Call me Kristen Kindoll. Let us dive into the deep literary ocean to try and capture who I am and what I love to create. The search begins standing on the decks of renowned tomes, vainly trying to capture the White Whale of a Tale. I thread together famous first lines of text; these literary fragments fashion lessons to learn and to teach other eager comrades. 

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When I awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, I was transformed into an author, designer, teacher, and speaker. These fluctuating manifestations evolve into varying professions (KK Publishing, Graphic Designer, Kindoll Academy, and Writing Adventurers), hopefully inspiring you toward your metamorphosis. There is an ordinary quality to this queer occurrence, for it could happen to anyone. I have witnessed the transmutation in my classes and workshops. Students arrive hesitant of their talents or eager to learn but unsure of what direction to take their dreams, and then lightning bolts of revelation strike.

 

These magical muses descend in a far-off locale and right here during a sultry Nashville summer. I wasn’t only a spectator to others' direct motivational triumphs but was also electrified with the need to continue to create–curriculum, books, art, and teaching. When I longed to travel to cooler locales, I crafted Writing Adventurers for sweet days of contemplation.  Book lovers and writers experience the sites and learn about literary giants who provide ample inspiration. 

 

Before long, it was a bright, cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. I tasked myself as if I were a student at Kindoll Academy. I discovered I didn’t have to choose one endeavor; I could shift between genres. Creativity doesn’t materialize in one discipline but manifests in various forms.

 

Like the friend in my head, Mary Lennox, I have traveled to far-off places like Misselthwaite Manor and new imaginary lands I created, like Leah Grove. You, too, can join me on these amended adventures. Together, we can explore old and new stories that are real to you and me.  
 

Reference: ​Famous First Lines
Moby Dick by Herman Melville (1851)

Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (1915)
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (1963)

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (1949)
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1911)