5/31/09
I sincerely apologize for not updating sooner. Sometimes life just loves to hinder the things you work on and before I can finish everything, I have to fix those problems. Not only is that going on, but I have another case of writer’s block. My muse just looovvves to tear me from my main project by presenting new ideas. That is why I think my muse is some psycho, evil mastermind with a major attitude. For some reason I picture a short (shorter than me) slumped over elderly man with enormous round glasses, spiky gray hair, a quick temper, and a crooked smile as he laughs at my inner torment.
You evil evil man you…
Anyway, new updates will be coming up soon so keep an eye out. Thanks for all of your support!
5/25/09
So I guess it’s safe to say that summer is finally here! But the rain has totally drowned the sun so none of us can enjoy it… go figure. And so, in the midst of all the suffocating storms, the air conditioner in my house is not working. AGAIN! So not only is it humid outside (when it’s not raining), but it’s scorching inside as well!
I’d like to say that I’ve spent most of the “inside time” to write, and I have added a lot more content to the book, but I’ve been spending way more time talking to people. It’s amazing at just how many people contact you with questions about a book that they know almost nothing about! I love it!
Here’s a tip to you: If you want to gain some respect, tell people you’re writing a book. No kidding, I’ve had people of all ages tell me that they think the fact that I’m in the process of publishing a book is simply amazing. And of course I have to agree. 
So now when people ask me, “Can you tell me a little bit about yourself?” My immediate response is, “I’m a short blonde chick that’s about to publish her first book!” Works every time…
5/23/09
Okay, so it’s Saturday and I woke up late feeling as if I’ve only been asleep for an hour, my head feels like a swelled balloon… what an image, and I’m impatiently waiting for Legend of the Seeker to come on. What an interesting life.
But apart from the harsh allergies and insomnia, my book is actually starting to look like… well a book. I’ve started formatting the pages into what they would look like on paper which took me FOREVER. I am definitely not an expert on Word. Now I just need help with a cover… and that is the problem.
What do you do when you have no money to spend on creating a nice cover, and no nice person to at least help out a bit on a design? I don’t know… I’m puzzled as well. But everything will work out. Hopefully.
5/20/09
Flogging… as in fictional blogging, not the violent whipping, is freaking amazing. Although if you hand me a pretty nifty looking whip I might still enjoy myself. Communication can’t get any easier with a blog and it’s the perfect way not only for an author to meet their audience, but for the audience to meet the author as well as the characters. What could be better than talking to a brilliant character that is literally out of this world? … See I couldn’t think of anything either.
I have to say I’m extremely surprised. Most people wake up with the idea to create a blog and then become highly disappointed because they earn no success from it. I’ve been really lucky… almost 60 views in two days. Hell yeah I’m bragging! Because not only am I realizing how amazing the online community is, but you’re getting the chance to witness an amazing story that has literally been years in the making. The transformation of Vastland has been massive! And the only reason I’ve persevered and molded such a simple cliche story into a complex one is because of your interest and support. I can’t thank you enough!
Please please please keep returning and reading! Tell your friends, your friends’ friends, your mom’s friends, the hobo down the street… even his friends. Don’t ask me why the hobo has to be a guy. Your comments are always welcome. Critique me, leave something insightful, hell even tell me I suck. But be warned because if you do tell me I suck then I’ll cry. It’s an ugly sight trust me. 
–Crystal K.M.
why does the hobo have to be a guy?
He just is!!! In this case it’s a little like asking why a taco has to be a taco. It just is. End of story!