Katherine M. Kennedy

Writer

When To Use Filter Words In Your Writing

When should you use filter words in your writing, and why?

Do You Have To Read To Write? A Hopefully Unnecessary Argument For Reading

If you aren't reading, you can't write, or you can write, but likely not well.

Pros, Cons, and Recommendations From A Die-Hard Pantser Writer

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

8 Questions You Need To Answer Before You Start Writing Your Book

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

Why You Shouldn't Edit As You Write

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

British Or American English? Which is Right for Your Writing?

British V American English. The battle has begun.

Answering Reddit Questions: How to Describe What Your Character Looks Like In First Person POV?

I'm a big Reddit fan, not the dodgy side, obviously, but the normal, helpful, lovely person side. I'm what would be considered a...

13 Practical Things You Need To Know Before You Start Writing a Book

This time I’m focusing on more practical elements like grammar, writing programs, research, and editing.

11 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Writing A Book

Skip Ahead: 1. The Rules Of Writing Are Actually Guidelines, And Nobody Knows What They Are Talking About, Not Even Writers 2. Writing...

The Magic of Head Hopping. Pure Evil Or Switching POV?

Head hopping is the negative term for a switch in perspective without warning or adhering to writing rules and the narrative and POV...

How To Write a Book with No Experience

It's completely possible to write a book with no experience. After all, no one has experience until they start writing.

A Hemingway Editor Review—Does It Suck?

SKIP AHEAD: What Is Hemingway Editor/ App? Do I Use Hemingway Editor For My Writing? Hemingway Editor and The Short Sentence Trend...

Everything You Need To Know About Second Person Point Of View

What is POV? What is Second Person POV? First, Second, and Third POV Pronouns Why Is Second Person POV So Confusing? Second Person POV...

Everything You Need To Know About First Person Point of View

Jump Ahead: What POV? What is First Person POV? Why Do Writers Write in the First Person POV What Genres Shine in First Person and Why...

Crutch Words, The Um, So Actually. Crutch Words Aren't Evil, So What Are They?

The tippiest of top writing tips I ever got was from the YouTuber Alexa Donne. She advised that writers keep a list of crutch words, and...

Let's Talk Grammarly—The Good Part 2

In part 1 of my Grammarly review, I went over all that is bad and nefarious about the writing assistant. In part 2, I'm going over the...

I Love Adverbs—Fight Me

A Table Of Contents. So You know what You Are Getting Into: Just to get it out of the way, here is a definition of an adverb Novice...

Boring Characters Are Boring. Dull Protagonists Are Awful To Write.

So What's The Workaround? Whether You're A Pantser Or A Plotter, Boring Characters Are Boring.

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