Katharine's Writer's Block

Where artistry is the creative’s superpower, doubt is the Kryptonite. For all the skills in wielding poetry, words, and expression, one...

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

I recently learned the old show, Mythbusters , is one of my husband’s favorites. He was home more often over the summer for reasons I’ll keep private and discovered it's available on Amazon Prime. So streaming his old favorite show was one of the ways he liked to pass time and how we’d spend some nights together. For those unfamiliar, Mythbusters was a science-oriented program that ran on the Discovery Channel from 2003 to 2016. In each episode, hosts Adam Savage, Jamie Hynem

Writers go by many identities: authors, bloggers, journalists, essayists, novelists, poets, critics, playwrights...but a couple less...

Is there a writer in your life? What kind of gifts would be liked by one gifted with an affinity for words? Here are recommendations from...

As established in a previous lesson , fifty thousand words is a general minimum for a novel. Believe it or not, many writing enthusiasts strive to meet that mark within a month during an event called National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo), held every November since 1999. More than just a numeric goal, NaNoWriMo gives interested participants free access to resources that foster community, accountability, and creative development. When a new project is in the works, a new

How do I decide what to cook? The things that either I or my husband like are a good place to start. I narrow down the options further...

A cooking hobbyist may read cookbooks to learn new recipes or techniques. In the same way, a writer is suggested to read to improve their...

Spongebob could've used some essay-writing advice like this... In school, learning the basics of grammar is not enough. That knowledge base gets put to practice by writing projects like essays, reports, themes, papers, and the like. I’m going to spend a few posts sharing some insight on essay writing. Essay writing involves a more formal, intellectual, or even reflective approach than creative, fictional, or personal writing might be. Where the prompt ideas suggested in the w

Previous lessons have touched on the foundations of written expression and producing your best work . Now let’s put them into practice! Your writing materials are at the ready! A blank new document on your computer screen awaits your typing touch. A fresh notebook page anticipates the scrawl of your writing utensil. However, your mind is as blank as the canvas you stare at! Your ideas have become elusive butterflies! You keep missing your trains of thought! A pesky voice in