Katherine Ladny Mitchell

Margaret Thatcher once said, “Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habi...

This past week, I've been working on a surprisingly tricky writing assignment: the synopsis. You might think that after typing hundreds of manuscript pages, ...

A.K.A. "What I've been up to the last four months" The other day I realized I’d written my last blog post almost four months ago in November. November! Back ...

As my favorite holiday draws nigh, I like to reflect upon the things I'm thankful for. As a twenty-first century middle-class American, I know I live better ...

Sometimes people assume if I love writing then I must also love reading. Truth is, my relationship with reading has been about as steady as a bipolar thermos...

When my husband and I plop on the couch at the end of another eventful day, I love cozying up to a steaming cuppa tea and listening to Jason read a chapter f...

In my last post, I shared five tips to help you develop the habit of writing. But once you’ve formed the habit, it’s time to perfect it. This week, we’re tak...

“You have to be a little nuts to be a writer,” said the key note speaker at a conference my husband and I attended a few years ago. “Think about it,” she con...

The first time I read a yellow-bound Nancy Drew novel, it was not love at first sight. The story’s numerous characters and plot twists left me feeling rather...