Kaylyn's World

 Though Richard and I called the Washington Jefferson hotel on West 51st Street in Manhattan, New York weeks before our honeymoon to see if it was handicap friendly, and they agreed it was... We came to find out it was not. We gave the trip an 8/10 because if we couldn't get that hotel in the city, then we wouldn't be able to have the amazing honeymoon that we did since everywhere we went was in the city. But I do feel I must write this because it does not cater to all disabilities, and had I not been there with my husband I would have had a lot of problems. It's actually so important that I'm posting this on two different blogs.  My first issue was with the ramp, it was narrow, and it narrowed out as we reached the stairs and the doors. For half a second, I thought I was going to fall down the stairs right outside the hotel. The hallways in the hotel were narrow, and with my wheelchair wider than the average wheelchair that didn't make me feel too comfortable. And

At the beginning of October, I went to New York ComicCon and met quite a few authors and writers. While there, a rumor about me interviewing authors and writers was started at one booth, and I decided to lean into it. Interviewing other writers and authors could never hurt. I left my information with the writers and authors I met and emailed them after I got home from ComicCon. I was emailed the writer of Dreamland, Jason Miller the very next day. He helped me set up an interview with him and his artist, James Hill. I sent him the interview questions which he forwarded to Mr. Hill. Then they separately sent me their answers by the deadline I set up forward. Now, the interview I'm posting here is what I've posted together of their answers.  Kaylyn Gabbert: First, can you tell us who you are? Jason Miller: I’m a native New Yorker - born in Brooklyn and raised in Staten Island. I attended Emerson College in Boston as a film major, and graduated in 1998, at which point I moved to

In the beginning of September, I read an article about the benefits of writing 100-word short stories. In that moment I was inspired to host a short story contest in my writing group on Facebook, Accountabilibuddies. First, I had to see if anyone would be interested. I asked around. Not only were six people in the group interested, but there were writers I knew outside the group that were also interested. I had a meeting with one Accountabilibuddy, and he made me think about what was needed such as prompts, rules, and a deadline.  For now we'll only have the 100-word contest and after the holidays we'll try to have the longer short story contest. If anyone wants to have the longer short story contest now, let me know.  Prompts:  Pets Relatives Fireworks Party Vacation For the rules, I do want you to try a genre you haven't tried before or haven't worked for in a long time.  Do you think a deadline of by the end of the month is doable? I even submitted, and I thought of

 I wanted to submit this for the next issue of GWC E-magazine, but it seems like the magazine is still currently on temporary hiatus. I wrote about this store the  way I did because GWC E-magazine is an international magazine, and New York is a hot spot for tourists for people all over the world. I was allowed to quote those who I quoted in this review.  Want to Join the Wizarding World? (A Harry Potter Store Review) By: Kaylyn Gabbert Where my original sources said that the store had their grand opening in Manhattan, New York otherwise known as New York, New York in April they opened their doors to us June 3rd. I visited the store in mid-July. The three story building is on 935 Broadway Avenue. The doors are opened to the public on the second floor, and there are two different elevators designed like fireplaces, one to take you upstairs to the VR experience, and the other to take you downstairs to the second part of the giant displays as well as shopping. To get to the VR you must pay

 I wanted to have this published in the GWC E-Magazine, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen because it was supposed to come out at the beginning of this month. It looks like there was an unexpected hiatus for the magazine, and as you all know when I write something I always want to share it.  How to Defeat Writer’s Block By: Kaylyn Gabbert There are many ways to fight the dreaded writer’s block, and in last month’s Talk-It-Over with Carolyn Declue I touched base with a few that work for me. Writer’s block can take many forms: it can be lack of motivation, lack of ideas, or your emotions and life taking front seat to your writing. No matter what it is, it tends to drive you crazy. I say that because I run a group called Accountabilibuddies where many of the writers have told me a variation of these forms of writer’s block, and I’m not immune myself. Here are some of my tried and true methods of getting through me through writer’s block. Please note, not all of them w

 Hello all! I hope you're all doing well. There has been so much going on in my neck of the woods, writing-wise.  First up, it's my turn to type my level for our script at StrideStar. I was all sorts of nervous. I wasn't sure if it was because I was out of practice writing scripts, I wasn't properly prepared, or I wasn't used to so many "eyes" on me as I worked. I talked to my new therapist about it who suggested I printed the outline for my level, so I didn't have to slow down so much. I also noticed that if I set up a project to type in script writing format with the same properties like: going from past tense to present tense and going from one medium to another maybe the practice would really help. I even made sure to ask trusted writer friends to help by hanging with me as I type and looking at my script occasionally hoping I stuck to the rules. If I ever got stuck on something, I could always ask for help.  Great news about the Global Writing Com

 This week in one of my writing groups, author Abigail Falanga was asking nostalgic questions every day for her daily subject questions. I loved this week so much that I wanted to share my answers. On Saturday night, I thanked Abigail for doing this, letting her know she inspired this blog. I was curious what Sunday (the final day) would have in store, so I asked. She asked if I had any suggestions, and she loved what I had in mind. These are her usual subjects for the week: Monday Music Tuesday Tea Time Wednesday Wonder Thursday Thrill Friday Fandom Saturday Scholar Sunday Fun Day I didn't have an answer for all of them though. Here's what I have:  Monday Music: I think I'll declare this Nostalgia Week!: So, first up: What was your favorite song from your childhood/teen years? Or band/album?: My favorite band as a kid/teen was Simple Plan. My favorite album by them was No Pads, No Helmet... Just Balls, and on that album was my favorite song, I'd Do Anything. I didn