In the Mood to Write Somethin’ Spooky
Have a Gothic tale brewing inside you? Learn the 5 must-haves for writing any Gothic Fiction story + 7 Gothic Mysteries to watch this spooky season.
A Haunting in Venice: A Masterclass in Genre-blending
A Haunting in Venice a masterclass in genre-blending that should defiantly be on your must watch list this spooky season + 7 more Gothic Mysteries to watch.
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But What If I Made it Dark…?
When it comes to Dark Fantasy and Cozy Fantasy I’m not the only one asking, “Why not both?” So here’s tips + examples for writing your own Dark Cozy Fantasy story.
NaNo No-no: How NaNoWriMo Canceled Themselves
In which NaNoWriMo cancels itself in the most self-destructive way possible—by taking a disastrous pro-AI stance AFTER several other missteps with the law.
It’s Perfectly Okay Not To Be Perfect
Perfectionism is sooo overrated. It’s toxic and the whole concept should be tossed in the trash. But here’s a healthy alternative that will still leave you feeling accomplished.
No Anything but Edits!
Does the thought of doing story edits leave you wanting to procrastinate by means of doing MORE work? Then Kat’s got something for you to try instead!
Can Bad Reviews ACTUALLY Be Useful?
Can someone’s shade be unintentionally helpful? Kat shows you how to spot the difference between haters and helpful when it comes to critical reviews.
When Killing Your Darlings Becomes Mass Word Homicide
‘Sometimes editing is killing your darlings. And sometimes you’re a murderer committing mass word homicide.’ 4 things to do when you have to cut your word count.
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Should You Challenge Yourself to Improve?
3 ways writing challenges can ACTUALLY help you improve as a storyteller with examples from daily writing and short story contests to 50K word mega challenges.
I Forgot They Weren’t Real People: 5 Ways to Make Your Stories Feel Real
How to make your audience forget your characters aren’t real. 5 ways you can use what you know to make your stories feel real with examples from Kat.
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Art Imitates Life: My 5 Examples of Writing What You Know From my Own Stories
They say “Write what you know.” But that advice is often too vague to be helpful. Instead here’s 5 examples of how I used this advice in my own stories.
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A Tale as Old as Time…But Make it Queer: 3 Ways to Adapt Classics to Feature LGBTQ Characters
3 ways to adapt fairytales and classics to feature LGBTQ characters with 6 examples from Historical to Epic Fantasy to Contemporary Romance and more!
The Dreaded Blank Page Syndrome: 3 Writer’s Block Solutions
The question on every writer’s mind whether they be newbie or pro at some point is: How do I solve my Writer’s Block? Here’s 3 ways to solve yours!
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But Which One WAS the Hot One?: Why Diversity Matters in Our Heteronormative World
In a world that demands conformity, realizing you’re different can be alienating. So here’s 4 ways to include queer characters in your next story.
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When Happily Ever After is Just the BEGINNING of the Story: 5 Examples of How to Write a Post Ever After Story
5 examples of how to start a story from the point we’d traditionally consider the end (and then go somewhere entirely different from there).
A Mermaid by Any Other Name: 6 Mermaid-adjacent Creatures For Your Next fin-tastical Tale
How much do you ACTUALLY know about mermaids? A mini catalog of mermaid-adjacent creatures to help you write your fin-tastical tale this summer.
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Bookcards: The Most Brilliant Book Promo I Ever Created
This fantastic, simple to make piece of book promo I created fits in your pocket! – 15 page How-to PDF + Canva template FREE download.
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The First Draft is Just You Telling Yourself the Story
How what I learned on baseball field at 7 and the immortal words of Sir Terry Pratchett are strangely similar and damn useful as a storyteller.
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