 31st 2011 | Posted in Blogs
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