January 28th, 2019

The Story that Holds You Back

Posted In:
Inspiration | Kathryn Craft | WriterStrong

by Kathryn Craft
Turning Whine Into Gold

The defining characteristic of the living organism is striving. Evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin and German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche both wrote of this back in the 1800s. Writers get this. Yet we carry on, even though at some point, our eyes open to the fact that writing impactful stories is hard to do.… Read the post

July 23rd, 2018

Our Capacity for Brilliance

Posted In:
Kathryn Craft | Writer's Life

Kathryn Craft

Turning Whine Into Gold

In high school, I was the type of high achiever that had my teachers taking me under their wings. Turns out, that wasn’t always such a good thing.

My fifth-year Russian teacher, thinking I’d follow in his footsteps, challenged me to write a research paper on a Russian ballerina—in Russian.… Read the post

April 23rd, 2018

The Developmental Edit: Are you (emotionally) ready?

Posted In:
Blogging Guests | Bumps & Bruises on the Road to Publication | Craft | Kathryn Craft

Kathryn Craft

A developmental edit can feel a lot like sending your child to school for the first time. You’ve had several years to exert your influence on his upbringing and must now allow others into his journey. You may be ready to push the little bugger through the school door!… Read the post

January 22nd, 2018

Becoming a “Real” Writer

Posted In:
Inspiration | Kathryn Craft | Writer's Life

Kathryn Craft

I love to go hear other authors speak. What a kick that Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout sounds like my favorite quirky aunt, or that bestselling author Margot Livesey’s lush prose begins with characters who, like mine, nod and shrug their way through her first drafts.… Read the post

December 25th, 2017