About Kristin

Hi there. My name is Kristin Donovan and I’m a writer and web designer living in Seattle. I’m so glad you found me.

Some of my friends call me “Kat” because growing up, my favorite aunt called me “Krissy Kat” and word got out.

(Actually, she still calls me that.)

Please use the contact page to drop me a line. I’d love to hear from you!

The Technical Details

I’ve been writing since I could hold a pen. I guess that would be about 30 years now. I have an expensive piece of paper that says I can write, at least according to Boston University’s College of Communication. I also have a certificate in Multimedia Design for the Web from the University of Washington.

I’ve been building websites and blogging since 1999. I’m crazy about Web Standards and cascading style sheets. I hand-code HTML and CSS, but I’m also a Dreamweaver pro. I’m well-versed in Adobe Creative Suite, Wordpress, and Movable Type. I design on both a Mac and a PC, and I’m anal retentive about cross-browser compatibility. A few of my recent projects can be found in my web design portfolio.

During the early days of the World Wide Web, I worked as a content developer at Circle.com. I wrote articles for Symantec’s small business network security website, as well as creative content for Campbell’s, Royal Caribbean, IBM and other clients. You can see some samples of that work in my copywriting portfolio.

I still write a lot, but these days I’m my own boss. I created Journaling Saves, a site providing resources for better living through journaling. I write the content, design the ecourses, and publish a weekly email newsletter with an ever-growing subscriber base. I have a Podcast available through iTunes.

I also created a girl-friendly scootering website called Scooter Lust. I provide the articles and reviews, as well as the eye candy.

My original content appears on Creativity Portal and a variety of sites around the web.

If you’re interested in hiring me for a project, just drop me a line via the contact page and I’ll get right back to you. I’m always happy to provide a free consultation in person or by phone.

The Personal Stuff

I’m a Pisces through and through. Because of our imaginative nature, Pisces are often called the “Dreaming Fish.” And I’m a secret mermaid walking the earth, wrapped in seafoam, kelp, and moonlight.

Now you know.

I was born in coastal Connecticut and lived with my feet underwater until I was eighteen, when I ventured to Boston to earn my aforementioned piece of paper. Ten years later I packed my orange dwarf bunny and my crates of notebooks into my car and drove out to Seattle. I came for the coffee and rock ‘n’ roll; I stayed for the mountains and rain.

In order to fulfill a lifelong obsession, I lived on a houseboat for a couple of years – the S.S. Octopus of Loooove. Two people, three cats, 198 square feet; there’s a book waiting to be written, I’m sure. Living aboard taught me to tread lightly on the earth, and I’ve maintained this simple lifestyle on land. I still kayak on Lake Union.

I share my home with a blonde boy I call The Page and a lynx-point Siberian Forest Cat named Nevadelia Lotus Blossom. I get around Seattle on a two-stroke scooter known as “The Frankenstella.” She’s the color of surf and seafoam and covered in chrome.

I’ve kept a daily journal since I was 13, and I now have over a hundred notebooks filled. I love polaroids, libraries, and public radio. I briefly lived on the beach. I’m nuts about vegan cooking and color-coded tupperware. I like to venture out very early in the morning, while my city is still asleep. I run often, but slowly. I wrote a novel in twenty-seven days. I read Tarot cards and talk to animals. I’m just over six feet tall.

I’m sure there’s something I’ve forgotten. If you think of it, please drop me a line and I’ll be sure to fill you in on the details.

Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the internets. Please stay awhile. I’ll put on some tea.