Hmm. No graphics, no pictures, no links, plain design – just text. I guess the writing better be good. The blog is written by a woman named Kim Hemmingway, so I was optimistic.
The Ktraveldan Network is a new blog written by an obsessive writer (who says she has writings dating back close to 30 years! And I certainly don’t doubt that one iota ). ‘I must write! Give me a pen, or give me death!’ She seems excited to have found blogging as a medium to dump her many, many thoughts, stories, essays and words into. Her goal is ultimately to be a published writer and after reading KN I’m sure it will happen.
You don’t have to read many of Kim’s entries to recognize there is something special here. Every entry has a point, a passion, a flavour, a take, a message… and the entries are all wrapped with her introspective and enjoyable narrative. Every entry, in some way, shows off the craft of a good writer. Kim’s writing is very witty, articulate, entertaining and full of atmosphere. It is quite apparent that writing for her is a well honed craft. She is one of the best story-tellers I have read online in a blog (or anywhere for that matter). There would be far too many quotes included here if I was to share with you the many lines that brought a smile to my face. But here is one of many, that shows a very honest writer, ‘They say little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice? I am made of butter, Crisco, and Twinkies.‘. She also has more serious reflections such as “Status Seekers” which ponders our materialistic society, or the touching ‘Waving Goodbye’. She also has threatened her readers with audio blogs… I listened to the one on the site, and she has some lofty ideas for her blog and her website, with more audio blogs coming and possibly a section with her massive .wav collection. Good luck with them Kim!
I think it would be nice to be able to leave comments and assist her friend Kathy in critiquing her writing. Clearly she wants the feedback. There would be lots of opportunity, especially with entries such as “right to Bear arms” which I would have $0.02 to share.
In spite of the very average esthetic of Ktraveldan Network the writing pulls the grade of this site way up. A remarkable writer with a remarkable insight into human behaviour. I enjoyed reading KN. This is one blog I will undoubtedly visit numerous times, I highly recommend you do the same if you enjoy a good read. Hemmingway? Quite possibly.
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