Katharine's Writer's Block

Think about the tools of a trade. Those in culinary professions have cookware. Construction works with machines and material specially for building projects. Many scientific fields use equipment that supports their research. Actors often have props, sets, and scripts. Meanwhile, many writers produce their work with a word processor. A word processor is simply a device or program that supports the act--and sometimes even the art--of writing, often on a computer or similar me

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

After the Scarecrow from Wizard of Oz got a brain, I wonder how much he relished opportunities like research and essay-writing that challenged his new intellectual chops. We might not always share the same enthusiasm for those activities, but they’re forms of mental exercise as necessary as physical activity is to the rest of the body. Some foundation and regular practice can be helpful in areas of life beyond the class assignments as well. I hope my Essay Help has been foun

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

NANOWRIMO 2024 created waves last month by attempting to voice a neutral stance on the use of writing with artificial intelligence (AI). NaNoWriMo neither explicitly supports nor condemns any approach to writing, including the use of tools that leverage AI. We recognize that harm has been done to the writing and creative communities at the hands of bad actors in the generative AI space, and that the ethical questions and risks posed by some aspects of this technology are rea