Finding time to write makes for the writer's eternal struggle. I am learning this lesson the difficult way with many new opportunities and surprises in my own life; a new day job, new friends, new schedules. I've been overwhelmed with these changes for the last two months. And, please, do not think I am complaining.... Continue Reading →
The Enduring Writer: Lessons Learned
After I graduated more than a month ago, I swore I was going to buckle down and dedicate myself to my writing. I swore I'd dedicate myself two hours a day to the craft alone, then work on this blog in my downtime outside of work. I really tried, and I succeeded for awhile. Then,... Continue Reading →
Thornseat Lodge
Not much information exists on Thornseat Lodge. It's a dilapidating hunting lodge in Yorkshire. It is abandoned, not kept, but its beauty remains apparent in the architecture. It's walls still tell a story, even if little of that story can be found on the great, wide internet. Thornseat Lodge was built in 1855 for Thomas... Continue Reading →
The Enduring Writer: Where Are All the Beta Readers?
This week's writing adventures have been limited as I prepare for my graduation. I started to work on a new short story, inspired by Madeleine Smith and her poisoning her lover with arsenic laced cocoa. I have written two thousand words in the story, but I am uncertain about the tone and direction. I was... Continue Reading →
The Enduring Writer: My First Post
"What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." --William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet My name is Kat Devitt. I am a writer emerging from the shadows of anonymity, and I am here to say hello. Hello! *waves through the screen* I am not as new... Continue Reading →