About Kristyn Hammond
Kristyn is a full-time graduate student and freelance writer. An avid personal blogger since May 2003, Kristyn currently self-hosts three blogs, writes a multitude of content for popular websites, and is working on her first novel. Presently, she resides in Central Texas with her amazing husband, Matthew. When she's not working or learning, Kristyn spends her time dreaming of the day she can be on her way home to southern California.Website: http://prettypessimist.com
Posts by Kristyn Hammond
Writing Sense: The Sense of Scent
By Kristyn Hammond on July 25, 2010
I once knew a man who had no sense of scent. He couldn’t smell anything, nor had he ever been able to. Like those born blind, or deaf, he had been born without the sense of scent. We spent hours talking about it and, for his part, he was unabashedly {read more}
By Kristyn Hammond on July 25, 2010
Writing Sense: The Sense of Taste
By Kristyn Hammond on July 5, 2010
Several years ago, I discovered a book that changed my writing life. The book was Gayle Brandeis’s Fruitflesh. I read it, forever changing my approach to writing. The fact is that foods can affect what we write and how it’s written. Energy and brainpower {read more}
By Kristyn Hammond on July 5, 2010
Writing Sense: The Sense of Sound
By Kristyn Hammond on June 19, 2010
There’s an old adage that silence is golden; in my house, silence is golden. Without an office, when I sit down to write silence falls. While we have no kids, my husband’s become remarkably good at keeping quiet; it’s what I need to write. Or, it {read more}
By Kristyn Hammond on June 19, 2010
Start a Writing Group
By Kristyn Hammond on June 7, 2010
My best girlfriend is a writer. So, when she suggested that we get together once a week to write, I simply couldn’t pass up the opportunity for positive feedback from someone I trust. We get together every Thursday afternoon, when her husband and kids {read more}
By Kristyn Hammond on June 7, 2010
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