Katherine Center
Katherine Center
Katherine Sherar Pannill Centeris a contemporary American fiction author...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth4 March 1972
CountryUnited States of America
affection books definitely determine experience love middle people seem sure tangible
I have an affection for tangible objects, like books and pages, but people sure do seem to love their Kindles! We're definitely in the middle of a revolution that will determine how people find, read, and experience stories.
came felt mom reflected stuff
I felt like I had never really heard of a story that reflected the stuff I was going through as a mom. I came up with an idea for a story about motherhood that I would want to read.
bowl counter dinner dump fill goes mixing pile wash
We are big composters. We compost everything - bread, tea bags, coffee grounds. I even dump out my old coffee in the garden. We keep a mixing bowl on the counter and just fill it up as the day goes along, then dump it in the mulch pile before dinner and wash it with the dinner dishes.
chickens collection fantasize hot keeping love paint roof save system white
I'd love to paint our roof white - it's so hot down here in Texas! - and I'd love to have a rainwater collection system to save rain runoff for later. I also love to fantasize about keeping chickens in the backyard.
attract chemicals ecosystem garden kids love monarch parts plants though tons wildlife
It's fun to think about plants not just as decorations but as functioning parts of our yard's ecosystem that attract wildlife to the garden. We have hummingbirds, tons of bees, and many monarch butterflies. The kids love it! Though we're very laissez-faire with the garden and never put chemicals on it or even water it much!
sight hopeful feelings
Something good was happening. My life was rising from the ashes, and the sight of it left me feeling something like hopeful.
coffee character things-in-life
All my main characters are people I'd love to sit around having coffee with. They are people who will tell you honestly about the things that scare them and worry them and trouble them. Because those moments of connection between women-when they really decide to be honest with each other about their lives-are some of the best things in life.
honesty real writing
I like to write about people who are real and likeable. I like to write about people who tell their stories in that close and intimate voice we use with best friends. I love the closeness and honesty and vulnerability that come from characters who can talk that way.
struggle way young
I guess that's the upside of not being young anymore . . . You know from experience that the struggle always leads, in some way, to something better.
mother believe littles
And despite everything I know now, I still believe, as I did when I was little, that there is an entire universe of things that my mother knows that I don't. I still believe that nothing truly bad can ever happen if my mother is around. I know it's not true. But still. It is true.
real writing boys
We're looking for stories that speak to us. We're looking for stories that connect us with something true. But, instead, a lot of the time we get strippers. All I'm saying is, when boys are writing the stories, the percentage of strippers is bound to go up. And real stories about real women kinda don't get written at all.
eye hands rolling
The best things about womanhood might possibly even be the conversations. The chatting. The gabbing. The whispering. The hands-on-hips eye-rolling. The yukking-it up.
looks
Look for beauty in everything.
thinking matter easy
It's so easy to think that your strengths don't matter.