Hello from Kyoto

Posting Schedule, Writing Updates, and a Poll

Hi friends,

It’s been a minute. I have some exciting updates to share and a poll I’d love your input on. Cast your vote at the end of this post!

Let’s start with the schedule update. My partner is visiting from the US, and he surprised me with a trip to Japan for Chuseok.

Since I’ll be traveling for the next little bit, here’s a content schedule update for October and November.

Craft Lesson Schedule

• October 22nd: October’s Craft Lesson

• October 29th: October’s AMA

• November 12th: November’s Craft Lesson

• November 19th: November’s AMA

I always post schedule updates on X (RIP Twitter) and Substack Notes. Be sure to follow me there for more updates. If you have any questions for our monthly AMA, drop them in the comments below.

Fushimi Inari Taisha is one of my favorite places I’ve visited lately.

Writing Updates

I started writing again. My agent recently received a revise and resubmit request for my first book, Lit by Burning, and we’ve decided to work on that. Since Lit is so different in tone, genre, and subject matter from You Will Survive This, I don’t feel completely burnt out by the thought of working on it again.

Yesterday, I spent the afternoon crafting a revision plan and finding a way back into the world of Lit. Depending on how this revision goes, I hope to start posting weekly newsletters on the writing life again in late November, so stay tuned for that.

The fifth draft of Lit by Burning, three months before we went on sub in 2020.

Content Poll

Lastly, I’d love to know what you think about the video lessons versus our typical craft text posts.

For reference, here are our video lessons so far:

• Act II Story Structure

• How to Write a Personal Statement

Vote for your favorite medium by next Monday, October 9th.

If you have any other feedback, please share your thoughts in the comments:

I’ll see you in our next post!

— Kat