Kaylyn's World

 Meet Kelsey. A sweetheart who is a wonderful and loyal friend and hard worker.  Kaylyn Gabbert : What are some of your favorite memories from growing up? Kelsey : Baking Christmas cookies with my mom, getting mint skittles every time I visited my grandma (my special treat from her), playing outside in my tree house and on my trampoline. KG : I had no idea there were mint Skittles. That is so cool. What kind of Christmas cookies did you bake? Sugar cookies? Peanut butter ones with the Hershey Kiss?  K : Yes the used to exist! They had them in peppermint and spearmint but the peppermint ones were always my favorite they unfortunately don’t sell them anymore. And as for the cookies yes we made sugar cookies and peanut butter blossoms, we made my favorite which is snowball cookies, we even made homemade rock candy and chocolate cookie bars KG : What are snowball cookies? They sound interesting. Also what's rock candy? Sorry for all the questions; I was never one to be in the...

Meet Stephie. She's a beautiful soul with a friendly and caring personality. Always looks out for her friends and family. Kaylyn Gabbert : Do you make time for yourself? What are some of your hobbies?  Stephie : I try my best to make time for myself but it’s hard though because i have so many responsibilities. But I do like crafty stuff like cross stitch and diamond art. I like to color. And bake. I love baking. KG : I'm glad you make time for yourself. What kind of crafts do you love doing?  What's your favorite thing to bake?  S : I love doing diamond art and cross stitch the most. it keeps my hands busy and I listen to my books when I do them. It's a great distraction.  I really like making anything with fruit. Mostly muffins but I recently made an apple cinnamon crumble bar that was delicious. KG : When and how did you meet your wife? S : We meant online on a blogging site called tumblr in 2012. She had a major following and I admired her so I sent her a message....

Meet Ceinna. She's a dedicated writer, friendly, and an amazing editor.   Kaylyn Gabbert : What drew you to Brooklyn Women's Writing Group?  Ceinna : I have been writing a dystopian new adult novel since I was twelve or thirteen years old. I have made it my New Year's resolution/goal to finally finish drafting it this year so I can start the querying process. In order to keep up the momentum, I have been seeking out writing groups where I could pop in and get some writing done after work or on the weekends. I found Brooklyn's Writing Group through Nook's Eventbrite and decided to RSVP to one of the in-person writing nights. Since then, I have joined the Meet-up app and have started to plan writing nights into my weeks. I have been to three meet-ups so far (Nooks, Online, and Cordelia's) and have thoroughly enjoyed the chill and cozy atmosphere of the group, so I will definitely be a regular going forward. KG : What are some of your favorite writing inspirations?...

Meet Monsterr. I met her in a support group that helped me with a lot of things, but I originally found it to help me grieve over the loss of my husband. Monsterr is fiercely protective, loyal, and funny. Kaylyn Gabbert : How old were you when you got your first tattoo? And how many tattoos do you have now?  Monsterr : I was 18 when I got my first tattoo, the legal age in NY. I got a dragonfly on my left foot. KG : What does the dragonfly tattoo mean to you?  M : Back to your first set of questions I realize I forgot to answer how many tattoos I have now! After today, I’ll have 23 if I counted correctly. I’m going with my sisters to get our matching tattoos this morning.  The dragonfly represents freedom and independence which I needed to feel at the time. I was in a very abusive relationship and needed something to give me the strength to leave. It still took me a while to actually leave, but the representation of freedom helped.  KG : That's a really cool symbol. K...