katrina parker williams

Katrina Parker Williams

Author of Liquor House Music

Mixed messages?

Has the love of your life ever told you that you are being abused because he or she loves you? Laura has, but she isn’t taking it anymore. Find out how she breaks the cycle of abuse in Liquor House Music.

Author

Greetings from Katrina

Thank you for stopping by and visiting my web site. You will find information about my latest novel Liquor House Music, short stories I’ve written, and special projects I'm working on.

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Author Information

An Elm City, North Carolina native, Katrina Parker Williams currently teaches English at a community college. Williams is a Barton College graduate with a B.S. in Communications and a Masters of Education in English from East Carolina University. Williams is also a self-taught artist who designed the artwork for the cover of her first novel Liquor House Music.

Updates on My Latest Works !!!

Two New Short Story Publications! Mahogany Butterfly has published two of my short stories in this month’s issue: “Colored Fright” and “My Brother’s Suicide.”

Look for them at Mahogany Butterfly.

New Short Story Publication! USADEEPSOUTH will be publishing one of my short stories titled “Ms. Pimmelly’s City” in the Fall 2006 Issue. Look for it at USADEEPSOUTH.

New Short Story Publication! Muscadine Lines: A Southern Journal will be publishing one of my short stories titled “The Fear of My Father” in the November/December 2006 Issue. Look for it at Muscadine Lines: A Southern Journal.

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Ezine Articles---My articles are listed at the following Ezines:

· · Ezinearticles.com

· · Searchwarp.com

· · Goarticles.com

· · Articlealley.com

· · Freezinesite.com

· · Contentdesk.com

My Articles

· How I Got My First Novel to Print

· Why Self-Publish?

· Simple Techniques to Unlock the Writer Within You

· How to Make Your Characters Sound Real

· Avoiding Sexism in Your Writing

· Spelling Hints When Your Spellchecker Falls Short

· Learn When to Use the Lesser-Used Punctuation Marks

· Learn to Avoid Common Adjective and Adverb Errors

· Simple Techniques for Writing an Introduction to Your Story

Southern Writing Sites and Places My Work Has Been Published

I am from the South and appreciate most things southern. I enjoy writings about the South, preferably the New South, but I appreciate where I came from, so the Old South is a part of my culture and heritage also. Check them out.

Muscadine Lines: A Southern Journal

Mahogany Butterfly

USADEEPSOUTH

Southern Literary Review

Fall 2006!!! These artwork pieces will be featured at Mahogany Butterfly.

Look for them at Mahogany Butterfly.

Good Reads

These are some of my favorite authors who have inspired me and intrigued me with their writing and great books.

Toni Morrison – Sula and Beloved

Alice Walker – The Color Purple – Great movie also!

Terry McMillan – Mama – Can’t forget about Waiting To Exhale!

Edward P. Jones – The Known World –Currently reading this one. Can’t lay it down!

Donna Hill – Rhythms

Linda Dominique Grovesnor – Fever and Like Boogie on Tuesday

Kaye Gibbons – Ellen Foster

Sue Monk Kidd – The Secret Life of Bees

Fannie Flagg – Fried Green Tomatoes

Writing Tips

Writing That First Novel

The journey always seems long before you ever step foot out there on the road to writing. The only way to quell those fears is to just jump right in and do it. It doesn't have to be much. A sentence here, a paragraph there, and then before you know it, you've written a whole short story. Then if you keep at it, you will find that novel will not be far behind. Just write. But enjoy the process of writing so that it does not become a chore. Revel in it. Get inside your characters' heads and live their lives on the printed page. Believe you can do it, and it will be done.

Spelling Tips

Spelling is an area that can give anyone difficulty. I try to learn one new word daily and use that word in my writing and daily interactions so that I can build up my vocabulary list. I have listed 10 words below with brief definitions noted.

quotidian — commonplace, recurring daily gustatory — relating to the sense of taste

enervate — to weaken preciosity — extreme meticulousness

comestible — edible apposite — appropriate

soporific — drowsy renascent — showing renewed growth or vigor

rigmarole — nonsense facetious — humorous or jesting

*Definitions taken from The American Heritage Dictionary (3^rd edition)

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