The Saga
The latest content from professional storyteller Kat Vancil
WIP Wednesday – Bonds Forged with a Valiant Heart
It’s WIP Wednesday and storyteller Kat Vancil is…wrapping up all her story projects for Fall & Winter release + a Big list LGBTQ+ books for your TBR this month!
Kat’s Bi Awareness Book List
Looking for a new read (or 20) featuring a bi lead character to fill your TBR Shelf this Bisexual Awareness Month? Than look no further because Kat’s got sweet & oh-so-spicy stories for you in a wide range of genres.
Predestined Bookversary Giveaway
In honor of Predestined’s one-year bookversary and Bi Awareness this month Kat’s celebrating with a giveaway of all 3 editions including the special edition hardcovers.
WIP Wednesday – Scenetember Surprise
It’s WIP Wednesday and storyteller Kat Vancil is working on…a story prompt challenge set in a magik school + books with Bi leads for your TBR this month!
Scenetember 2024 Challenge
Hey writers! Throughout the month of September take part in this new prompt-word-a-day challenge and write a 500 word scene for Scenetember 2024.
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.
WIP Wednesday – Crows and Dragons and New Releases Oh My
It’s WIP Wednesday and storyteller Kat Vancil is working on…short story collections featuring crows and dragon boys + cover reveals for new releases!
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WIP Wednesday – Then There Were 2
It’s WIP Wednesday and storyteller Kat Vancil has narrowed it down to 2 short story collections for the upcoming festival + Queer books for your TBR!
WIP Wednesday – Tricksters & Heroes of the Heart
It’s WIP Wednesday and storyteller Kat Vancil is working on… encounters with dashing gentlemen & mischievous fellows (story collections) + Queer books for your TBR!
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!
10 Bi Reads to Add to your TBR
Looking for a new read featuring a bi male lead? Than look no further because Kat’s got 10! Here’s 10 books & comics ranging from tame middle grade to oh-so-spicy adult.
WIP Wednesday – Of Promises and Swans
It’s WIP Wednesday and storyteller Kat Vancil is working on… Boys Love short story collections for an upcoming Fall festival + Queer books for your TBR!
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.
WIP Wednesday – The Wishing Well’s Waiting
It’s WIP Wednesday and storyteller Kat Vancil had to cut 1000 words from her short story for this year’s Fantasy & SciFi Writers Alliance contest + Queer books for your TBR!
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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WIP Wednesday – Granter of Impossible Wishes
It’s WIP Wednesday and storyteller Kat Vancil is working on… a short story for this year’s Fantasy & SciFi Writers Alliance contest + Queer books for your TBR!
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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Show Your Pride: Book Stack Challenge
For the “Show Your Pride” book stack challenge I represented the Demisexual flag in books & comics ranging from tame middle grade to oh-so-spicy adult.
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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11 Books You Should Add to Your Rainbow Stack this Pride
From tame middle grade to oh-so-spicy adult this variety of titles from across the queer spectrum showcases some MUST READ books for your TBR shelf.
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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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Maybe we SHOULD talk about Bruno: When Storytelling Promotes a Toxic Message
How catchy songs and dazzling visuals can distract us from a toxic message lurking beneath the surface. Or how Encanto screwed over Bruno.
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3 Anime that Perfectly Capture the Autistic Experience in a Way You Wouldn’t Expect
These 3 animated stories capture the autistic experience in a way you wouldn’t expect & are guaranteed to make you feel seen. A must-watch this month.
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Alien. Robot. Psychopath: A Look at Media’s Fraught History with Autistic Representation
It’s Autistic Awareness Month, so let’s look at narrative media’s fraught history with representation in TV & motives & their efforts to do better.
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I am 1 in 36
According to a recent CDC report 1 in 36 persons in the US are autistic. Kat Vancil expresses that through poetry for Autistic Awareness Month.
Kat’s Big List of Autistic Stories
Looking for stories with at least one prominent autistic character? Then here’s Kat’s Big List of Autistic Stories with recommendations from TV & books.
What Do You Write When Signing Books For Readers?
One of the top things sure to give you anxiety before your first book signing? What do you write when signing books for readers? Get my answer…
Why Waiting for “Inspiration” is the Road to Ruin
Why waiting for the Goddess of Storytelling to bop you on the head is the worst idea ever — Or how I went from blank pages to 5K word writing days.
The 3 Qs to Answer before Starting Your Next Story
The 3 simple questions to ask yourself next time you get a story idea to take you from What now? To I got this! So you can get writing.
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5 Easy Ways to Make a Retelling Your Own
5 easy ways to make a retelling uniquely your own with modern examples of stories adapted from Shakespeare.
You Too Can Become the Legendary Character of Your Own Story
How I learned to look at misfortune differently, and how, with a change of perspective, you too can become the Legendary Character of your own story.
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3 Things To Do When You’re Too Tired to Summon the Will to Write
Ever get to the end of the week and you’re just too tired to write? Here’s 3 Solutions so you’ll still feel accomplished even during your downtime.
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5 Achillean Romances Featuring Bi Leads
Looking for that perfect male/male romance this Palentine’s Day? Here are 5 Achillean Romances featuring a bi lead character which I know you’ll love.
The 5 Ingredients You Need for the Perfect Love Story
Looking to write that Perfect Love Story this Palentine’s Day? Here’s the 5 Ingredients you need for that epic Romance you’ve been dying to write.
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It’s Groundhog’s Day Again…
6 stories with a unique take on the time loop story device I highly recommend so you can write your own Groundhog’s Day style story.
Thinking About Throwing in the Towel on 2024 Already? Try These 3 Things First
Don’t worry if your 2024’s gotten off to a rocky start. Here’s 3 solutions to restart your creative year no matter if it’s January 1st or March 23rd.
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Is your magic wand set to New Year, New You? Or is it set to demolition mode?
Instead of stamping yourself a failure and giving up when you’re not a new person on Jan 1st learn creative and healthy ways to goal set.
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Bank This for Those Bad Days
Bank this for those bad days, you know the ones where you hate everything you write and you’re feeling like a failure.