Collected Memories
Today, I offer a bit of wisdom about writing (and a photograph): My works are really just a collection of my memories and experiences, reinvented or reimagined. I am the sum of my experiences, but am not necessarily limited by […]
KateBitters
Kate Bitters is a Minneapolis-based author and freelance writer. She is the author of Elmer Left, Ten Thousand Lines, and He Found Me. One of her proudest/nerdiest moments was when Neil Gaiman read one of her short stories on stage at the Fitzgerald Theater.
Hello, Elmer
I’m paying my first novel a visit. It’s been a while. Since I’m in the process of switching over everything (website, social media, etc.) from Kate Leibfried to Kate Bitters, that includes my first book. I could easily upload the […]
What makes a book a classic? (Your chance to weigh in!)
It is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s birthday in a few weeks and it got me thinking: What makes a writer timeless? What makes a book a classic? Why do some books (like Gone with the Wind, Of Mice and Men, A […]
English: Beautifully Befuddling
Don’t get me wrong, I love the sound of the English language. It can roll off the tongue in so many rich, complex ways (i.e. compare Boston English to London English to Alabama English). I also love English’s adaptation and […]
Ten Thousand Lines, Revisited
This past July, I have been busy with my new book, novel #3 (a tale about Waldo–yes, the same one from the popular children’s series–but as a paranoid schizophrenic stuck in an insane asylum. More to come on this). Because […]
The 3 Things I Learned About Marketing
One of the things writers/authors tend to loathe is promotion. We’re little fish in a big, ol’ soupy pond of poetry and short stories and vampire novels and John Grisham and self-help books and the latest celebrity autobiography. Not only […]
July is the New November!
Who says National Novel-Writing Month has to be in November every year? What if you are starting a new job, a new relationship, and moving into a new apartment in November? That was what my November was like last year […]
Get Outside, Get Creative!
It’s summer! Even though June is off to a rainy and somewhat dreary start, keep in mind the benefits of getting outside and keeping active. Among the many benefits, it turns out, is a boost in creativity. Here’s an article […]
Keeping A Small Sense of Wonder
When I took my dog for his evening walk yesterday, I paused and looked up. A squirrel was sitting on one of the thin branches towards the top of a tree, nibbling on something he held in his paws. I […]
Emptied Shoes
This photograph I took yesterday reminds me of a quote by Salman Rushdie: “When I die, where will I be? A pair of emptied shoes.” If you haven’t experienced the brilliance of Rushdie, I highly recommend reading The Satanic Verses, […]