Author: Kate Landers

A writer, among other things. Former Texan now living in Tennessee.

Is Writing Your Passion? Really?

Kate Landers

On Writing: Questions to ask yourself.

Pointless Overthinking

Tell The Truth To Yourself, Not To Me

(The image tells us that he’s a developer. But let’s assume he’s a writer.)

I’m going to ask you this one question: Is writing authentically your passion?

Understanding passion

Long ago, I was in doubt. Is writing actually my dream? Is it what I genuinely love and relish doing?

Or
is it just something else? The fame, the money, the approval? Are these
things luring me towards writing or is writing luring me towards
writing?

What is it? Still a hidden truth.

Till now, I’ve come to the conclusion that I love writing. Even more than that, I love to express.

I like talking to people, interacting with them and sharing my thoughts. And writing seems to be a good medium for that.

And
writing itself is an art that I enjoy. Playing and juggling around with
words is fun! Only a true…

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Absidy by Accident – a writing prompt for Romance

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Photo by Austin on Pexels.com Back in 2017, I became involved in a project called the Collaborative Writing Challenge. This organization published seven collaboratively-written novels in various genres. (You can find the novel I worked on HERE.) While I have to admit the story itself didn't turn out to be the greatest (it's hard to… Continue reading Absidy by Accident – a writing prompt for Romance

Bridges

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I wrote this story for a creative writing class my junior year of college. The professor had given us two assignments: Write a short fiction story for the class to critique, then write another one for the professor to critique. For the first story, my goal was simply to write a humorous tale of mundane… Continue reading Bridges

Neologisms for this day of fools

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Photo by Daria Rem on Pexels.com Irony, adj. Behaving like a heated, triangle-shaped hunk of metal. Ostracism, n - the worship of large, flightless birds Exposition, n. The precise location of a former lover. Flotilla, n - a naval unit of Mexican flat breads Protagonist, n. A person who supports the labeling of garments. Verb Tense, n. pl. What… Continue reading Neologisms for this day of fools

On Writing: Misunderstandings Lead to Better Characters

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Photo by Shiny Diamond on Pexels.com In December of 2019, I met a newlywed couple at a Christmas party. They had recently come back from their honeymoon, which included a cruise. One night the crew put together a game night for all the passengers, which included a version of The Newlywed Game. When the host… Continue reading On Writing: Misunderstandings Lead to Better Characters

On Writing: Creating Content

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Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Once upon a time, I ceded control of a project to someone whom I believed would do a better job. This was a social media project that involved, like most social media projects, good lighting, catchy hashtags, and good-looking people making looking good look effortless. And while I didn't hate… Continue reading On Writing: Creating Content

On Writing: Fear of Not Being the Best

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Photo by Lina Kivaka on Pexels.com Along with freezing temperatures and delayed school starts, March winds always blow in allergies. I don't know what exactly I'm allergic to, but whenever the weather changes here in Tennessee, I find myself surrounded by a pile of tissues, bereft of the will to leave the couch. Thus, I've… Continue reading On Writing: Fear of Not Being the Best

On Writing: What You Say and Do Matters

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Photo by Pranidchakan Boonrom on Pexels.com I've been a regular blood donor since 2016, the year after my stepfather died. During his fight with cancer, he needed several transfusions, so by donating I feel I am paying forward the generosity of his donors. Donating blood really doesn't take much effort, and after you've done it… Continue reading On Writing: What You Say and Do Matters