Welcome, I am Julaina Kleist-Corwin

I’m a teacher, writer, and story consultant

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Multiple Projects Can Get Out Of Hand

I’m a Type A personality, always busy, never bored.  A writing friend calls me Nutzoid when I take on another project. She’s right.  A cliche says “proof is in the pudding”, for me “proof is in the projects on my plate right now”  (yes, another cliche and one in the title).  Sometimes it’s fun to […]

How Do You Deal With Clutter?

Today I thought I’d clear one of the piles of books behind my desk. That one pile led to three more and now I have one corner cleared. I had procrastinated. At least I knew what was in those piles. I rationalized that if organized, I might not be able to find anything because it […]

The People We Met in Las Vegas Were Friendly and Helpful

As a writer, the people I met in Las Vegas impressed me with their friendliness. I’ll remember them and might use some of their characteristics in my writing.  At The Fashion Show Mall close to our hotel, I met three young women at a kiosk who became instant friends. Kate from the Philippines, Helen and […]

Hada’s Fog Chapter Twenty-Four Is Posted

          Chapter Twenty-Four is posted. See the menu above.     Lev and Bira return home to the smell of smoke. Hada is in shock, and Bira panics about what happened while she was gone. This chapter shows a major turning point for Hada on her character arc.       […]

Ride Las Vegas High Roller At The LINQ

My husband is a roller coaster fan and I am not. I don’t go on any carnival-type rides, but he convinced me to ride the High Roller at the LINQ in Las Vegas. The High Roller is the highest observation wheel in the world, over 550 feet. I agreed to go on it because it […]

Las Vegas Cirque Du Soleil’s Outstanding Show KA

Our trip to Las Vegas last week included tickets to KA, a Cirque Du Soleil show at the MGM Grand. I used to think O was my favorite, but now it is in second place after KA. The story involves twins, a female and male, coming of age. The characters and their acrobatic feats were […]

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