This Is My Secret: The Blog and Website of Writer Kristin Cashore

Today, inspired by a loved-one who did it first, I'm sending a thank you note to Josh Shapiro, the Attorney General of Pennsylvania, to thank him and his team for the 1000+ page report listing 300 predator priests in Pennsylvania and detailing decades of illegal coverups and lies. This report changed my life; it was a step toward justice, validating the reality of so many people, not just in Pennsylvania. I'm sharing this thank you idea with you all, because it didn't even occur to me to write a thank you note until someone else showed me hers. Maybe you're like me. If so, you too could send a grateful red monster to the Attorney General of PA.


Here's the mailing address:

Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, PA 17120

 (Oh and I got my cute thank you cards from this Etsy shop.)

Those promised adventure pics are coming very soon. Until then, be well, everyone.

First, I just want to extend a thank you for all the support I've received, on Twitter and in real life, for my recent blog post, Brother Cansrel, Father Leck. It wasn't the easiest or breeziest blog post I've ever published, that's for sure. ♥ ♥ ♥

Second -- look what I've got in my hot little hands! The tenth anniversary edition of Graceling, with its pretty new green cover, is set for release on September 25!


Coming up soon on the blog, I'll be blogging pics from what is probably the biggest adventure of my life (no risk I'm overselling that, right?)... until then, be well, dear readers.

A book release can be overwhelming. A lot of factors converge at once. Reviews, to be honest, don't really faze me, but they do create a lot of swirling noise. There's a lot of noise in general during a book release, and when you're trying to ground yourself in what matters, noise can be decentering. Also, during a book release, a writer is transitioning from working alone in a room on an intensely private project to being the star of public speaking events :). Am I nervous about that? Sure. Nerves contribute to the release being overwhelming.

But this morning, I managed to isolate, at least for a few moments, the reason why this release is extra hard. Unlike Katsa and Fire, Bitterblue is just a regular person. She doesn't have any superpowers; she's only got her own courage, smarts, determination, her heart. She feels vulnerable to me, more than Katsa and Fire ever did. And now she's grown up, and it's time for me to fling her out into the scary world …