The Kit ‘n Kabookle Blog: Dare to Think Differently About Story
Hey, Mary here, and welcome to the blog. If you’ve come in search of content to get you thinking about every aspect of storytelling, congrats–you’re in the right place. I typically post something short but story-related every Tuesday, plus longer deep-dives on Thursday as I produce them. If you have thoughts, don’t hesitate to leave a comment, and make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss the post that could change your entire outlook on writing. (BTW, if you go back a bit into 2026, you’ll likely see some stuff that’s a bit outdated in terms of what my site says. Don’t mind that–it’s been a year of discovery, let me tell you.)
Oh, and because I believe in attributing artists wherever possible, credit to Michaela 💗 from Pixabay for the image.
Sadly, no flux capacitors or DeLorean are involved. Rather, I experienced some time-travel watching a movie this weekend. Title is Aunt Mary, and it starred Jean Stapleton of All in the Family fame as an older woman with physical disabilities who took it upon herself to become a baseball coach…
And so, I am reborn. Okay, not literally, but this week definitely feels like my life has shifted. When I pitched my Role-Playing Games for Professional Development webinar to the Editorial Freelancers Association back in January, I figured it would be something I did in conjunction with getting a bunch…
**SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for Toy Story 4 (which I’m sure many people have seen by now, but I wanted to give the warning anyway). 🟪 🟪 🟪 I saw the Toy Story 5 trailer the other day, which showed the beloved gang at Bonnie’s house, including Woody.…
You know what’s amazing about working in a field you love that happens to collide with your hobbies? That moment where you’re doing a hobby thing and suddenly realize a whole new approach to something for work. Yesterday, I was rolling up a character for a gaming side project. I…
“But you are somewhere.” Yes, I know. Specifically, I’m in my writing/editing cave, typing this blog post—well, actually, since you’re reading it, I’m done typing it— And here I go, getting nowhere again. I’ve always been the highly motivated type. I definitely take downtime, but there’s always a tiny part…
So, we all know life gets in the way sometimes. But sometimes it’s important to note that what’s really behind that is us getting in our own way. As I mentioned in my last post a couple of weeks ago, I attended and presented at the Editorial Freelancers Association’s EFACON…
I’m doing things a bit differently today because life is busy, and my brain is just focused elsewhere. In a couple of weeks, I’m presenting at the Editorial Freelancers Association EFACON with a session on using TTRPGs to enhance developmental editing skills. While I’m super-excited about this, it’s eating up…
Greetings, friends. This will be brief because it is several hours late. I’ve just returned from a two-week vacation that was very much needed. As a result, I took last week off but wanted to get something posted this week. And I thought “what’s better for a very short, fun…
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