On Pitching: It's easy as A, B, C
Perfect, Pitches! Friday Fringe for SCWBI15 and I helped the wonderful @emmajgreenwood run a workshop on pitching to agents. A smattering...
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Kathryn Kettle
- Jul 5, 2022
- 2 min
On editing: agility
Book 2 editing update : nerd version TLDR: I use spreadsheets and a tech delivery process call ‘agile’ to help me meet deadlines to avoid...
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Kathryn Kettle
- Feb 24, 2022
- 2 min
On the way: things amazing and tough
2021. What a strange and long year. We may be towards March 2022, now, but today is the first day that feels like a new year for me. The...
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Kathryn Kettle
- Mar 5, 2021
- 2 min
On the way: looking out over the world
*** adapted from a letter written as part of the amazing Wildest Dreams ‘What if?’ Jan’21 Box *** I’m so excited for those of you who...
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Kathryn Kettle
- Feb 14, 2021
- 3 min
On honkferencing
What a perfect way to end my launch month! It was a huge privilege to take part in this year’s inaugural ‘honkference’ put together by...
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Kathryn Kettle
- Feb 6, 2021
- 4 min
On launching, expectations, spangly dresses and pouring your own champagne
You go through so many moments on the writer’s journey: the moment you decide to, and then finish, an actual book, with characters, and...
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Kathryn Kettle
- Nov 1, 2020
- 1 min
On Authors: Melvin Burgess Interview
Christmas has come early! Join me at 19.30 on Twitter for a Q&A with @Melvinburgess Today’s #GEAQA guest is the AMAZING writer Melvin...
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Kathryn Kettle
- Feb 18, 2020
- 2 min
On Mentoring
One of the amazing parts of the Childrens’ writing community is how supportive so many are when others looking to get their stories into...
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Kathryn Kettle
- Jan 27, 2020
- 3 min
On editing: a beginning's end
2018 was a crazy year, everything moved fast and then the real work started. I thought it was about time I posted an update on the...
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Kathryn Kettle
- Jun 10, 2019
- 1 min
On writing: thickening plots
Late last year the amazing team at SCBWI Words & Pictures magazine asked if I would pull together a few blog posts for their KnowHow...
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Kathryn Kettle
- Nov 15, 2018
- 4 min
On using *that* little voice
There are lots of great resources online, places where you are encouraged to ask fun questions, help others in the writing community and...
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Kathryn Kettle
- Jul 9, 2018
- 1 min
On Publication: 15 amazing words
Disclaimer: There aren’t many moments in my life which have rendered me speechless. This is one of those moments. * Stripes Publishing...
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Kathryn Kettle
- Jun 17, 2018
- 2 min
On Giving Back
*Please share and promote this opportunity within your networks so that there is great diversity taking advantage of the funds!*...
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Kathryn Kettle
- Mar 13, 2018
- 1 min
On Representation: Wonderful monsters
While I was dealing with my first agent rejection, an amazingly successful writer I know, sitting in the summer light on the vast table...
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Kathryn Kettle
- Feb 22, 2018
- 3 min
On the way: giving up to get to where you need to be
The moment I decided I wanted to write I was failing to draw. My family are quite talented artists, and no matter how much I tried I...
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Kathryn Kettle
- Jan 16, 2018
- 1 min
On Shortlisting: Undiscovered Voices 2018
I am incredibly humbled and excited to have been selected as one of eleven amazing authors in the Society of Children's Book Writers and...
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Kathryn Kettle
- Dec 7, 2017
- 2 min
On Publication: Bath Flash Volume 2
The Lobsters Run Free Total published words tally: 283 As a longlisted participant of the Bath Flash Fiction Award this year (2017) I’m...
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Kathryn Kettle
- Dec 5, 2017
- 1 min
On longlists: SCBWI Undiscovered Voices 2018
My Oh My, you fabulous lot you…I’m shaking with excitement! For a number of years now some of you have been following my writing...
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Kathryn Kettle
- Oct 9, 2017
- 3 min
On Libraries
#librariesweek My life has been punctuated by libraries. The little local high street library that was huge, it’s corridors endless as a...
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Kathryn Kettle
- Sep 29, 2017
- 1 min
On Inspirational women and collegiate hugs
Tonight I met the truly inspirational Rosalind Miles, author of some phenomenal works including ‘A woman’s history of the world’ (among...
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