Kelly Irvin
@kelly-irvin.bsky.social
Award-winning novelist, author of 30+ books, former newspaper reporter, rep'ed by Julie Gwinn, Seymour Agency, disabled, Christian, wife, mother, grandmother, living w/Stage 4 ovarian cancer.
Doing tax stuff this afternoon. I admit some of the tribulations are my fault, but the amount of verifications/authentications needed to accomplish simple tasks has caused my brain to implode. I need to eat chocolate & watch my favorite X-files episodes to recover. #frazzled
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February 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Doing tax stuff this afternoon. I admit some of the tribulations are my fault, but the amount of verifications/authentications needed to accomplish simple tasks has caused my brain to implode. I need to eat chocolate & watch my favorite X-files episodes to recover. #frazzled
“When you have cancer, you recognize that time is limited. It is not infinite.” Part 3 in my Finding Joy during Stage 4 Cancer” interview w/ IHDCancer folks. #cansky #ovariancansky @thankscancer.bsky.social #oncsky
February 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
“When you have cancer, you recognize that time is limited. It is not infinite.” Part 3 in my Finding Joy during Stage 4 Cancer” interview w/ IHDCancer folks. #cansky #ovariancansky @thankscancer.bsky.social #oncsky
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NeedyMeds lists resources that help with the cost of breast cancer medications, for both #insured and #uninsured patients. Check out our blog on the resources that can help pay for these expensive medications. https://buff.ly/3Od5eqz
#blog #cansky #breastcancer #cancer #breastcancerawareness
#blog #cansky #breastcancer #cancer #breastcancerawareness
Save on Breast Cancer Medications with These 10 Programs
Discover patient assistance programs, co-pay cards, and savings options to lower the cost of breast cancer medications.
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January 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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I hope you all remember to regularly check your breasts/chests/pecs for lumps. #feelitonthefirst is a thing on Instagram but any time of the month that works for you is fine. The important thing is to get to know your body and be alert to anything unusual.
#cansky #graphicmedicine
#cansky #graphicmedicine
January 2, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I hope you all remember to regularly check your breasts/chests/pecs for lumps. #feelitonthefirst is a thing on Instagram but any time of the month that works for you is fine. The important thing is to get to know your body and be alert to anything unusual.
#cansky #graphicmedicine
#cansky #graphicmedicine
In hopes this might help others who are contending w/cancer, I'm sharing the link to the 1st of a multipart interview I did w/IHADCANCER, a social support network. Also so people who aren't familiar w/the site have a chance to check it out. #cansky
@thankscancer.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2wdhut9z
@thankscancer.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2wdhut9z
Meet Kelly Irvin: Stage IV Ovarian Cancer Thriver
We spoke with Kelly Irvin: author, cancer patient advocate, and Stage IV Ovarian Cancer Thriver. Read on to learn about her clinical trial experience and advice she has for other Stage IV cancer...
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December 30, 2024 at 8:10 PM
In hopes this might help others who are contending w/cancer, I'm sharing the link to the 1st of a multipart interview I did w/IHADCANCER, a social support network. Also so people who aren't familiar w/the site have a chance to check it out. #cansky
@thankscancer.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2wdhut9z
@thankscancer.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2wdhut9z
Today I embarked on a multi-tasking trip in which I'm attempting to write 2 books, in different genres, at the same time. Any other #writers do this? Tips welcome. I'm trying to write 1 in mornings, the other in afternoons. Am I nuts? (Don't answer that, 😂) #writerssky #authorssky
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December 30, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Today I embarked on a multi-tasking trip in which I'm attempting to write 2 books, in different genres, at the same time. Any other #writers do this? Tips welcome. I'm trying to write 1 in mornings, the other in afternoons. Am I nuts? (Don't answer that, 😂) #writerssky #authorssky
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Get kids reading with a fun 30-day reading challenge to kick off 2025! imaginationsoup.net/reading-chal... #kidlit #readingchallenge
December 27, 2024 at 2:57 AM
Get kids reading with a fun 30-day reading challenge to kick off 2025! imaginationsoup.net/reading-chal... #kidlit #readingchallenge
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The best thing you can do for an author is to request their book from your library. The library will usually get it for you! The author will get an immediate sale, and libraries will know there is a demand for their future books! Just google your library name plus "book request" or walk in and ask
Library purchases are purchases. They pay the press. The press counts them towards advances and royalties. And (gasp) the book is in a library!! It’s wonderful and no one should ever feel bad about getting a book through a library instead of buying it.
