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07.18.2013 / 1 Comments

Inspiration: Breathing In Our World

My latest blog post, "Inspiration: Breathing In Our World", is featured on Jennings Wire: The World of Success. This post dives into topics including: inspiration, imagination, and fully…

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06.03.2013 / 0 Comments

Inspiration

Many people have asked me what was my inspiration for Star Child. The answer to that may be simple, but what I have bee…
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05.30.2013 / 0 Comments

"Finding Yourself is the only Journey that Matters"

There are many lessons in Star Child. It is a small book packed with layers of meaning: from the simple tale of two children learning about the world of humans to the very cadence of the written words which take us to a place of magic and comfort. I only realized what the primary lesson of the book was after I had published it. It is emb…
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01.24.2013 / 0 Comments

Finding Yourself and Being Yourself — WFLA-NBC

Kay was recently featured on WFLA-NBC, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Sarasota, FL speaking about “Finding Yourself and Being Yourself"—one of the main themes of her book, Star Child. This show premiered on over 100 TV stations across the country.

<div class="more">Read More <div class="yellow-arrow"></div></div></a> </article> <article class="news"> <div class="meta"> <span class="timestamp"><time datetime="2013-01-23T16:20">01.23.2013</time></span> / <span class="comments"><a href="/blog/a-mentoring-interview-with-kay-goldstein#comments">0 Comments</a></span> </div> <h2><a href="/blog/a-mentoring-interview-with-kay-goldstein">A Mentoring interview with Kay Goldstein</a></h2> <div class="et-box et-shadow"> <div class="et-box-content"> <h2>Here is the text of an interview I did for <a href="http://www.overmyshoulderfoundation.org">Over My Shoulder Foundation</a>, a non profit organization that encourages mentoring. I was thrilled to be asked to do the interview:</h2> <p>Today Kay is being interviewed by Shanno… <a href="/blog/a-mentoring-interview-with-kay-goldstein"><div class="more">Read More <div class="yellow-arrow"></div></div></a> </article> <article class="news"> <div class="meta"> <span class="timestamp"><time datetime="2012-10-18T16:37">10.18.2012</time></span> / <span class="comments"><a href="/blog/the-landscape-that-inspired-star-child#comments">0 Comments</a></span> </div> <h2><a href="/blog/the-landscape-that-inspired-star-child">The Landscape that Inspired Star Child</a></h2> <p>I like to say that the beaches, meadows, trees and cliffs of Martha’s Vineyard are the “paper “ upon which I wrote Star Child. I don’t think the story would exist if it had not been for this nurturing, vibrant and sometimes mysterious landscape. Everywhere I go now I notice how particular places found their way in… <a href="/blog/the-landscape-that-inspired-star-child"><div class="more">Read More <div class="yellow-arrow"></div></div></a> </article> <article class="news"> <div class="meta"> <span class="timestamp"><time datetime="2012-09-09T14:11">09.09.2012</time></span> / <span class="comments"><a href="/blog/one-book-at-a-time#comments">0 Comments</a></span> </div> <h2><a href="/blog/one-book-at-a-time">One Book at a Time</a></h2> <p><img src="https://nmcdn.io/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da/dd8b7762a15440a3b66066d887f8b5ef/files/Signing_books_at_Bunch_Of_Grapes.jpg" alt="Kay Signing books at Bunch of Grapes Bookstore in Martha's Vineyard" width="640" height="580" /></p> <p> Selling your own book can be a full time job. Nowadays, this seems to be true for auth… <a href="/blog/one-book-at-a-time"><div class="more">Read More <div class="yellow-arrow"></div></div></a> </article> <article class="news"> <div class="meta"> <span class="timestamp"><time datetime="2012-07-29T07:52">07.29.2012</time></span> / <span class="comments"><a href="/blog/children-of-the-stars#comments">1 Comments</a></span> </div> <h2><a href="/blog/children-of-the-stars">Children of the Stars</a></h2> <p><img title="Children of the Stars Quote" src="https://nmcdn.io/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da/dd8b7762a15440a3b66066d887f8b5ef/files/Children_of_the_stars_2.jpg" alt="Children of the Star Quote" width="500" height="300" /></p> <p>I found this at www.sun-gazing.com. Lots of beautiful photos at this site.</p> <a href="/blog/children-of-the-stars"><div class="more">Read More <div class="yellow-arrow"></div></div></a> </article> <article class="news"> <div class="meta"> <span class="timestamp"><time datetime="2012-07-20T12:09">07.20.2012</time></span> / <span class="comments"><a href="/blog/the-star-child-song#comments">0 Comments</a></span> </div> <h2><a href="/blog/the-star-child-song">The Star Child Song</a></h2> <p>For someone who has spent a large part of her life communicating via the written word, I have often been envious of those who are musically inclined. It is not that words themselves cannot form a rhythm or a rhyme. We know words can paint pictures or evoke powerful feelings. But I always felt that music and sound could convey deep levels… <a href="/blog/the-star-child-song"><div class="more">Read More <div class="yellow-arrow"></div></div></a> </article> <article class="news"> <div class="meta"> <span class="timestamp"><time datetime="2012-06-27T23:30">06.27.2012</time></span> / <span class="comments"><a href="/blog/the-star-child-lands#comments">0 Comments</a></span> </div> <h2><a href="/blog/the-star-child-lands">The Star Child Lands</a></h2> <p>My editor and publisher, Jan Pogue of Vineyard Stories invited me for the "hand-off" of Star Child from the shipper to the storage unit. The book had finally come home to where it started as a whimsical out of the blue idea. <a href="http://vineyardstories.com/marthas-vineyard/index.php/2012/06/end-and-beginning-of-a-long-journey/#c… <a href="/blog/the-star-child-lands"><div class="more">Read More <div class="yellow-arrow"></div></div></a> </article> <div class="pagination"> <a href="?page=2" rel="next">Next</a> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar"> <section id="buy-button" class="widget"> <a href="https://www.kaygoldstein.com/published-works"> <article class="big-btn blue-btn"> <div class="btn-title">Buy Star Child</div> <p class="btn-descrip">Available in stores + online July 7, 2012</p> <div id="white-arrow-lg"></div> </article> </a> </section> <section id="events" class="widget"> <h3><span>Attend<br/></span>Events & Appearances</h3> <div class="see-more"><a href="/schedule">See More</a></div> </section> <section id="blog" class="widget"> <h3><span>Read<br/></span>Star Child Blog</h3> <a href="/blog/inspiration-breathing-in-our-world"> <article class="latest-post"> <div class="yellow-arrow"></div> <h4>Inspiration: Breathing In Our World </h4> <p>My latest blog post, "Inspiration: Breathing In Our World", is featured on  Jennings Wire: The World of Success. This post…</p> </article> </a> <a href="/blog/inspiration"> <article class="latest-post"> <div class="yellow-arrow"></div> <h4>Inspiration</h4> <p>  Many people have asked me what was my inspiration for Star Child. 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