Adventures in Writing: When Miss Burton Got Her Spotlight

Miss Burton got a lot of attention this summer that I was not expecting whatsoever. It was really cool and surprising-- a lot of feelings wrapped up into one. You know?

I think this biggest was when the Home News interviewed me for this story. And sent a photographer to my home to take pictures of me. He arrived 10 minutes after I had gotten home from sweating in camp all day and had literally just changed. I thought the photograph was going to be horrendous.

I was surprised.

(c) Home News Tribune, Jason Towlen/Staff Photographer

Not my best, but still not my worst. Whew! The article is really good too. She really detailed my accomplishments thus far. You can read it HERE!

Miss Burton's Class Survives!

In case you missed it, Miss Burton's Class made two appearances in media this week.

The first was a write-up in The Daily Dead's Indie Spotlight.

AND THEN, there was the write-up in The Sentinel that went live today.

Please check it out and as always, support indie writers and BUY. THE. BOOK.

Peace, love and zombies,
Katherine

Adventures on the East Coast: July Birthdays

July is all but over.  My little brother somehow turned 23 last week. I am almost done with my summer classes. I am totally looking forward to never having to take linguistics again. Camp is almost over and before I know it, it will be August and I will be the one turning 27.

This weekend it was my friend Laura's turn! Her birthday was golden because she turned 27 on the 27th. And we had a lot of fun. I can't believe how tan and blonde I am in all of these pictures that I jacked from her blog.

End of the night masquerade. 

Let's talk zombie novels. 

Don't know what I was talking about but I seem into it.

Sometimes you have to be THAT friend.

Sometimes, you find yourself back at the beginning

And sometimes you start laughing while someone is taking your photo.

I can't lie and say that the last year of my life was all that wonderful. It had it's good points, but it had a lot of ups and downs. As the summer started I felt like I was in such a depression over everything, but as the summer has gone on I feel as though I came back to myself. And that, I am now surrounded by people who are good, positive and loving. And most importantly, people that love me and care about me.

I couldn't say that a year ago. I was not happy with who I was or who I had around me, but now I feel like I am in an entirely new chapter of my life and I am excited to see what it brings.

Here's to my LATE twenties (when did that happen???). 

Miss Burton's Class: The First Book!!

MY BOOK is out and available for purchase! You can buy my first book HERE.

I already have my copy:

I am so excited!!

Book Review: Allison Hewitt is Trapped by Madeleine Roux

Anyone who knows me knows that I love a good zombie book, movie or blog. I even write a fiction blog about a teacher trying to survive the zombie apocalypse (msburtonsclass.com).

So, I was pretty excited for when I found Allison Hewitt is Trapped. The book actually started out as a blog (there's hope for me yet!) that was eventually published. I didn't catch it in it's blog form, but it supposedly was a big deal because the way that she wrote it made it more of an interactive zombie experience.

There are some massive plot holes in the book, like the lap-top that will not die and the military internet (I went that route too :/) that never seems to go down, but overall that's easy to overlook.

Roux makes the zombie apocalypse funny because the heroine she creates is sarcastic and witty. We watch her work from the bookstore, across town battling the Undead and horrible people, into an encampment where she has to face ultimate crazies and the long-lost wife of the guy she falls for in the midst of survival. It's all fast-paced and quickly read, but enjoyable the whole way through.

Allison Hewitt is Trapped is a must-read for any zombie fan. Just you know, beware the zombified squirrels!

Score: 5 out of 5

Book Information: Allison Hewitt is Trapped by Madeleine Roux is available for purchase through amazon with ISBN 0312658907 from St. Martin's Griffin. It was originally published on January 18, 2011.