Kit OliverJan 253 minHaha, Just Kidding... Unless?There were a lot of drafts of 'While the Sun Shines'. The earliest were written in Penny's POV, though I quickly realized that Drew was...
Kit OliverJan 254 minDrew's My Favorite Character - Except For All the OthersOk, so look, Abbot's actually my favorite character, except for Ned who is my all time fave if there wasn't Cooper, who is definitely top...
Kit OliverJan 254 minHelp! My Friends Are Dating!Part of the best thing about writing is all the surprises that lay in store. When I wrote Cattle Stop, I fully intended it to be a stand...
Kit OliverJan 251 minWhat's That? The Math Doesn't Work?Are you telling me that it doesn't actually add up that Sadie would be an old dog in Cattle Stop and While the Sun Shines, and then still...
Kit OliverAug 17, 20217 minThe Place Between - Reader QuestionsDon't we all turn the last page of a book and wonder: what the heck happens next? A Place to Go answers some of the questions lingering...
Kit OliverAug 10, 20214 minCattle Stop: or I Loved The Place Between So Much I Had to Write a 75k Novel To Calm DownBack when I was just a nervous, unhappy kiddo, I went to a neurologist for migraines and anxiety. Faced with twelve year old me, he...
Kit OliverAug 10, 20214 minBehind the Scenes: Penny and Drew, Stuck on the Farm and Stuck With Each OtherThe scene: the farmhouse kitchen, the screen door banging closed and Whit's truck squealing out of the driveway. The people: Penny and...
Kit OliverAug 10, 20216 minBtS: Cooper and Whit in Oregon (or What Happens When Goats Escape When You Just Want to Make Out)I'm not saying that Whit flew out to Oregon with no plan, but Whit definitely flew out to Oregon with no plan. He told Drew he needed a...
Kit OliverAug 10, 20213 minBehind the Scenes: The Prologue (or Kissing Each Other Was a Bad Idea Except It Wasn't)What do you do when you accidentally-on-purpose kiss the guy you've had a crush on for ages but also really, definitely, don't get along...
Kit OliverJun 7, 20216 minA Look Ahead: Summer 2021It's apparently June, which is simply ridiculous because last time I checked it was March 2020 and I was debating buying tickets to the...
Kit OliverOct 5, 20202 minPlaces to GoWriting A Place To Go meant more drafts than I ever anticipated, but when I finally landed on the idea of writing it from Abbot's...
Kit OliverOct 5, 20204 minThe Place Between - DVD commentarySpoiler alert! Ned and Abbot fall in love. Ok, but for real: this blog post includes a DVD style commentary on a passage from The Place...
Kit OliverJun 11, 20204 minAnother Look at Another ShotIn the last blog post we talked about Tim’s side of events, detailing a) Billy’s bad timing, b) Billy’s bad timing, c) Billy’s...
Kit OliverJun 11, 20208 minBehind The Scenes of: Another ShotCal. Tim. Phone calls that last until the flight attendant has to ask Tim to put your phone away sir, this is the second time I’ve spoken...