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Kate Krake

Kate Krake writes fantasy fiction, poetry, and personal and creative development for writers. Kate lives in Perth, Australia.

Are You in Your Comfort Zone or Your Zone of Genius?

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Categories Author Mindset, Creativity, Writing Practice

What’s The Worst Writing Advice?

All writing and publishing advice is subjective. Except this one piece of writing advice….

Categories Writing Practice

Moving From “I Want To Write” To “I Have Written.”

Many of us WANT to write but really struggle to get the words onto the page. Here are a few scenarios that might explain this conundrum, and solutions to overcome them.

Categories Writing Practice

Ways to Invest in Your Author Life

Just like any other area of our lives, our writing requires investment, too. Not just financially, but emotionally, mentally, and physically.

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The Writing World is Overcomplicated: Here’s How To Simplify It

In the modern writing and publishing world, the simple essence of what writing is really about too often gets buried under tangled layers upon tangled layers of complexity and extraneous demands. Here’s how to simplify it all.

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Are You Drowning in Writing Advice? 

With so much advice and guidance, and so many options for writers, it’s easy to drown in writing advice overwhelm. Here’s how to handle it.

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What AI Writing Won’t Change About The Writing World

With all the changes Generative AI is bringing to the writing world, there is one thing about writing that AI will NEVER change.

Categories Creativity

Are You Trying To Clear The Decks Before You Write?

Are you a writer who wants everything to be in order before starting your writing? Here’s how to get the writing done first, and why that might make all that other stuff even easier to complete.

Categories Writing Practice

Fuel Your Creative Writing with Dormant Talents And Rediscovered Passions

Your unique combination of years of different activities, different interests, different mediums, are a treasure trove of information and inspiration.

Categories Creativity

You Don’t Have to Justify Your Creative Choices

You don’t have to justify your creative choices to anyone, not even yourself. 

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