Curiouser and Curiouser

I'm an author of Young Adult (and adult) novels stumbling through Wonderland. On this Tumblr I unearth inspiration for my novels, preach feminism and pacifism,  along with anything else that strikes my fancy. Say hello on Twitter (@trishaleighkc). Proud Ravenclaw.

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For Dystopian and Scifi Lovers ONLY!

For Dystopian and Scifi Lovers ONLY!

LOVE dystopian fiction as much as we do? Enter to win a Dystopian Book Bundle! Four other authors and I have joined forces to bring you an amazing opportunity to win a bundle of AWESOME prizes – 11 books, including FOUR signed copies and a $20 Amazon gift card to buy MORE books. Check out the goods! Sponsored by Jenetta Penner, author of the upcoming dystopian, Configured:  A signed copy of Mila…

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Happy Holidays, from Kaia and the Historians!

Celebrate the Holidays with a FREE BONUS SCENE from RETURN ONCE MORE!

Hey, all! In case you missed it, I released my very first traditionally published YA science fiction novel this year – Return Once More. In it, humanity has been forced to flee a dying earth and settle a new solar system, and to ensure the same mistakes are not repeated, they use time travel to go into the past and observe the events that made or broke us on earth. The main character, Kaia, is an…

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Author’s often refer to their books as their babies, and even though I am a child-free 30 something (by choice), I definitely see the parallels. We love our stories from the moment we conceptualize them, from the second a character arrives, half-formed, in our minds. We love them through the...

[trishaleighkc]

#ToTheGirls: a message of support for girls everywhere. Send yours now! http://thndr.it/1ECFN9D

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Noted

[trishaleighkc]

Haha this is what we really need to know.

[trishaleighkc]

I’m an author of young adult fiction and I write about girls. My newest novel, All the Rage, examines the shame and silence inflicted on young women in a culture that refuses to protect them. It’s about a girl who is ostracized by her community for speaking up about an assault. The absence of support takes a huge emotional toll on her. Over the years, I’ve received incredible responses to my work; from readers who love and relate to my female protagonists to readers who wonder what the point of writing about girls is in the first place. I’ve written more in-depth about why I write for girls elsewhere, but the gist of it is this: I write about girls because every girl deserves the opportunity to pick up a book and see herself in its pages. I write about girls because girls, and their stories, matter. It’s my way of letting them know. On April 14th, 2015, take the opportunity to tell the girls you know—and the ones you don’t—that they are seen, heard and loved. Share advice. Be encouraging. Tell us about or thank the girls in your life who have made a difference in yours. Use the hashtag #ToTheGirls along with your personal message of support and encouragement across your social media platforms (Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, Instagram etc). 1. HOW TO PARTICIPATE First, please support #ToTheGirls by sharing the campaign’s message via Thunderclap! Thunderclap will announce the campaign and share a link on how to participate the day of the campaign (4/14) on your platforms for you. This will help spread the word, which is very important. https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/23531-tothegirls Next, Share your message!! On April 14th, 2015, share a message of support, encouragement, positivity or thanks to girls on any of your social media channels—Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram—and include the hashtag #TotheGirls along with it. 2. GET CREATIVE! Use your own images or the provided photoframes below to make your contribution stand out! Right click and save the photoframe and add your own message or picture of suport in the white space! Right click + save Right click + save 3. EXAMPLES: It’s that simple! Please take part in the campaign and help spread the word that girls matter! Let’s make this hashtag happen! I can’t wait to see what you come up with!

[trishaleighkc]

On this day in 1911, 146 garment workers died, some of them in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, others in the NYC streets on a Saturday afternoon.

If they hadn't, the public would have gone on being willfully ignorant of the poor conditions inside that factory and others like it. Their deaths prodded both worker's rights and women's rights movements to take hold in this country.

People still die horrible deaths in factories just like the Triangle. We buy the shirts and pants sand towels and shoes they made.

Just because they're not dying on the street front of us doesn't mean it's not happening. Willful ignorance is still a thing - but we can take the time to buy from responsible companies.

Let's do that.

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WHEN MY GRANDPARENTS SAY SOMETHING MILDLY RACIST

[trishaleighkc]

Perfect expression is perfect.

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There’s no free lunch. Writing is work. It’s also gambling. You don’t get a pension plan. Other people can help you a bit, but ¬essentially you’re on your own. Nobody is making you do this: you chose it, so don’t whine.

Margaret Atwood (via writingquotes)

Yes, yes, and yes. I once had an agent say my debut novel read as a "young Margaret Atwood" and all I could think was WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT. 

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[trishaleighkc]

Sobs.

[aimmyarrowshigh]

Shelters and graveyards are full of women who met their own Christian Grey.

Domestic Violence in 50sog (via aimmyarrowshigh)

Yep.

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[trishaleighkc]

Dress porn for a dress junkie.

[queenmercurys]

Your Pics Of Richard As Prince Charming 💓💞💟💖💖 I Love Them So Much!!!!!! Can't Wait To See More!!!!!!

Oh my goodness, thank you!!!! I gotta say, that man is pure perfection, the things he does to me <33333 I am very eager to see more as well, and I promise that as soon as something new is out, it will be on my blog ;)Thank you, again, for the kind words!!! 

[trishaleighkc]

That smile though.

[buzzfeed]

Things Everybody Does But Doesn’t Talk About, Featuring President Obama

[trishaleighkc]

Say what you want but he's the funniest.

[diverseiridescentbeings]

[trishaleighkc]

This couple. <3 They are going to inspire a love in one of my books.

[itberice]

"I can’t go to jail, Felix. I don’t have the temperament. In the shower, if they touch me, I will cut them."

[trishaleighkc]

My favorite clone, with Helena running a super close second.

[seinfeld]

"You know, George… that’s an onion."

[trishaleighkc]

"I know." HEHAW.