Revising to make POV flow – October, 2019
When I mentioned that I was revising my Edinburgh series, and that book one took place in twenty-four hours, a friend said, “It must have a lot of flashbacks.” It… Read more »
Author Archives: Katherine
Michigan UP Falls – September 2019
The lower part of the Tahquomonon Falls in the Upper Pennisula of Michigan has good views that are accessible from a wheelchair. There is a boardwalk that offers several good… Read more »
Going live – September, 2019
While I had made the decision to move from KatherineLato.com to LatoGlicklich.com several months ago, something was holding me back from going live. It was comforting to play around knowing… Read more »
Whitefish Dunes State Park, near Sturgeon Bay, WI (Door County) – September 2019
Whitefish Dunes State Park has a nice viewing area that is accessible to motorized wheelchairs via a short trail. The parking lot has handicap parking spaces very near the trail… Read more »
Door County Winery – July 2019
We visited the Van Stiehl winery at Algoma around 3:00 on July 20, 2019 and were impressed by the ramp leading to the histoic building. They also had good wine… Read more »
Writing while traveling – April, 2019
When a friend who is interested in our travel plans asked if some places were better for my writing, I said not really. As long as I can get some… Read more »
Writing long-hand – March, 2019
As I sorted through stuff that I had accumulated while living in the same house for over thirty years, I pondered what to do with my written journals. I mainly… Read more »
I wrote it first – February, 2019
As I was revising one of my novels two years ago, I realized that the name of a company that was up to no good was my future daughter-in-law’s last… Read more »
Sedona, AZ – December 2018
West of Sedona, just off 89A, is the road to Cultural Center Trail. The road is rough near the parking area, which is dirt, but the trail is paved and… Read more »
Whitewater Preserve, CA – December 2018
Driving from Palm Springs to LA, there is a lovely area called Whitewater Preserve. It has a smooth path around a pond, a picnic area, and accessible bathrooms in the… Read more »
Adding a scene – October, 2018
While emailing on critiquecircle.com about how to add a scene to a written novel, I realized that I have a process. When I get stuck, I write an overview of… Read more »
Regionalisms or Rude? – January, 2018
I use critiquecircle.com to improve my writing, but occasionally I encounter someone that I find rude. I don’t tolerate rudeness from strangers on the internet; life is too short for… Read more »
Background, Goal Outline – August, 2017
Four years later and I’m polishing up the novel where my main character visits this café/bar. It’s neat to see a place and think, ‘this would make a good venue… Read more »
David Foster Wallace – February, 2017
While on a February trip to Texas, I made plans to visit the Ransom center. It required applying and watching an orientation video, then when I wanted to see the… Read more »
After ten years – November, 2016
The first time I did NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, I joined at the end of October, so didn’t have much time to prepare. Besides, the guy who started the… Read more »
Time to Write, Another Possibility – July, 2016
Having too much time to write might seem like an oxymoron, but there’s a chance that I’ll not have a paying job in November. The last time that happened, I… Read more »
Combining Chapters, NaNo Idea – May, 2016
When a chapter is slow, combine it with another chapter. I had revised both chapters several times, and they seemed fine. But fine doesn’t equate to interesting, exciting, or worth… Read more »
Tools and Cleaning Up – March, 2016
After years of using Scrivener, I’m finally looking up how to do certain things—like change the paragraph formatting within the editor windows. Turns out it’s easy to set the default… Read more »
Writing about Paris in Paris – January, 2016
Because our daughter was in Paris, we visited her two and a half weeks the end of December, beginning of January. I’d just finished the third novel in my French… Read more »
First Draft – November, 2015
My goal for NaNoWriMo this year was to finish the first draft of book three in my French series and to write at least 50,000 words. Additionally, I wanted to… Read more »
Balance in NaNoWriMo – October, 2015
My life has a lot of writing lately, which is great. But it does make it difficult to crank out five or six thousands words a day like I used… Read more »
Starting Early – September 2015
I started writing the first draft of French Consequences, book three in my French series. I had planned on starting early on October 1st, but with all the writing I’m… Read more »
Sane First Drafts – July 2015
This will be my tenth year of doing NaNoWriMo, the month-long frenzy of writing a first draft that officially requires writing 50,000 words on a new novel. I’ve always had… Read more »
Three kinds of writing – June, 2015
Friday was a PBDD-intensive day (Partners Bridging the Digital Divide – a nonprofit where I’m the Vice-president of communications.) It makes me realize I’m juggling three different types of writing… Read more »
Print font size, Puzzle Solving – April, 2015
I don’t know how other authors of series do it, but at the moment I’m working on three books in a series at once. It started when my book discussion… Read more »