Tuesdays with Story

Kristin A. Oakley is a founding member and past president of In Print, a professional writers’ organization in the Rockford, Illinois area and a board member of the Chicago Writers Association. As a writing instructor at the UW-Madison Division of Continuing Studies, Kristin critiques manuscripts and offers an online course on cliffhangers. Kristin was an editorial columnist for the Freeport, Illinois newspaper, the iNK; wrote editorials in the Freeport Journal Standard and Rockford Register Star; and penned articles for Home Education Magazine. She has a B.A. in psychology and a J.D., both from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Kristin’s debut novel, Carpe Diem, Illinois, was published in April of 2014 through Little Creek Press. She’s currently writing the sequel, God on Mayhem Street, and is playing around with the idea for a science fiction novel.