ABOUT

The Quiet Writers Desk is dedicated to helping the shy and quiet discover writing as a way to be who they are, find their way onto the page, and say what is on their heart.

Hello, I'm Kayla, and welcome!

I'm a writer, dreamer, empathy-lover, shy, quiet, woman of few words - except when it comes to writing stories. But there's a bit of a story that goes along with that.

I want to share my journey to writing stories, how I discovered writing as a way to be myself and say what was on my heart. I want to help other shy, quiet writers do the same.

- Read My Writing Story -

My goal is to serve writers, to share confidence and encouragement through writing stories, attend to heartaches and writerly needs.

ABOUT KAYLA

Just a homespun, quiet writer of a girl. I began writing when I was twelve and the half written stories and piles of notebooks stuffed with random papers have never left my room since. I've cleaned up a little, but I still love the look of a messy desk after a day's work.

I wrote several NaNoWriMo novels (they shall never see the light of day) before beginning an adventure as an author entrepreneur by publishing a YA novelette, The Life and Death of TerryDodd. Each story taught me invaluable lessons in storytelling and living life with imagination.

NaNoWriMo is quite responsible for my finished novels, and which I am quite in love with. It inspired me to write a smallish e-book where I share about how I wrote seven novels on a seven year run. It was quite delightful. And hard. You can read it below.

I also have heart to heart talks, post photography, and blog about a few of my other favorite things on my website, KaylaUpdike.com.

I hope you will find a safe and comforting place here for all your writerly needs.