Writing About Writing Crossposted on Will Write For Feed Blog: Step One, my new blog. Fiction is different. When I wrote for the newspaper or as a freelancer, every word was promised before it was written. Twenty inches of school board meeting? Sure. Two thousand words on the History of Dressage? No problem. I hadContinue reading “Step One, Think Of Myself As A Writer”
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In Which I Learn The Power of Simply Being There
It was a short, strange trip. A friend’s mother died after a nasty illness. My friend was, as you would expect, not happy. I went to DC in order to provide moral support during the funeral mass. I flew up. Stayed with her for three days. Went home. That was it. You have to understand,Continue reading “In Which I Learn The Power of Simply Being There”
Black Line Therapy
Fit To Ride One of my projects is to learn to swim well enough that I can use it as a moving mediation, focusing on the line on the bottom of the pool and letting everything else float away, aka black line therapy. Right now, there is too much gasping and floundering and checkingContinue reading “Black Line Therapy”
Writing Utter Nonsense
On My Mind, Miscellaneous Thoughts More from The Write Start, a 21-day writing prompt program being run by See Jane Write. ~~~ I edit as I write. This is a useful skill if one is producing usable newspaper copy – where I started – or reproducing the substance of an interview – what IContinue reading “Writing Utter Nonsense”
Schadenfreude Saturday, My Pain Is Your Amusement
The following is a result of an exercise for The Write Start, a 21-day writing prompt program being run by See Jane Write. I can laugh about it now. Mostly. ~~~ English professors and I don’t get along. At least, not when they are acting in their professional capacity. My first term in college, IContinue reading “Schadenfreude Saturday, My Pain Is Your Amusement”
I Broke The Mold. Literally.
On My Mind, Miscellaneous Thoughts Took a class in pewter casting at the local art museum. When I cast my carefully crafted random object, the plaster cracked in two. Now when I claim to be a super special snowflake, I have proof. Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott
Change the Year, Change the Color
Pantone Color of the Year 2018 Ultra Violet 18-3838 Pantone Color of the Year 2019 Living Coral 16-1546 Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott
Virtual Brush Box 