I got it from my local library system, which has 28 physical copies (more than half are checked out) and 4 audiobooks. The branch library is two blocks from my house so I get most of my books from there. Hope this helps because I loved the book - I'm not a historian and knew nothing of that period.
December 27, 2024 at 2:28 AM
The best thing you can do for an author is to request their book from your library. The library will usually get it for you! The author will get an immediate sale, and libraries will know there is a demand for their future books! Just google your library name plus "book request" or walk in and ask
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Library purchases are purchases. They pay the press. The press counts them towards advances and royalties. And (gasp) the book is in a library!! It’s wonderful and no one should ever feel bad about getting a book through a library instead of buying it.
I got it from my local library system, which has 28 physical copies (more than half are checked out) and 4 audiobooks. The branch library is two blocks from my house so I get most of my books from there. Hope this helps because I loved the book - I'm not a historian and knew nothing of that period.
December 26, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Library purchases are purchases. They pay the press. The press counts them towards advances and royalties. And (gasp) the book is in a library!! It’s wonderful and no one should ever feel bad about getting a book through a library instead of buying it.
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I think this panel accurately sums up the deep sense of alienation I felt when going through chemo.
#cansky #graphicmedicine #lifewriting
#cansky #graphicmedicine #lifewriting
December 27, 2024 at 11:44 AM
I think this panel accurately sums up the deep sense of alienation I felt when going through chemo.
#cansky #graphicmedicine #lifewriting
#cansky #graphicmedicine #lifewriting
Merry Christmas to all y’all from the Irvin homestead!
December 25, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Merry Christmas to all y’all from the Irvin homestead!
San Antonio's Central Library is my favorite. My kids call it the "red enchilada" library. It has a gorgeous 26-foot Dale Chihuly sculpture hanging in the atrium that features 917 pieces of blown glass. The building houses 580,257 volumes of the SAPL system's 2.5 million items. I could live there.
Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.
December 21, 2024 at 8:27 PM
San Antonio's Central Library is my favorite. My kids call it the "red enchilada" library. It has a gorgeous 26-foot Dale Chihuly sculpture hanging in the atrium that features 917 pieces of blown glass. The building houses 580,257 volumes of the SAPL system's 2.5 million items. I could live there.
Last night I dreamed I wrote a novel about a samurai (I think), thick, tiny print, ugly brown cover. I was freaking out about marketing it. The publisher's marketing team couldn't help. I woke up so stressed! Tell me I'm not the only writer who does this! #authorsky #novelistsky #writersky
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December 18, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Last night I dreamed I wrote a novel about a samurai (I think), thick, tiny print, ugly brown cover. I was freaking out about marketing it. The publisher's marketing team couldn't help. I woke up so stressed! Tell me I'm not the only writer who does this! #authorsky #novelistsky #writersky
The e-format 3-book collection of the Bee County Amish series is $1.99 right now. Some of my favorite characters (like Mordecai & Phineas) live in these stories. (This would make a great Christmas gift for a sweet romance book lover!) tinyurl.com/mr4ak2kf #bookssky #readerssky
December 18, 2024 at 7:29 PM
The e-format 3-book collection of the Bee County Amish series is $1.99 right now. Some of my favorite characters (like Mordecai & Phineas) live in these stories. (This would make a great Christmas gift for a sweet romance book lover!) tinyurl.com/mr4ak2kf #bookssky #readerssky
I was so excited yesterday about my grandson visiting yesterday I posted a #happydayskt gif. Turns out he was just as thrilled. I promise no prompting from me. My son doesn’t know where he got it! #grandkidssky
December 14, 2024 at 6:49 PM
I was so excited yesterday about my grandson visiting yesterday I posted a #happydayskt gif. Turns out he was just as thrilled. I promise no prompting from me. My son doesn’t know where he got it! #grandkidssky
I’m psyched to be invited to join an in person book club. I’m reading 1st book novel: The Overstory by Richard Powers. Perfect for an old treehugger like me. What are you reading this weekend? (My daughter brought me this mug from her recent visit to the NYC Central Library. #booksky #readerssky
December 14, 2024 at 6:45 PM
I’m psyched to be invited to join an in person book club. I’m reading 1st book novel: The Overstory by Richard Powers. Perfect for an old treehugger like me. What are you reading this weekend? (My daughter brought me this mug from her recent visit to the NYC Central Library. #booksky #readerssky
