Katherine Kuzma-Beck

Hey all,

I have been working on my second book in the Miss Burton’s series on and off. It’s been a struggle and I think that is because I am so unsure of Miss Burton’s voice in this next installment, but it is coming!

That said, you can get a glimpse at some more Miss Burton over at Thought Catalog. In June, they published “The Man in the Ice” segment. You can read it here!

I also took the leap and got more active in the ASMR community this summer. This lead to writing an article about ASMR for stackstreet.com. They had reached out to me to write for them and I thought it was perfect for my ASMR article. It was received with such enthusiasm that it really surprised me. You can read it here. If you’re still interested in ASMR, you should subscribe to my YouTube channel for ASMR, here!

Lastly, I am only a few weeks out from my big backpacking trip. I’ll be in Europe with my boyfriend in August and will happily be blogging all about our adventures on my blog, As We Write It.

xoxo,

Kate 

I have three projects going on right now. If you were a follower of my blog “As We Write It” then you should be very excited to know that I have once again begun working on it, posting new photographs and book reviews.

I have also signed my contract for another year in my district. Yay! I’m very excited and have begun a new blog about urban teaching and teaching middle school at “Kuzma in the Middle.”

As for my Miss Burton fans? Well, get ready! Miss Burton’s Class the Second Year: The Rise of the Maiden will be making its debut this winter. I know there has been much delay with it, but I promise that it will be worth it! Stay tuned for a sneak peak of the new cover later this month!

The Home News did a story about me and Miss Burton. It was pretty neat, they even sent a photographer to my house who literally photographed me for this 10 minutes after I had gotten home from working camp all day. I thought the photo was going to be worse, but it’s not bad!

You can read all about it HERE!

I was interviewed by a local reporter a few weeks ago. And today the article appeared in The Sentinel! You can check it out here.

Miss Burton’s Class made it into the Indie Spotlight of The Daily Dead! How neat!

I know it has been awhile since I have updated my site. I have been pretty busy these past few years teaching, writing and finishing my masters.

With regards to writing, I began a blog about a year ago called Miss Burton’s Class: Tales of a 5th Grade Teacher Turned Zombie Survivalist. Despite the child centered story line, it is anything but a children’s story.

It became a book! It was released on July 8, 2013 and you can buy it on amazon! It opens with Brian and Evangeline, two people from the Time of Stabilization, about a hundred years after the Outbreak, who uncover the archives of the blog and begin to piece together who Miss Burton was and who she ultimately became in this new world.

It is the first book in a series with The Second Year, coming out sometime next fall!

Pick up your copy today from amazon!

Yep. It’s October. I’m ready for the holidays, are you? In the mean time, check out the newly revamped As We Write It (just click the image above):)!

I woke up this morning to the most wonderful breeze. It was just full of September, light-weight sweaters and leather boots – haha. I’m ready for it. I’m ready for my last set of classes and student teaching. I’m ready for the next phase.

The next phase will not be as crazy as this summer was with 12 credits and a full-time job, but it will be crazy in a whole new way…making the choice between a full-time masters program or part-time and working full-time in district. I will be done with my post-bac program at long last and will finally hold a full NJ teaching certificate. 🙂

We’ll see what comes!

It was beyond awesome! Last year, all I did was write about it for the exhibition I was involved with, but this year I was actually able to go. It really was a profound experience and one I will not soon forget. I will be uploading countless photographs and even a few videos over at As We Write It, be sure to check it out. I was even able to get a bit of the Kings of Leon set which was mind-blowing.

For me, this weekend was not about war and soldiers nor was it about beer and grilling. No. My weekend was a return to sanity. I slept late, did menial things like laundry and until this morning ignored lesson plans and any sort of school work. Today I was able to complete everything I will need to teach my art class this summer and on top of that did everything I needed to do for school tomorrow AND even complete a presentation I have on Thursday. It’s amazing how productive I can be when I am not stressed.

And that’s what it is, right now I am not. I actually feel well-rested, I don’t feel tense or over-worked and for the first time this summer, I feel as though everything I have to do is completely manageable.

I’m zen. I’m sane. I’m good. I have an entire art curriculum and a speech on Spenser’s Faeire Queene under my belt. I’m still not turning on my cell phone until I leave for work tomorrow morning, though :).

Somehow I am halfway through my first round of summer classes and on the brink of a real break between this session ending and the next beginning. I am also slowly getting caught up with my column that has suffered from finals, teaching and the start of a new semester. It’s a good night.