Katharine's Writer's Block

A pop cultural debate that surfaces around the end of the year is what makes a movie fall into the Christmas category. Many rightfully fit in because they center on characters, images, or buzzwords connected to the holidays. Others hone in on values or themes like tradition, life, love, joy, peace, charity, and sometimes spirituality. More still, some flicks are considered Christmassy simply for having a scene or plot set on Christmas Eve or Day (Looking at you, Die Hard !).

KISS has an odd song from the eighties called “ A World Without Heroes ”. Society would be quite a lawless, hopeless place without them,...

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

In my writing experiences, my stories tend to start with a few ideas. For instance, I want to: set a story in a magical Christmas town. ...