It's a gray, dreary day. Spent morning getting oil change & recall repair on my SUV. Flip side, my 2-yr-old grandson is visiting this afternoon (w/son & d-i-law). & Tim's making turkey tortilla soup. I'll take the not-so-good w/the great! Oh Happy Friday! #happysky #happyfridaysky
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December 13, 2024 at 8:22 PM
It's a gray, dreary day. Spent morning getting oil change & recall repair on my SUV. Flip side, my 2-yr-old grandson is visiting this afternoon (w/son & d-i-law). & Tim's making turkey tortilla soup. I'll take the not-so-good w/the great! Oh Happy Friday! #happysky #happyfridaysky
My fellow writers, do you ever blow off marketing chores and simply write? Work on the book of your heart? No contract, but the book you're burning to write? That's what I did today & it felt great. This is what being a writer should feel like. Shouldn't it? #writingsky #writerssky
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December 12, 2024 at 9:33 PM
My fellow writers, do you ever blow off marketing chores and simply write? Work on the book of your heart? No contract, but the book you're burning to write? That's what I did today & it felt great. This is what being a writer should feel like. Shouldn't it? #writingsky #writerssky
Tim's amaryllis burst into blooms this week, just in time for the holiday season. With the red bulbs at the bottom, they look like Christmas ornaments, don't you think? #flowersky
December 10, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Tim's amaryllis burst into blooms this week, just in time for the holiday season. With the red bulbs at the bottom, they look like Christmas ornaments, don't you think? #flowersky
I'm not a fan of cold weather, which is why I moved to South Texas, but I do love a good bowl of turkey tortilla soup that warms me through & through. My hubs' soup is even better as a leftover. He adds extra veggies for me. He's a keeper. What's your favorite cold weather soup? #wintersky #foodsky
December 7, 2024 at 7:46 PM
I'm not a fan of cold weather, which is why I moved to South Texas, but I do love a good bowl of turkey tortilla soup that warms me through & through. My hubs' soup is even better as a leftover. He adds extra veggies for me. He's a keeper. What's your favorite cold weather soup? #wintersky #foodsky
Happy #caturdaysky. It's cold and rainy here in South Texas. A perfect day for reading and drinking apple-cinnamon-spice tea. I'm reading The Wind Blows in Sleeping Grass by Katie Powner. What are you reading this weekend? (Photo from the archives. Jasmine isn't cooperating today). #booksky #readsky
December 7, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Happy #caturdaysky. It's cold and rainy here in South Texas. A perfect day for reading and drinking apple-cinnamon-spice tea. I'm reading The Wind Blows in Sleeping Grass by Katie Powner. What are you reading this weekend? (Photo from the archives. Jasmine isn't cooperating today). #booksky #readsky
1 year ago today the book of my heart, The Year of Goodbyes & Hellos, debuted. It's a story of living w/cancer, but also prioritizing relationships, loving well, joy in the journey, & valuing time. Learn more about my journey on my website. tinyurl.com/ytuarhaa #cansky #booksky #readsky
December 5, 2024 at 4:11 PM
1 year ago today the book of my heart, The Year of Goodbyes & Hellos, debuted. It's a story of living w/cancer, but also prioritizing relationships, loving well, joy in the journey, & valuing time. Learn more about my journey on my website. tinyurl.com/ytuarhaa #cansky #booksky #readsky
The clock is ticking! My publisher is sponsoring a Goodreads giveaway of 25 print copies of my next release, With All Her Heart, the final installment in my Amish Calling series. The giveaway ends 12/10 so don't delay! #booksky
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With All Her Heart
Bonnie and Elijah each believe that marriage is not in …
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December 4, 2024 at 7:57 PM
The clock is ticking! My publisher is sponsoring a Goodreads giveaway of 25 print copies of my next release, With All Her Heart, the final installment in my Amish Calling series. The giveaway ends 12/10 so don't delay! #booksky
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Shopped at a holiday market in the Norfolk convention center over the weekend, filled with 100+ vendors. One booth was Blind Date w/a Book. What a great idea. Despite all the competition for shoppers' focus/money, it was doing a brisk business! #booksky
December 4, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Shopped at a holiday market in the Norfolk convention center over the weekend, filled with 100+ vendors. One booth was Blind Date w/a Book. What a great idea. Despite all the competition for shoppers' focus/money, it was doing a brisk business! #booksky
Doing my part to help raise another generation of readers! I had a great time helping my grands pick out books w/their gift cards. Their excitement did my author/reader/grandma heart good! #booksky
December 4, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Doing my part to help raise another generation of readers! I had a great time helping my grands pick out books w/their gift cards. Their excitement did my author/reader/grandma heart good! #booksky