On Writing | Kathie Scrimgeour, Fine Art

Really? You Asked What?

Posted on December 4, 2019 2 Comments

As you all know, I write a monthly post inspired by questions asked on the IWSG website. Each month I don’t have too much trouble whipping out some answers, but this month? Well, let me tell you, I am stumped. Not because I can’t answer it, but because I’m in brain meltdown mode. First, here’s […]

Strange Subjects Indeed

Posted on November 6, 2019 10 Comments

As a writer, I use the internet heavily when I’m doing research. there are times I would hate for someone to actually look at my search history, and when I know I’m going to be asking some strange questions I drop into “incognito” browsing. So, what strange things might a writer look up? For crime […]

Where do you like to read or write?

Posted on September 4, 2019 5 Comments

I love to read just as much as I love to write, and I have a few favorite reading spots. I always get a few pages in just before I go to sleep, but when I settle in for a long reading period I love my recliner. I can prop my reader on a pillow […]

Arches National Park

Posted on August 7, 2019 2 Comments

As I write this post, I am in Moab, Utah, specifically Arches National Park. I have never been here before so the experience has been nothing less than awe inspiring. I find it incredible the things that Mother Nature can create. Moab itself is surrounded by immense red bluffs that are fantastic, but once into […]

Get a Giggle

Posted on June 5, 2019 3 Comments

June is here and I think it is finally looking like summer in Colorado. We had a cool, wet spring. In late May we even had 8 inches of snow. Quite unusual for this area of the state. With all the weather I spent a good deal of time indoors working on my new book, […]

A to Z Reflections

Posted on May 8, 2019 6 Comments

The A to Z Blogging Challenge for 2019 is now in the history books. I participated right up until I just couldn’t. I had some deadlines that squeezed between having to adult and my job. I had to make a choice and left the challenge at ‘R’. The Reflection post is a tradition at the […]

Language is Power

Posted on May 1, 2019 5 Comments

What was some experiences where you learned that language had power? Language, I have found, has more power than I ever realized. What about you? Think about it. If you were to walk up to a random person on the street and tell them their shoes were ugly, what would happen? My guess is that, […]

See You Next Time

Posted on April 25, 2019 3 Comments

It has been fun. A riot. I enjoyed getting to know my fellow A to Z Blogging Challengers. Your blogs are great and I look forward to reading them through the rest of the year. Unfortunately, I have to jump ship on the A to Z Blogging Challenge. I left off at R and with […]

Reasons for a Short Story

Posted on April 20, 2019 5 Comments

What is the big deal about short stories? Why have them? Why do readers prefer the short story over a full blown novel? First, let me say that novel length manuscripts have NOT gone by the wayside. There are still vast numbers of people (myself included) who read the thousands of wonderful books out there. […]

Finals Week

Posted on April 17, 2019 Leave a Comment

Marion, Nelson, and Oscar were behind. Finals already started, and they had nearly a month of work to catch up on. Keeping up was a challenge at times, but they were lucky that most of their professors were understanding. Oscar stared out the dorm window. He watched a few students crossing the quad with coats […]