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Diary of a Misfit – The Ring

Diary of a Misfit – The Ring

By LK Gardner-Griffie on March 25, 2013

I’ll admit, when Tom pulled out a ring to give to Katie, I was taken aback. I think I may have been more floored by it than Katie. Tom is one of my quieter characters, and he had recently opened up to Katie, and then came to me and told me he wanted to give her a ring. At first I thought he meant his class ring, and while I think it is a little soon in their relationship, I could shrug off the class ring. But then he showed me the ring ….

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Posted in 7-Diary Of A Misfit | Tagged Diary of a Misfit, Irish Claddagh ring, Katie McCabe, LK Gardner-Griffie, loyalty, Shaka Franklin Foundation for Youth, The Ring, Tom Pike, young love | Leave a response

Diary of a Misfit – Current Event

Diary of a Misfit – Current Event

By LK Gardner-Griffie on March 24, 2013

When I decided to put Diary of a Misfit together, I earmarked the article on Amanda Cummings for inclusion to the collection. It initially caught my attention because the family believed repetitive bullying had been responsible for her decision to kill herself.

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Posted in 7-Diary Of A Misfit, Suicide | Tagged Amanda Cummings, bully, bullying, Current Event, Diary of a Misfit, LK Gardner-Griffie, Peg Brantley, Shaka Franklin Foundation for Youth, story chairs, suicide, tina hoggatt | Leave a response

Diary of a Misfit – Daddy’s Death

Diary of a Misfit – Daddy’s Death

By LK Gardner-Griffie on March 23, 2013

When I ran across the photo of the rose, I knew immediately it summed up everything I needed for the piece named, Daddy’s Death. The bud, wilted and drooping, yet the stalk still straight and the leaves green. When we lose a loved one, it is how we feel; as if our essence has been sapped, we’re wilted, our life is crumpling around the edges, and yet, there is still life, and it flows around us. It was so perfect to me, I almost left the title and name off the cover—there was no need for anything else.

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Posted in 7-Diary Of A Misfit, Death | Tagged cancer, Daddy's Death, death, Diary of a Misfit, grief, Katie McCabe, LK Gardner-Griffie, loss, Shaka Franklin Foundation for Youth, survival | Leave a response

Diary of a Misfit – Mean Girl

Diary of a Misfit – Mean Girl

By LK Gardner-Griffie on March 22, 2013

When Cassie Kendall was first mentioned in a conversation between Tom and Katie during Nowhere Feels Like Home, I knew she was annoying and shallow … I didn’t know she was in the running for the Regina George award for meanness.

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Posted in 7-Diary Of A Misfit, Bullying | Tagged Brandon McInerney, bullies, bully, bullying, Cassie Kendall, cyber bully. Nowhere Feels Like Home, Diary of a Misfit, Katie McCabe, Lawrence King, LK Gardner-Griffie, Mean Girl, Shaka Franklin Foundation for Youth | Leave a response

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Diary of a Misfit – There’s Something About Rusty

Diary of a Misfit – There’s Something About Rusty

By LK Gardner-Griffie on March 21, 2013

I’ll admit it … when reviewing the stories I was planning for Diary of a Misfit I realized I needed a few lighter stories to balance out some of the heavier topics included in the collection and the first thing that popped into my head was an entry about Rusty. *Sigh* Rusty is the sort of character writers fall in love with.

Posted in 7-Diary Of A Misfit | Tagged Diary of a Misfit, fiction, Katie McCabe, LK Gardner-Griffie, Nowhere Feels Like Home, Rusty Hightower, Sarah McCabe, Shaka Franklin Foundation for Youth, short story, short story collection, There's Something About Rusty, young love | Leave a response

Diary of a Misfit – Remembering What Isn’t To Be

Diary of a Misfit – Remembering What Isn’t To Be

By LK Gardner-Griffie on March 20, 2013

The mind of a writer is a strange thing. Or maybe I should qualify that and say the mind of some writers …. Because I can’t speak on behalf of all writers, but I know others who deal with some of the same things I do. My mind is kind of like a co-op with my characters. My stories are character driven, and in order to do that, I need to know how my characters would think, act, talk, feel in any given situation. They live in my head and speak to me to tell me the story line. I feel their emotions … sometimes over and over, in order to capture them on the page.

