I’ve been scanning the lists popping up recently of favorite books of the decade. I can’t do a full decade…
Author: Kathleen West
Kathleen West is the author of the forthcoming novel, Minor Dramas & Other Catastrophes, out 2/4/20 from Berkley. She lives in Minneapolis with her family.
Today’s topic–the importance of Not Writing–is coming at a perfect time, as I just turned in a major revision yesterday…
We’re discussing our favorite writing craft resources this week, and before I share mine, I want to offer a caveat.…
Want to succeed in writing? Look for help from the older fictional white guys you see in movies. Advice #1…
Somehow I went from “let’s see if I can write a book” to a full-time author whose debut is publishing…
Yay for Emma Sloley, author of Disaster’s Children, a gripping dystopian novel recently published by Little a! An accomplished writer…
This week, we’re sharing what we’d wished we’d known when we started writing. It’s a hard question. While I tell…
So many aspects of being a writer are anxiety-producing. I’ve basically been bathing in cortisol since I finished a first…
We’re tackling the problem of distractions this week, and like many of us, I’m an expert at finding reasons to…
I’m rolling my eyes at myself as I begin my “Writing Fears” post. I’m an anxious sort. I’m afraid of…
