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Category: Writing

  • A mosey or a sprint?

    Sometimes I sprint when I write. I emphasize “sometimes.” My sprints look something like this: I’m puttering along, minding my own business, scribbling ideas, nit-noiding over word choices, plot ideas, whatever for manuscript X when suddenly, in walks the muse. My muse and I have a … Well, I don’t…

  • Unexpected Issues

    I was going to spout off about EIN’s today, but my daughter is sick. She woke at 3am with a cough and fever. That means she’s staying home today. And my in-laws have hooked her on an insipid show involving singing vegetables. It’s already difficult writing when I have childroon…

  • Copyright

    Today I’m going to jibber about copyright, and why you, as an artist or writer, should consider shelling out for it, especially if you are self-publishing. *Note – I’m not a lawyer, so when you read this post, keep that in mind. “But Katty,” you say, “We don’t have to…

  • Pseudonyms

    Kattywampus Books is obviously a pseudonym. Someday I hope it will be the name of my little self-publishing enterprise, but right now it’s just a name. There are arguments both for and against pseudonyms. Against Using a Psuedonym 1 – You should be proud of what you do. If you’re…