Katherine Fleet

Okay, I get why this book has done so well. It's gripping, emotional, and timely. The relationships and family dynamics are beautifully developed. I'm not quite finished it yet, but I am already recommending it! And this is my new favorite reading spot:) #alwaysreading #lovetoread #readersofinstagram #bibliophiles #readers #readersofig #bookstagramer #booksbooksbooks #booksofig #booknerds #booknerdigans #igbooks #yalove #yalover #yabooks #yareads #yaliterature #teenreads #yalovin #yaauthor #theyagalshoutout #yalit #ireadya #igauthorlife #igauthor #booksinthewild #booksoutofdoors #thehateugive #angiethomas (at Hemingway Beach Bar & Restaurant)

Picture perfect sunset in Curacao ❤ #oceanphotography #curacao #sunset_ig #sunsetsky #islandlove #island360 #instavoyage #earthpics #natgeolandscape #discoverglobe #earthofficial #wonderfulview #folktravel #alwaysgo #thevisualscollective #wonderfulplaces #nakedplanet #travelpic #adventureculture #awesomeearthpix #beautifuldestination #travellifestyle #travelgirl #igauthors #igauthorlife #yaauthor #yaauthors #wandering #wanderings #wanderingsoul

I love it when my travels and my writing intersect. A couple of days ago, my hubby and I took the train through the Alps to Venice. It was great research for my newest YA contemporary WIP, which is set on a cross-country train trip through the Canadian provinces in the 1980s! My MC is the lone survivor of a plane crash, who travels across Canada on a quest to figure out why she survived. Along the way, she meets a boy who pushes her outside of her comfort zone, but is also lying about who he is and why he's befriended her...So what is your favorite way to travel? #igauthorlife #authorsofinstagram #authorlife #igwriters #writerslife #amwriting #traintracks #wonderfulview #alwaysgo #thevisualscollective #wonderfulplaces #travelpic #adventureculture #awesomeearthpix #beautifuldestination #travellifestyle #travelgirl #globetrotters #globetrottertravels #travelgrammers #explorers #ourplanetdaily #lovetotravel #travelerslife #paradiseonearth #instatravelling #instatravels #instatraveller #travelandlife #wandering

Writer dreams? To walk down the street or be somewhere on a bus and see someone reading my book! #yalove #yalover #yabooks #yareads #yaliterature #teenreads #yalovin #yaauthor #theyagalshoutout #yalit #ireadya #booksandnature #booksoutofdoors #booksinthewild #igauthorlife #authorsofinstagram #authorlife #igwriters #igauthors #writerslife #amwriting #igwritersmay #alwaysreading #lovetoread #readersofinstagram #bibliophiles #readers #readersofig #bookstagramer (at Newfoundland and Labrador)

"Staring at the ocean, I used to feel like anything was possible. Watching the sunset over the Sound used to be my favorite thing. Now, I just felt alone, bitter…cold. It didn’t make any sense—the ocean wasn’t a person. It couldn’t do anything to me personally, but it’s how I felt. Like I could no longer trust it, like it had betrayed me." Some lines from my latest YA contemporary manuscript:) #igauthorlife #authorsofinstagram #authorlife #igwriters #igauthors #writerslife #amwriting #amrevising #yalove #yalover #yabooks #yareads #yaliterature #teenreads #yalovin #yaauthor #theyagalshoutout #yalit #ireadya #everything_imaginable_ #eclectic_shotz #fiftyshades_of_nature_ #allbeauty_addiction #artofnature #instavoyage #earthpics #natgeolandscape #discoverglobe #earthofficial #wonderfulview (at Cabot Trail, Nova Scotia)

I took a great webinar on the weekend about the keys to being a productive writer. One of the obstacles mentioned is being a perfectionist. It's interesting because I've always been a bit of a perfectionist, but I didn't believe that it affected my writing. That's because I believe in fast drafting and I know that even if my first draft is messy, I can revise and get it to where it needs to be. But I didn't realize how much I have tried to be a perfectionist in my overall writing career and how counter productive that's been. So, I have something new to work on❤ And this is why I love being a writer. I feel like any creative endeavor reveals a lot about yourself and gives the opportunity for self-improvement. Just wondering if anyone else has learned anything about themselves lately?

Okay folks - what is everyone reading right now? I can't tell you the names, but I'm reading a couple of YA books as a judge in the Athena contest for YA fiction! Also got this cute tote bag from Chapters last summer❤☀

Great day to live in Curacao today:) I took my son to snorkel with the sea turtles at a local beach and then we had some amazing pizza at a restaurant overlooking the ocean. Sometimes I take this for granted and I know that when we eventually move back to Canada, we will regret not doing this every weekend!

Agh... I feel like I've been totally out of the loop the last few days. There's been so much drama with our kids lately, that it's been totally consuming. Ironically, I started taking a writing course about how to keep writing when things get crazy, BUT it's been so crazy I haven't had time to read the lessons...Lol! On a positive note, my sister is reading my latest MS and loving it:). Hope everyone else has had a productive week!!

So proud of my amazing daughter who found out on Friday that she has been offered a spot at UWC Maastricht in the Netherlands for the last two years of high school! She has worked so hard to make this happen and the competition was fierce. I am going to miss her, but boarding school in Europe is every teenage girl's dream, right? And she loves to travel. I am sensing the inspiration for a new YA novel ❤

So, it's official now! I am a YA pitch wars mentor for 2017. Can't wait to give back to the writing community that's been so supportive!

A beautiful spot for lunch...Only problem is that your feet may get a little wet:) Just got back my agent's feedback on my latest WIP. Just a few more tweaks to make and it should be ready to submit. Yay!!

Wrote the first words of my new WIP yesterday. Yay!! I have a new agenda and system for keeping track of my goals and tasks, and so far I'm really liking it. I'm focusing a lot on weekly goals rather than just daily goals, which makes things feel more manageable. Did anyone else set goals at the beginning of the year? Do you have a system for tracking your progress? I also wrote a new post on the 5 ways my revision process has improved. If you're interested, the link to my website is in my profile. Hope you check it out:)

So the main character in my new YA contemporary is a plane crash survivor and I spent the morning watching YouTube videos about plane crash survivors and survivors​ guilt. I've had this story idea knocking around for several years. So it's interesting that my brother who is a private pilot survived a mid-air collision with another plane just two years ago. Feel lucky every day that he is fully recovered from that accident, especially after watching all of these survivor stories. To my writer friends, what's the strangest thing you have ever researched for a book? P.S. The airplane in the pic is a floatplane that my dad built and still flies at the age of 80 - life goals!!!