Katherine M. Kennedy

There are two main types of authors: Plotters and Pantsers. A pantser writes, “by the seat of their pants.” i.e., they don’t plan, plot or o

There are some elements of writing advice, like the hatred of adverbs, that, while good to know, are not essential. Others are more importan

Most stories will use some kind of trope or tropes, there are so many of them, and at this point, they are unavoidable.

Don't edit as you write is excellent advice. Advice that I found almost impossible to follow. And when I did follow it while writing my seco

I edited my first book while I wrote it. It got messy. Fast.

JUMP AHEAD: Why Does Word Count Matter? Why Word Count Instead Of Number Of Pages? Elements That Can Effect Page Count But Not Word Count...

In third person limited the POV of the story follows one character at a time. The narrator has a limited perspective on the story.

Writing shouldn't be hard. It should be easy. Have a thought; jot it down. Where lies the complexity? But it is hard. It's so hard that it m

When a narrative is relayed to the reader through the pronouns he, she, and they, and/ or by the character name, you are in third person POV

There is very little on the internet about Not Like Other Boys. Is that because the trope doesn't exist? Are all boys like other boys?