My Current Favourite Writing Supplies

*I will add links to items, but please note that some prices have increased. Like in the case of the planner for example.* Fun writing supplies/items make writing a great deal more fun for me. Here’s what I’ve been enjoying lately when I sit down to write or blog: My cute MacBook Pro 13” case.

10 Ways to Brainstorm Story Ideas

A blank page is probably pretty intimidating to most people who want to write or draw. It’s like an instant block until you find that first word or gain enough courage to press the tip of your pencil to the page. What I personally find more intimidating, is finding the idea of what you want to write. It’s no

Why I Deleted My Fan Fiction

Recently I deleted any and all fan fiction I had posted on several websites. It was oddly difficult to do, because I had literally been posting and participating on those sites since I was 17 years old. I made the choice to delete the stories for three main reasons: The first reason I chose to

My Productive Writing Routine for Weekends

Struggling to find the motivation to sit down and revise the novel I’m working on or to blog has been something I’ve been trying to solve as of late. I’m someone who will easily dismiss it as a time issue. “Yeah, I really want to write, but there are so many other things to do

How to Create an Original Character

Please note that I am absolutely an amateur writer, but have been asked by a few people over the years for story writing advice. So the snippets of advice I’ll give you here are things I too learned while stumbling along in my own writing. (Still stumbling). I will be referencing original characters in the

Fan Fiction: The Training Wheels of Writing

“Hey, Cat, what’re you writing?” These words literally made my heart race and my face flush in high school. Because how do you explain fan fiction to someone who doesn’t know what fan fiction is? Or knows and thinks fan fiction is bizarre? Well, guess what, I did a whole presentation on fan fiction in

Oh… HI.

I’m Cat. One of many nicknames. It’s not short for Catherine, though many assume it is. Because that would make sense. But I’m a bigger fan of nonsense. Cat is for Caitlin. Cait would be a more practical nickname, but for whatever reason I don’t feel like a Cait/Cate/Kate. And I definitely don’t feel like