Katherine M. Kennedy

The Damsel In Distress is Still Stuck In A Tower, But Now She Has a Sword

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

Filter words are words that filter the perceptions of the character, they are often redundant and can litter up the your writing, making it

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

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

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.

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

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

British V American English. The battle has begun.

Writer's block is just a term for a bad day, week, or year at the office.

The new writer will naturally freak out that they have written 'said' too many times in their manuscript. 'She said,' 'he said,' 'they said.

JUMP AHEAD: What, by All That Is Good and Holy, Does ‘Experience’ Means When It Comes to Writing a Book? Writing Courses Experience...

I don't believe you. I don't believe that you don't have a single solitary story idea. Sorry. SKIP AHEAD: You have A Book Idea, But You...

First books don't always suck, adverbs aren't evil, and writing goals are like being on a bad diet. Some writing advice is bad and should be

Your writing style is your intangible writing personality. It's the words you use, the point of view you take, and the millions of little fa