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Writing on Road Trips Experiment (& upcoming Double Stream Days!)

HI FRIENDS.

As of last night, I've successfully brought the catalyst in Project Death down from ~18,000 words to 11,084 words!!! (This is close enough to my 10K goal that I'm okay moving onto the beast that is my "debate" period bahaha.)

My goal for today is to reread what I have, map out the scenes between the Catalyst and Break Int...

New month, new goals, more fun!

"All the months are crude experiments, out of which the perfect September is made." - Virginia Woolf (or so the internet tells me, I couldn't find where she'd written this, but it's a wonderful quote so I'll take it regardless lolol)

All that to say...happy September, everyone!!!

As I misse...

August Ennui, a Super Blue Moon, and Contests 🌙

Hi friends! 

Popping up out of my introvert hidey hole (less cute than a hobbit hole, though a writer can dream) to bring you the vlog for weeks 5, 6, & 7 of my experiment!! We're nearing the end and I still haven't quiiiiite figured out what "final exam week" should look like, so if you have any ideas, or if you're "attending cla...

Writing Semester Updates, Weekend Plans, & Camp NaNoWriMo Coming to an End!

Hi friends, hello!!

First off, can I just say that YouTube picks the absolutely BEST thumbnails? Bahaha. That moment in time perfectly encapsulates how I've felt the past few weeks.

To start, I had my first lingering migraine of the summer. (On my birthday too, a bummer!) Then I had a pre-planned mini trip with a friend, another frie...

Rescheduling to Monday! :(

Hey y'all! Sorry for the late notice. I caught a bug yesterday and thought I'd be fine by today....I am not.

Hope to see you Monday at 2pm CDT!

If you still want some sprints today, the #30HWriteathon is happening today. 30 hours of sprints! Link to the u...

Practicing the pivot & summer semester writing class, week 1!

HI FRIENDS.

Hope the start of your July / Camp NaNoWriMo / we're-halfway-through-the-year-freakout is going well!

First, I wanted to share Week 1 of my Summer Semester Writing Experiment! (I will have a different thumbnail when it goes live, hopefully in a day or two.)

My plan is to continue making the...

July's Experiment Poll and it's almost Camp NaNoWriMo!!!

This Saturday marks the start of the second, and final, Camp NaNoWriMo of 2023 and I've just now created my project:

The project name is the exact same as one of my "classes" for my Summer Semester Writing Experiment (hereafter known as the SSWE, ...

Recovering from the #24hrnovel & my summer writing "semester," a long-form experiment, starts Monday!! EEK.

It's three days post-#24hrnovel and I feel like I've finally recovered.

(Spoiler: I did not last for 24 straight hours. I spent most of Sunday and a smidge of Monday finishing the experiment.)

But you know what?? I had a blast! This might even be my favorite version of the 24-hour writeathon yet?? (I say yet. NEVER LET ME DO...

My schedule for the #24hrnovel challenge!🌻

OMG OMG OMG EVERYONE. It's almost time.

I feel like I've been gearing up for this #24hrnovel challenge for forever (even though I've only known about it since April). IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS. *cue Rocky theme song*

As you can see, graphic design is clearly my passion. More importantly, I wanted to share with y'all when I'll be stre...

Finished My Timeline & One Last Experiment Stream!

So I tried to make a GIF of my timeline, all pretty and rainbow and complete, in order to celebrate but I'd say the quality is a liiiiiiiiiiiiiittle lower than expected bahaha.

BUT IT'S THERE. In all its fuzzy glory!

For the first time (ever?? I'm pretty sure EVER), I have a completed outline AND timeline as I enter this 2nd draft of...

If you could build your own, perfectly tailored "writing semester," what classes would you take?

I'm not sure if it's zeitgeist-y or Big Magic-y or what, but one of my favorite things is when several people have a similar idea all at the same time.

Even better when it happens here on Patreon!!

Although this idea didn't win, I'm pretty ...

Sappy moments, double stream days, & an experiment poll!

Helloooooo writer friends. Long time, no talk, so sorry about that! I feel like I blinked and the entire past week upon coming home flashed and now I'm here and it's Monday bahaha.

Before I get too deep into business, I'd like to get a little mushy gushy for a second.

Way back in 2017, before I even knew there WAS an authortube, I di...

Last streams of April & FYI about a crazy June challenge ⚡️

Helloooooo everyone!

We're nearing the end of Camp NaNoWriMo and I am VERY EXCITED. 

Partially because I've accepted my fate in not yet finishing Project Death (again, lol) and taking the pressure off has, of course, made me write in it even more. But also because I will soon be flying away to Spain 🇪🇸 for the very first t...

Your writing concerns??

Hey y'all!

Coming to you today with what could be a bit of a downer? I don't mean it to be! I'm hoping that, by sharing our concerns and internal battles, we'll feel less alone.

(Do I have a mini list going for a chatty Coffee with Kate video? Yes, yes I do. And I figured it'd be MUCH more interesting with other people's input!)

Pomodoro sprints following the insane ChatGPT routine!

My best laid plans met my cat Vin last night.

Picture me, in bed at 9:00pm, ready to awake at 3:00am for this ridiculous ChatGPT routine, only for Vin to decide it was time to activate Devil Kitten mode.

Running everywhere! Meowing like her life is on the line! (I'm sure everyone with a cat understands.)

Now normally she calms ...

Do you want to join me for April's ridiculous experiment?? 👀

Hey y'all, hey! Today I present to you potentially the craziest experiment I've attempted since the 24-hour write-a-thon.

With Camp NaNoWriMo, Escapril, and the general insanity of trying to finish Project ☠️, as well as wrapping up previous month's experiments, I knew I needed a short writing experiment for Patreon for April. A day or...

It's (almost) Camp NaNoWriMo!

Hellooooooo friends!

Once upon a time, I'd said that we'd have a final March write-in, to celebrate me finishing Project Death (loooool, now hopefully at the end of April) and to kick-off Camp.

Well.

Thursday morning my best friend/co-writer informed that she'd entered a radio contest and had WON....the chance to win T...

OPENING LINES | favorites, volunteers, surveys, & moooore!

Hey y'all, heyyyyy!

I can't believe we're in the back third of March. Like, excuse me, where has the time gone? Why so fast? WHATISHAPPENING?

Before I dive into the purpose of this post (and all the fun opening line nonsense), I'd like to brag for a moment. This is quite possibly the only thing I'll "finish" this month, so I'd like t...

START ACT II WITH ME! | double stream days today & tomorrow 🖊

Someone (read: me) might have forgotten to move the drafted Double Stream Days post to "publish" and was confused why they were alone on a stream last night.

I'm not proud to say it took me like five minutes blathering on before I realized my mistake bahahah.

SO I HAVE MOVED THEM. (Note, we did just have Daylight Savings...