Bonfire, prologue

An analysis of how not to open a novel

Apr 7 • Katherine Howe

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March 2026

Back to the Drawing Board

Writing novels is harder than you think

Mar 31 • Katherine Howe

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Notes from AWP

Or, finding community among 10,000 people

Mar 10 • Katherine Howe

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February 2026

Do We Dare Peek Inside the Drawer?

Most writers have written more books than you think

Feb 20 • Katherine Howe

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January 2026

The Snow Does Not Care

Dispatches from Winter Storm Fern

Jan 27 • Katherine Howe

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The Pythoness of Fells Point

There are visionary encounters in the world, when we look for them.

Jan 13 • Katherine Howe

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December 2025

Spaced Out

Or what it's like to spend time with me when I am drafting

Dec 17, 2025 • Katherine Howe

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November 2025

More Thoughts on Plot

Or, I was more organized in 2007 than I realized

Nov 12, 2025 • Katherine Howe

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Who is Bridget?

A craft post on character

Nov 4, 2025 • Katherine Howe

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October 2025

It's finally cracked!

A craft post on plot

Oct 27, 2025 • Katherine Howe

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Grandmother's Codfish Balls

Or, the Strangeness of Home

Oct 17, 2025 • Katherine Howe

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September 2025

Awakened in the Night

Or, no really, I'm writing, I swear

Sep 29, 2025 • Katherine Howe

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