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. I’ll respond.
Oh, and because I believe in attributing artists wherever possible, credit to Michaela 💗 from Pixabay for the image.
When it comes to writing, I’m definitely a pantser. I suppose this tracks, since I’m also a TTRPG nerd, and the entire game is just responding to what the gamemaster says and hoping things work out (spoiler, they do, but not until something jumps out and attacks your group). At…
One of my most amusing memories of grad school comes from the semester Kevin Hearn, author of the Iron Druid Chronicles, was the guest speaker. Someone asked him if he read romance novels, to which he replied he had enormous respect for romance writers but that it wasn’t a genre…
I will confess that this post was mainly an engine to share a picture of water. I did not take this one—credit goes to http://www.goodfreephotos.com, but depending on which lake is in this photo, I could have. I spend some time in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula last week, which, for those…
Show of hands: Who else remembers when the 1997 Cinderella starring Brandy came out? *Glances around* ✋ Right, moving on. I did, indeed, see Brandy’s Cinderella when it came out and enjoyed it in the way of a nine-year-old kid enjoying a fairy-tale movie. Great songs, happy ending, amusing dialogue.…
This post actually comes courtesy of an experience I had over the weekend that did not involve readers at all. Rather, it involved me interacting with a complete stranger in a way that felt very new, and after some thought, I’ve concluded it’s because I wasn’t subconsciously training this person…
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.…
