KATE'S RANDOM WRITINGS

Warning: Ranting warning from several teens. In a previous blog post I gave my thoughts on COVID. That was three months ago and a lot has...

Something I've often seen from those young writers just starting out on their writing journey is that they don't ever get readers from...

Guys. This Corona Virus thing has been hard. Trust me. I know. Plans have been canceled. People are stuck inside going absolutely insane....

Something I've often struggled with, (And I know others struggle with it too) is when your Characters don't do what you want them to do....

This post is probably going to be very similar to my 'How to avoid Plot Bunnies' post, but this is actually just... staying focused on...

It is finally that time of year where everyone in the OYAN universe is hyping up for that one week in Olathe Kansas that teenagers from...

today I am going to hopefully help you how to write a shy and quiet character. Now, I am better at the more snarky kind of characters,...

Some of my favorite characters to write are my sarcastic, witty, annoying characters that just make everyone say, "I love him/her but I...

So I wanted to talk about language in books. I am not allowed to read books with language in them, and that gets really annoying at times...

Now some of you may not know what I'm talking about, but plot bunnies are those cool new story idea you get in your head while your...