Author Archives: Katherine

As I’ve gotten older, I’ve started to think about how long it takes to do something. Is it worth it? It applies to taking my shoes off at the beach… Read more »

I discovered about ten years ago that I have Aphantasia which is where you don’t see images in your head. I always knew I couldn’t see images. I just didn’t… Read more »

It seems that most books I read lately, especially for book clubs, tells the story in two or more timelines at once. Sometimes it works, but often it feels like… Read more »

I love to write at the beach. And I’ve had that opportunity off and on over the years. But I don’t live at the beach, so whenever I’m there, I… Read more »

When life imitates art, it can be difficult to work on a project. I remember years ago being surprised when friends stated that their dentist always checked their throat. “What… Read more »

Why outlines make sense. As I was contemplating making things worse for one of my characters, I realized that I was making it not just bad, but impossible. I had… Read more »

Inspiration comes in many forms. I enjoy traveling and often include places I’ve visited in my novels. I took my love of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and wrote four books… Read more »

While I continue to work on my French series, my thoughts circle back to some of my earlier writing. I’m thinking about picking up one of those books—maybe after November…. Read more »

In reading through old hand-written journals, I came across a novel idea. While I have plenty of ideas for novels, it was fun to read the idea and some of… Read more »

Sometimes the best routines get disrupted by life. In my case, it was hip surgery for the second time in just over a year. Which is where liking to edit… Read more »

I used to say that I wrote to have the last word, but that doesn’t seem as important these days. What does the last word mean when people skim articles,… Read more »

Writers are often advised to carry a small notebook to write down observations, bits of dialogue, etc.  With modern technology, many people just use their phones. But what to do… Read more »

I was wondering why I was having difficulty spending energy on the next book in my french series. It’s partly because I have notes about it scattered around in different… Read more »

When I am in the middle of writing a book, I like to have bread crumbs scattered in my outline. Things that make a character deeper, or give them a… Read more »

I dislike reading the back of novels because it often gives away too much. I dislike so-called prologues that are just a scene from the middle of the novel put… Read more »

It’s hard to say when a writing project is finished, since words can be tweaked for a long, long time and each tweak seems to make an improvement. Even when… Read more »

I’m a morning person, so, of course I’m a morning writer. The words just come easier before noon than after. Most write-ins of my writing group are in the evening. … Read more »

When I was getting ready for NaNoWriMo this year, I enjoyed coming up with ideas for things to ‘write fast’ about. I know that I like to bounce from idea… Read more »

When I decided to take a break from the novel I was in the middle of, I knew it might be difficult to pick it up again. It wasn’t. Turns… Read more »

I have a good routine at home that provides me ample opportunity to write and edit. Routines are severely disrupted by travel. It’s easy to let the details of travel… Read more »

During NaNoWriMo in 2021, I focused on ‘reading for writing’ including copying sentences that caught my eye. I don’t do this regularly anymore, just when a phrase really grabs my… Read more »

Unlike many of my writing friends, I enjoy editing. Mainly because I write the type of novels that I like to read, so it’s not painful to read through them… Read more »

There is a weekly coffee klatch in a nearby town on Thursday mornings where we talk about all sorts of things. Someone mentioned that it was three year’s since her… Read more »