Katharine's Writer's Block

How often do we play? I remember from my fundamental education classes a theory that promotes learning through play. The gist of it is that the learner drives their own learning experience and ultimately gains rich benefits in personal skills as well as academic knowledge. Montessori schools/education utilize elements of this approach. Play-based learning is easy to imagine and facilitate in young grade levels. The education experience becomes more formalized for older or adv

This post is publishing on the cusp of back-to-school season in the U.S.! If furthering your education or developing your skills in the act and art of writing is in your interest, this post will share some possibilities to consider. Some crucial forethoughts to start though: There’s a little more discussion about education misconceptions in the Myths About Writing post, but the sum of it is that educational/development opportunities are good stops on a journey in writing. Eve

One of my Christmas presents in 2024 was a Tome Writing Toolkit, a computer-based and user-customized resource that guides and encourages aspiring writers through the process of novel writing. Three different toolkit options are offered, each with varying levels of feature access, but each offering starts with a quiz that helps tailor the toolkit to meet the user where they are in their writing journey. This may just be me, but just from the first few days with my tooklit, I