Karen Hough Writes

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GROUND CONTROL in a gif:

Sarah has to decide if she'll follow her husband on a one-way trip to Mars... but what happens if love isn't enough to take her all the way?

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A night time rocket launch, with billowing clouds, reflected in a clear body of water. Text: "There's no going back. GROUND CONTROL."

"It wasn’t just the possibilities that sounded bizarre and unreal, but the one-way journey; a ship made to take off from Earth and land on Mars wasn’t made to take off from Mars and land on Earth."

From Ground Control, by K.A. Hough (2022).

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No time! But every so often, Dorian Grey shows up in my hand, or Misery.

Working on a spec fic WIP about endangered species and food webs.

... Boy, do I need to work on my elevator pitch.

There is no movie that cannot be enormously improved by replacing 95% of the actors with Muppets, and this is a hill I will die on.

Thank you!

😂 Ok, first, this was taken in Portsmouth, UK, second, it took me almost a year to switch from "bathroom" to "toilet" in my speech, and third, ha ha, no, we stopped pooping in garbage cans in Canada at least 2 years ago.

(I still haven't made the switch to "restroom" here.)

Me at 5:30 am today: I'm going to get up and write!

Me at 12 pm, having cut my own hair, done my nails, given the dog a bath, driven a kid to practice, and cleaned out two small appliances: I should probably sit down and write.

That sounds like a much better way to go about it!

I'm (quietly) (maybe) participating in a Reedsy event. (Perhaps)

Ground Control by K A Hough | Sley House "There's No Going Back"Fifteen Years ago, Sarah was a biology student with a lot of potential. Since then, she's been drifting from city to city, leaving behind friends and family to follow her ambiti...

"Near-future women's fiction set on a spaceship to Mars." What genre is YOUR book?

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Only sometimes, and then it's Bach and Yo-Yo Ma.

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A wee, pale red-haired woman in a black and white polka-dot dress and heels poses awkwardly in a toilet against an elegant backdrop of garbage can and hand dryer.

Oh, hi! I'm Karen (I'm sorry), a Canadian writer/editor/personal trainer/mom living at the mo in the US.

The important thing to remember is that I think I'm funny.

My book:
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My bathroom selfie:

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In our house, you are not allowed to lick any bowl or plate... unless it is/was holding ice cream.

And then it's mandatory. 🍨

What are your favourite #HouseRules?

What a beautiful mug and spoon rest!😍

Fuchsia is either spelled wrong or it's pronounced wrong.

*big stretchies don't count unless someone notices and says, "Ooooo, big stretchies!"

I need to live more like my dog:

1. Wake up
2. Do big stretchies
3. Walkies!
4. Drink lots of water, have a snack
5. Nap

Repeat.

Oh no. It's too late! 💨

Yes, but with tea, please.

Ground Control There is no going back. Fifteen years ago, Sarah was a biology student with a lot of potential. Since then, she's been drifting from city to city, leaving behind friends and family to follow her ambit...

I love this recent review of GROUND CONTROL (2022, Sley House):

🔭"Sarah’s struggle between following her husband into the unknown or finally choosing herself makes for a powerful, thought-provoking read that blends personal stakes with cosmic scale."

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Me: Whatever doesn't kill me makes me stronger.

My brain: Or kills you.

What is "walk"? My characters cavort, exclusively.*

*except for when they saunter