Blog Posts

My 2021 writing plan

By Kate Blackwood / January 18, 2021

I’d never met my annual writing goals before because I’d never made any.

Pie crust as rough draft

By Kate Blackwood / November 29, 2020

Every story or novel I’ve written is at one point or another a big, lumpy mess. Too much in some places, not enough in others. A mass not even resembling what I want it too look like in the end.

Noise-cancelling live stream

By Kate Blackwood / October 30, 2020

For ten frustrating minutes, I toggled between the two unchallenged monologues. Then I changed the channel.

Writing retreat: five takeaways

By Kate Blackwood / October 25, 2020

Five pointers I will follow the next time I go away for a weekend writing retreat.