Posted in 7-Diary Of A Misfit, Teen Drinking, Underage Drinking | Tagged alcohol abuse, Arman Partamian, Brett Elder, Dayne Cutler, death, Diary of a Misfit, Dylan Lyford, Elizabeth Mun, George Desdunes, Jason Wren, Joe Loudon, Karen Kappelman, Katie McCabe, Lexi Hagen, LK Gardner-Griffie, Mackenzie Frazee, Makamae Ah Mook Sang, Olivia Hyten, Paris Shorter, Remembering What Isn't To Be, Samara Stricklen, Samuel Hayes, Scotty Roberts, Shaka Franklin Foundation for Youth, Shelby Lyn Allen, Takemi Rao, teen drinking, Underage drinking, Warren Kimber | Leave a response

Diary of a Misfit – Lost in the Hills

Diary of a Misfit – Lost in the Hills

By LK Gardner-Griffie on March 19, 2013

Lost in the Hills is the first published excerpt from Katie’s diary. From the Journal of Katie McCabe was added to the beginning of Nowhere Feels Like Home as an excerpt from Katie’s diary to help bring any new readers who hadn’t read Misfit McCabe up to speed.

Posted in 7-Diary Of A Misfit, Bullying | Tagged abduction, diary, Diary of a Misfit, drowning, Katie McCabe, LK Gardner-Griffie, Lost in the Hills, Misfit McCabe, Nowhere Feels Like Home, Shaka Franklin Foundation for Youth | Leave a response

Diary of a Misfit – Tim’s Shiner

Diary of a Misfit – Tim’s Shiner

By LK Gardner-Griffie on March 18, 2013

When her best friend Tim shows up on her doorstep with a black eye, Katie McCabe teases him for being a klutz, until she learns the horrifying truth.

Posted in 7-Diary Of A Misfit, Abuse | Tagged Amazon, child abuse, Diary of a Misfit, Katie McCabe, Kindle, LK Gardner-Griffie, Shaka Franklin Foundation for Youth, short fiction, short story collection, Tim's Shiner | Leave a response

Diary of a Misfit

Diary of a Misfit

By LK Gardner-Griffie on March 12, 2013

Since the beginning of the year, I’ve had my head down, working away, and, except for the occasional outburst on Twitter, have even kept my socializing to a minimum (and those who know me, KNOW how I love to socialize.)

Posted in 7-Diary Of A Misfit | Tagged Amazon, collection, Diary of a Misfit, ebook, fiction, Katie McCabe, LK Gardner-Griffie, Misfit McCabe, Shaka Franklin Foundation for Youth, short collection, short story, story chairs, suicide, suicide prevention, Tim's Shiner | Leave a response

Story Chairs Opening

Story Chairs Opening

By LK Gardner-Griffie on March 10, 2013

See those chairs to the left? I’m so excited about them. They are part of a project called Story Chairs (more on that below) and the reason I’m excited it I will be attending the opening reception for Story Chairs at Jack Straw Productions in Seattle on March 27, from 5:30PM – 8:00PM. And what’s even better??? I have a story in the Story Chairs!!

Posted in 7-Diary Of A Misfit, Event | Tagged Ben Oblas, Current Event, jack straw productions, Jeffry Mitchell, Katie McCabe, LK Gardner-Griffie, Misfit McCabe, seattle, story chairs, tina hoggatt | 3 Responses

A Big THANK YOU to Jillian Dodd

A Big THANK YOU to Jillian Dodd

By LK Gardner-Griffie on December 31, 2012

I had the great pleasure to be part of a promotional effort just prior to Christmas organized by Jillian Dodd. Jillian had an idea to gather 99 authors together to join forces to promote 99 books all for 99 cents. Jillian’s plan not only included step-by-step instructions for developing a plan for marketing, sample tweets & Facebook posts, but she also planned to include fabulous prizes for bloggers who helped to spread the word as well as readers. It was a WIN-WIN-WIN experience for all involved.

Posted in Marketing | Tagged author, fiction, gratitude, Jillian Dodd, Keatyn Chronicles, Kiss Me, Stalk Me, thanks, That Boy, That Wedding, young adult | Leave a response

Supa Christmas Sale

Supa Christmas Sale

By LK Gardner-Griffie on December 25, 2012

With the stress of the holidays nearly over, now is a great time to sit back, curl up in your favorite reading chair, and get lost in fabulous new worlds. To help you do just that, some authors have banded together and put all their titles on sale, right NOW!! Some of this season’s most popular e-books have been discounted to just $0.99!!! Don’t miss out!

Posted in 1-Misfit McCabe | Tagged ebook, ereader, holiday, juvenile fiction, Katie McCabe, Kindle, LK Gardner-Griffie, Misfit McCabe, sale, yalit, young adult fiction | Leave a response

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