Alexandra Killworth

2019 Favourites: Music, Art and Books

So it’s late October in 2019, and this year has been wild. I’ll talk more about my year as a whole in December but for now I’m going to be talking about my 2019 favourites. So basically, my favourite music, art and books that I found in 2019 and absolutely love. Pretty self explanatory. Music:ContinueContinue reading “2019 Favourites: Music, Art and Books”

How my Autism affects my Characters

As a woman with autism, also known as ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) or Asperger’s, this condition affects pretty much every part of my day to day life, including my writing. From writing emotional scenes to building and developing characters in my stories, I can struggle quite a bit and often turn to the internet orContinueContinue reading “How my Autism affects my Characters”

My options for the future.

This post is going to be about my possible options and routes as an author for my future. Directions I can go, things that may become available, all that stuff. So this won’t be very interesting for the casual reader, but if you care about my future as an author, I’d recommend you read thisContinueContinue reading “My options for the future.”

Why I’ve been Neglecting One of my Books…

Out of all 4 of my current books, there’s one that I’ve pretty much been neglecting. So far I have ‘Immunity’ (dystopian horror), ‘The Last of the Missing’ (crime thriller), ‘Imaginary’ (drama) and ‘A Shot in the Dark’ (coming of age romance). One of these books has been ignored and not given much love byContinueContinue reading “Why I’ve been Neglecting One of my Books…”

How Being an Author has Helped me Grow as a Person

Forgive me, but this particular post is going to include a lot of talking about me. However, most of it will apply to other people and other writers. When I started writing my first book at 14, I was an anxious wreck. I was having panic attacks every day, I was very isolated from friendsContinueContinue reading “How Being an Author has Helped me Grow as a Person”

The Stigma against Independent Authors

One question I’ve received a lot since the beginning of my writing career is, which publishing house do I use? And my answer always seems to disappoint people. When I say I use Amazon KDP and Barnes and Noble, people tend to nod a little and look disappointed, as if they were expecting more. ThereContinueContinue reading “The Stigma against Independent Authors”

Interview on WritersInterviews

I’ll paste the link here to their website, but at the end of August I completed an interview about my recent novel ‘A Shot in the Dark’, and here it is. https://www.writersinterviews.com/2019/08/shot-dark-ya-coming-age-killworth.html Today we are interviewing Alexandra Killworth, author of a coming-of-age / young adult novel, titled “A Shot in the Dark.” Tell us aContinueContinue reading “Interview on WritersInterviews”

Why Photography is one of the Most Freestyle Arts

There are a number of different artistic subjects and hobbies out there to try and take part in. From painting and drawing, to sculpting, to playing the cello or violin, to photography, and so on. I truly believe that there is something out there for everyone, and that there’s always something artistic that even theContinueContinue reading “Why Photography is one of the Most Freestyle Arts”

Problems with Writing Fantasy

One of the novels I’m working on currently is defined as low fantasy. This is my first time writing anything in the fantasy genre, so I’ve come across quite a few problems already. These aren’t unique to me, however, as they’re also problems I’ve seen in other fantasy novels and books. So today, I’ll beContinueContinue reading “Problems with Writing Fantasy”

Inspiration from the Arts: A Cure for Artist/Writers Block

One of the key factors in any creative subject is finding inspiration. In a nutshell, inspiration is something that motivates you to draw, write, play music- whatever your medium is. It could give you specific ideas or just motivate you. Either way, it’s an important factor, and the days you lack inspiration can make itContinueContinue reading “Inspiration from the Arts: A Cure for Artist/Writers Block”