by KTWagner | Feb 3, 2017 | Recipe, The Writing Life
Writing does not typically involve much movement or activity beyond staring out the window, growling at the screen and pleading with characters. Put bluntly, writers tend to be cerebral and somewhat sedentary. I’ve decided to share the occasional recipe...
by KTWagner | Feb 1, 2017 | The Writing Life, Writing
I’ve been studying fiction craft for the last six years. These days, when I read a story that isn’t engaging me, I’m more likely to know why (head-hopping and/or poor characterization for example) I experience the urge to throw the book across the...
by KTWagner | Jan 20, 2017 | The Writing Life, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing Education
I’m a couple of weeks late with this post. Not a great start to my resolutions, but late is better than never, right? (In my defense, I fell off the group list and didn’t receive a newsletter reminding me – I’ve signed up again!) I don’t...
by KTWagner | Dec 7, 2016 | The Writing Life, Writing
Over the last couple of days, I’ve devoted some time to sketching out 2017 writing goals and roughing in a plan to achieve them. (I’m enrolled in a seven day Plot Your Success in 2017 workshop at Savvy Authors.) Earlier today, out of curiosity, I clicked...
by KTWagner | Aug 29, 2016 | The Writing Life, Writing Education
I spent 2015 as a student at Simon Fraser University’s The Writer’s Studio, in the Speculative Fiction cohort with Hiromi Goto as my mentor. The mix of lectures and workshops, along with the strong sense of community, worked well for me, and I highly...
by KTWagner | Nov 13, 2012 | The Writing Life
Back in September, my friend, and writing-workshop instructor extraordinaire, Devon Ellington tagged me in her blog. The tag was a challenge to post “7 Thing About Me” here and nominate seven people to carry it on. I’ve been slow in responding, but...
