Hello! I’m Catherine Haws, author of I Did NOT Choose This Adventure,  and I’ve recently been talking with some friends that have never...

One of my favorite fiction writing exercises is interviewing characters! So, without further adieu, grab your writing utensils of choice...

You might not appreciate Me saying this to you, But this choice you are telling me about Sounds like a Not-so-good idea. I know it’s your...

Everyone is going somewhere Whether they realize it or not. You’ll get there eventually. Where? Oh, I dunno. That part’s up to you. I...

When you planted these seeds in the back corner plot of your mind, did you have any clue your skills would bloom this color? When you...

I wonder If what hinders us Is a ghastly Ghost story So rehearsed and revered We fail to ask If it’s true in the Broad light of day....

Imagine a prim-nosed, Leery-eyed Karen Barking insults Intended to injure And poke a hole In your soul. It stings. It reminds you Of all...

So far You’ve come. Through brambles and briars, High waters and mud, Late nights, Early mornings, Uphill both ways. You show up Here...

When did we start Prioritizing Forecasts Of sunny and 75 degrees? And when we’re wrong We shy from the eyes Behind eager microphones. We...

It’s not because You worked hard, Or journeyed far, Or checked off your list, Or finished, Or broke a sweat, Or made the grade, Or stayed...

When I crack open a book's first page, the same questions swirl around in my mind that I expect the story to answer: Who am I supposed to...

There is no syllabus for this, And not all learning Gets a grade. Your teachers May not all give lectures. They may not speak at all, But...