Katharine's Writer's Block

Have you ever thought about the phrase, “The pen is mightier than the sword”? It implies that the written word can be more effective than...

As established in a previous lesson , fifty thousand words is a general minimum for a novel. Believe it or not, many writing enthusiasts...

A well-rounded story has characters, plot, setting, and theme. Without these, a story falls flat. Additionally, a story can be defined by...

Key ingredients of a typical story are setting, characters, plot, and theme. A story’s plot can have unique qualities that ultimately...

How do I decide what to cook? The things that either I or my husband like are a good place to start. I narrow down the options further...

One small task in my full-time job is to review resumes. I do so to make sure potential training staff meet the state’s criteria for...

A study from Stanford University identified the top twenty errors found in undergraduate writing. The number one error is using the...

Lately, I’ve been practicing cooking pancakes. I’ve learned that cooking them on my mini-griddle makes them really thick but not done in...

I kept diaries as an adolescent. I imagine them as something like a rite of passage, a tradition practiced during certain stages of life....

Today’s lesson is loosely based on a Twitter post... The fuller context of this remark is within a growing battle between human- and...