Katharine's Writer's Block

In the United States, late May through August is embraced as the prime time for leisure tourism, or summer vacation in simpler terms. Throughout this timeframe, most schools complete regular instruction, summer officially starts, and many worthwhile holidays take place. So families often undertake some kind of getaway from their daily grind for a little bit of fun, celebration, and refreshment.  Depending on plans and preferences, summer vacation also takes or blends a handfu

Different types of story conflicts Since Christmas 2024, I started crafting my dream novel with the Tome Writing Toolkit! As it guided me...

It seems like every day can be a holiday and every month is one for some kind of recognition, remembrance, or awareness. Many are established by various organizations or special interests, so keeping up can be hard if you’re not affiliated or in-the-know in some way.  Similar organizations and interests of literary culture have managed to get their values recognized with their own various holidays and months. This Lessons & Advice post gives a rundown on several special times

Have you ever been told to watch your tone during a conversation? A combination of your voice, emotions, and attitude may have gotten...

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

To the average Joe, the term show-and-tell might conjure up memories from early school days when they or classmates brought special items...

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