Kolbrún Valbergsdóttir - Writer

All my life I’ve loved finding a new author, then realizing they have written many books 🤩 Such a joy! When readers tell me they’ve felt that way about my books, it reminds me why I don't give up in the tough world of modern publishing. What keeps you going?
#writesky #AmWriting #writing #WhyIWrite

I relate but I still wouldn't change a thing 🤷
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October mornings in the sub arctic are inspirational. Plan is to write 5 pages per day for two weeks. Day two and so far, so good ✍️😉
#WriteSky #AmWriter

Currently writing a psychological locked-room mystery, because apparently trapping people in their own heads is more fun than trapping them in a room 🤷 Clues are optional, denial is mandatory.
#WriteSky #AmWriting

Unexpected heatwave in north #Iceland and life is good 😎

First snow of the winter in north Iceland.

It came at dawn in frosted lace,
A shy hello to every place.
Tomorrow’s rain will chase it through.
One day of winter passing through.

#Iceland

#Aurora from my backyard tonight 😍 A sign winter is coming...

The #irony of being a sci-fi writer stuck in a timeline so dumb no editor would buy it. “Too unrealistic,” they’d say, while I watch the news and think, yep, that’s canon now 🤷 #WritersLife

Crime, thrillers and I'm actually writing a story for kids 😊 How about you?

Yes, every time I write I set a target. Just so I don't get lost in linguistics and research instead of writing 😂

Sun and moon in the same image. This is #Iceland 😍

It's gonna be a #writing day but I had to start with a calming beach walk. Aiming for 2000 words in my noir crime novel (third in the Darkness series).
#writesky #writerslife

Just a perfect day 😍
#Iceland #subarctic #ocean #nature #peaceful

My #cat, utterly drained from dramatic complaints after being left hone alone for two days, is now hanging off the sofa like a used towel 😉
#CatsOfBluesky #cats

Off camping in Iceland’s “heat wave”. It's pushing a scandalous 20°C (68°F). Practically tropical by local standards. No promises I won’t complain it’s too hot AND pack a sweater. 🏕️🇮🇸
#camping #Iceland

Two old friends, sharing a moment only they understand ❤️🐾
#CatFriendship #Caturday #cats

A news reporter was interviewing me about living in my village. She recognized my name and said her mom told her to hurry up and finish my latest book so they could discuss it, there was so much to talk about. One of the best compliments I've gotten ❤️📚
#writer #WriterLife #WriteSky #WritersCommunity

The short sub arctic summer has finally shown up! Time to swap snowboots for sleeping bags and plan all the camping trips before the polar wind remembers us again 🌬️👀
#ArcticSummer #Iceland

#Caturday mood: If I fits, I naps 😻
#catpics

Swapped coffee for tea and took up Arctic gardening. Clearly I'm one plot twist away from solving small-town crimes... 🌻🔍
#ArcticSleuth #Iceland

Visited my grandpa in the fjord where I grew up. Funny how you only really see the beauty of a place once you’ve been away long enough to miss it.
#Homecoming #Iceland

Is he yawning or protesting 7°C (despite the sun) in June? Hard to tell.
#caturday #cats

A masterclass in plausible deniability. They’re not edgy, they’re just allergic to accountability 🤷
#quotes

#Inspiration #WritingLife

Three cats, one bed, and zero boundaries. The one in the middle (Goofy, the only girl) is clearly mid-monologue, the front one (Joey) is in a food coma, and the back (Needy)? Well, he’s pretending none of this is happening.
#Caturday

Been taking some time away from writing to focus on some long-overdue self-care. That means slower days and deeper listening. I’ll be back to writing soon, more present, more grounded. I hope 😊
For now, pls enjoy this relaxing view from my back porch...
#writesky #nature #calm

Happy Icelandic Independence Day! We broke up with Denmark in 1944 (but we still like them). In a way it’s one of the healthiest long-distance relationship in history: they send design, we send volcano ash 🤷
#Iceland

Year four living in Arctic Iceland. Spent the week collecting plants like a low-budget botanical thief and just potted the whole gang. Give me a few years and this yard’s going full jungle (whether the Arctic likes it or not) 🌼
#ArcticGardening #Iceland #gardening #plants

Thinking about adopting a male pen name for my tech and dark thrillers. Not because I want to hide but I'm curious if algorithms and readers flinch less when the violence comes from “him.” 🤷 Here's a sample cover for one of my stories with a potential pen name...
#WriteSky #BookSky

AI itself isn’t good or bad, it’s a mirror and a magnifier. And what it reflects depends entirely on the hands (and motives) that wield it. You can choose to use the tool. Shape it. But don’t trust it blindly (and definitely don’t trust the people who insist you should).