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The Grace of Not Being Wonderful
Posted on May 19, 2012 by Kat French in managing attention, real lifeI was making breakfast, cracking the eggs into the battered somewhat-non-stick skillet, and trying to balance it on the old electric burner so that the eggs wouldn’t run into each other too much. Attempting to flip them without breaking the yolks so I could deliver them to The Man & The Girl in perfect, over-medium [...]
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Before Blogging, There Were Newspapers
Posted on May 17, 2012 by Kat French in story & craftSo last night, I went to the monthly meeting of Quills & Quibbles writers’ group at the Harrison County Public Library. Lee Cable, formerly of The Corydon Democrat, was our guest speaker. A long time contributing feature writer who also covered local politics and other news, Cable has recently retired and is going to be [...]
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Steamboats, Who Gets There First & Who Gets the Credit
Posted on May 16, 2012 by Kat French in managing attention, real lifeI was doing some research for a content strategy project this week for the Belle of Louisville. Since I’ve become obsessed with steampunk stuff, working on a project that features the oldest still-operating steam-powered riverboat is PRETTY DARN COOL. But I digress. In doing the research, I read something really sad. Robert Fulton is widely [...]
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Writing Notes: Character Development Challenges
Posted on May 14, 2012 by Kat French in story & craftSo yesterday, I finished up my second draft of Bitter Cold and sent it off to Echelon Press as part of the Once Upon a Clockwork Tale project. Then I watched the season finale of Once Upon a Time. It was a big night for fairy tales in the Grey Cottage. I’m sure it will [...]
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A wonderfully ordinary day
Posted on May 10, 2012 by Kat French in real life, relationshipsWe had bratwurst patties for dinner tonight. Yes, I said bratwurst patties. As in, “bratwurst, without all that silly sausage casing to slow you down.” It was every bit as awesome as you might imagine. We had Pepsi Next to drink, which should be called Pepsi Compromise. ”You want to avoid sugar because it’s bad [...]
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Good Storytellers are Good Listeners
Posted on May 9, 2012 by Kat French in relationships, story & craftI have a friend who is almost a good storyteller. He has a wealth of interesting, eclectic life experiences and knowledge to draw from. He can tell a story in a funny and entertaining way. He can tell a good story. But he’s not a good storyteller. Why? Because he doesn’t listen to the audience. Whether it’s [...]
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- The Grace of Not Being Wonderful
- Before Blogging, There Were Newspapers
- Steamboats, Who Gets There First & Who Gets the Credit
- Writing Notes: Character Development Challenges
- A wonderfully ordinary day
Hi, I’m Kat French: gen-x wife, mom, writer, web nerd & follower of Christ.
