The Damsel In Distress—Why Female Protagonists Are Still Stuck In A Tower
The Damsel In Distress is Still Stuck In A Tower, But Now She Has a Sword
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Katherine M. Kennedy
Writer
Foundation Season 1, Like Watching Beautiful Paint Dry
Apple TV's Foundation could have been brilliant if it was called Cleon's and was about clones.
When To Use Filter Words In Your Writing
When should you use filter words in your writing, and why?
Getting Rid Of Filter Words in Your Writing
Filter words are words that filter the perceptions of the character, they are often redundant and can litter up the your writing, making it
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.
What Is Content Writing? (From A Content Writer)
Content writing puts what your business does into words to inform and attract internet wanderers and search engine crawlers.
Writing And Story Tropes That Need To Die
A trope is a narrative tool utilized by storytellers to build a narrative and convey a story.
I Let GrammarlyGO AI Re-Write One Of My Posts
While researching for an article on GrammarlyGO AI, I got the AI writer to re-write one of my previous posts, Grammarly The Good.
GrammarlyGO AI Text Generation— A Review Written By A Human
AI writing tools have entered that chat. How does GrammarlyGO AI stack up?
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
Tropes, Cliches, And The Genres That Love Them
Most stories will use some kind of trope or tropes, there are so many of them, and at this point, they are unavoidable.
Why You Should Edit As You Write Your Book.
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
Word Count: How Long Should Your Book Be?
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...
Third Person POV—An Overview
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
Not Like Other Girls. Not Like Other Boys? A Rant
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?
Not Like Other Girls. Confused and Imperfect, Writing Female Characters.
the Not Like Other Girls girl is chosen not because of who she is, but because of who she isn’t. And who she isn’t, is a feminine girl.
British Or American English? Which is Right for Your Writing?
British V American English. The battle has begun.
Harry Potter, POV, and the Philosopher's Head Hopper
J.K Rowling, by constructs of the writing rules, head hops. She doesn't switch perspectives; she simply falls into another perspective.
How to Write Your Own Effective, Professional Bio
A professional bio highlights your unique skillset, approach to business, experience, and personality, but it does so much more than that.
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