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Wanted: Literary Agent that Gets My Vibe

What is my vibe these days? Frazzled sentence slicer. Prose tightener. Voice recognizer. (Professional overthinker, depending on who you ask.) Why am I doing this? Because I’m querying agents and my pages need to be perfect. Perfectionism is My Vibe

Three Things to Help you on your Writing Journey

My Writing Process Every writer has a different writing process, but we all agree that you should have one. A set of rituals, if you will, to set the mood and coax the muse to come out to play. Mine

Perspective: Writing is a Battle(field)

Battlefield? Really, K.T.? Why does writing feel like a battle? Many creatives I follow on social media post memes and quotes about ‘wrestling with their books’ or ‘struggling’ with words or ideas. I’ve even spotted some of you who use

Surprising Ways GoT Impacted My Writing

When I discovered Game of Thrones (GoT), the first season had just come out on DVD. The cover photo intrigued me. I saw Sean Bean and knew (spoiler alert) that things would not end well for him. Have you guys

Censorship & Freedom: A Look at Books, Music, & Media

In the United States, we just celebrated the 4th of July, the anniversary of our independence from Great Britain. Independence is a symbol of Freedom. Freedom means many things to US citizens, including the ability to write and say what

New Authors: Why Your Internet Presence Is So Important

The public eye. Publishers want to see how many potential buyers are out there just waiting to read your book. This is the foremost concern on a publisher’s mind when considering contracting with an author. Who would’ve thought marketability