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  • Comics (p)review: OUR SOOT STAINED HEART

    Comics (p)review: OUR SOOT STAINED HEART

    OUR SOOT STAINED HEART is a comic coming out July 21 that is inspired by Baltic and Finnish folklore along with the character of Santa Claus. Did this work for me?

  • “A writer without a deadline is looking for trouble”

    “A writer without a deadline is looking for trouble”

    This is a response to Austin Vosler’s free download article for Writer’s Digest, “Why a Writer Without a Deadline is Looking for Trouble.” I use my own writing history to comment on this.

  • Seeking ARC readers for THE STEP AND THE WALK

    Seeking ARC readers for THE STEP AND THE WALK

    It’s that time again–I’m looking for ARC readers for the sequel to THE NAME AND THE KEY–THE STEP AND THE WALK! Read on for details.

  • Netflix gives BANANA FISH a genuine English dub

    Netflix gives BANANA FISH a genuine English dub

    Netflix does its fans right by using a HUMAN CAST to dub BANANA FISH in English, It debuts August 12 and I’m excited.

  • When authors are accused of using AI

    When authors are accused of using AI

    I saw on Threads a reader give an author a poor review, accusing them of using AI for choosing to address the characters by name and not their status. Um….what?

  • Happy birthday, website!

    Happy birthday, website!

    It’s my WordPress website’s 1st birthday! While kristinaelysebutke.com has been around for more than ten years, this iteration is still young. Happy anniversary!

  • Earworm: SPECIALZ

    Earworm: SPECIALZ

    YOU ARE MY SPECIAL…a great anisong that opened the Shibuya arc of season two’s JUJUTSU KAISEN. And…it’s STILL stuck in my head.

  • One of the coolest things I’ve ever done: The Shikoku Henro

    One of the coolest things I’ve ever done: The Shikoku Henro

    I haven’t really written much about my time in Japan on this blog, so I thought I’d share my journey on the Shikoku Pilgrimage with you.

  • Content warnings and my books

    Content warnings and my books

    This author believes in content warnings in books, and has included them in her writing…but forgot to add them to THE NAME AND THE KEY!!!