Katherine M. Kennedy

Show, don't tell too often means every angry person must clench their fists and scowl; every sad person must weep.

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

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

Most stories will use some kind of trope or tropes, there are so many of them, and at this point, they are unavoidable.

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.

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...

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

Writing shouldn't be hard. It should be easy. Have a thought; jot it down. Where lies the complexity? But it is hard. It's so hard that it m

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

J.K Rowling, by constructs of the writing rules, head hops. She doesn't switch perspectives; she simply falls into another perspective.

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

I'm a big Reddit fan, not the dodgy side, obviously, but the normal, helpful, lovely person side. I'm what would be considered a...

Head hopping is the negative term for a switch in perspective without warning or adhering to writing rules and the narrative and POV...

Crutch or filler words are commonly used words or phrases that can hamper or help writing.

SKIP AHEAD: What Is Hemingway Editor/ App? Do I Use Hemingway Editor For My Writing? Hemingway Editor and The Short Sentence Trend...

What is POV? What is Second Person POV? First, Second, and Third POV Pronouns Why Is Second Person POV So Confusing? Second Person POV...

Jump Ahead: What POV? What is First Person POV? Why Do Writers Write in the First Person POV What Genres Shine in First Person and Why...