Katharine's Writer's Block

A previous lesson touched on the controversies of banned and challenged books. These measures aim to limit, if not remove, material from...

A setting is the time and place of action and so much more! Let’s say we’re writing a story with a character named Bob. Bob is going to...

Voice in writing is like fashion sense! A common positive critique I’ve gotten on my Reedsy stories  is having a strong voice, so I...

Sauces, spices, and seasonings contribute to the flavor of a lot of prepared food. Sometimes they define the entrée, like teriyaki...

Reading, spelling, and writing and Standard English go hand-in-hand. In the double-negatives lesson , I alluded to the idea of Standard...

Story Star Life Simulator icon I’m a fan of simulation games. The sandbox, open-world, world-building, customizable, role-playing, and/or...

This lesson will be running shortly before my second wedding anniversary!  In honor of another wonderful milestone, I’m again drawing inspiration directly from the love of my life, more particularly a language habit of mine that’s become a pet peeve of his: double-negatives. While English classes were not his favorite subject, one thing he retained from them was a rule discouraging their use. I’ve decided to refresh my own memory on the issue and here’s what I found. A double

Millennials, like me, grew up with some unique cultural experiences. While we indulged in the earliest, if not the best, years of...

Theme is the heart of the story Many of the necessary story elements have tangible aspects that make them easy to identify or develop....

To the average Joe, the term show-and-tell might conjure up memories from early school days when they or classmates brought special items from home with the purpose of presenting them to peers. The objects on display were anything from favorite toys or trinkets to bizzare, questionable, or adult things kids didn’t fully understand . In a similar vein, writers practice an aptly-named technique of show-and-tell that encourages balance between basic summation and an elaborate de