Kate G. Jameson

Kate Reviews: Echo North

Check out a detailed review on my new Goodreads account! Until next time, word nerds!

Fairy Tale Facts: East of the Sun and West of the Moon

I was shocked to realize that I haven’t yet covered this story in my Fairy Tale Facts series. After all, it’s one of my favorite stories and partly the inspiration for the novel I’m writing! So let’s get to it! East of the Sun and West of the Moon is a Norwegian fairy tale, firstContinue reading “Fairy Tale Facts: East of the Sun and West of the Moon”

Types of Words: Eggcorns

Here’s the original post where the term was coined! What’s your favorite eggcorn? You can also check out the video I made about malaprops and mondegreens. What’s your favorite weird type of word? Until next time, word nerds!

7 Favorite Fictional Weapons

As promised, I’m back with part two of my favorite fictional weapons! Before we jump in, let’s go over the rules. To be considered for this list, the item in question must be a weapon. As I was looking at other lists of fictional weapons for inspiration, I was confused by some of them, becauseContinue reading “7 Favorite Fictional Weapons”

Myth or Magic: A Cursed Child?

Myth or Magic is back, and I couldn’t be happier! Today we’re diving into one of my favorite animated movies. “Did the enchantress in Beauty and the Beast curse an actual child?” Julie P.

The Plot Notebook: A Writing Experiment

What’s your favorite way to plot out a story? I’m trying something new.

5 Favorite Fictional Swords

I sat down this weekend to write a blog post listing my favorite weapons from fiction (mostly fantasy). And while that list will happen at some point, I ran into a bit of a snag. I was trying to pick entries from different weapon types, but there are too many swords to just pick one.Continue reading “5 Favorite Fictional Swords”

Fairy Tale Facts: The Princess Who Never Smiled

For today’s installment of Fairy Tale Facts, we’re headed for a different part of the world. Specifically, Russia. Between 1855 and 1863, Russian writer Alexander Afanasyev collected and published over 600 Russian fairy tales and folk tales. This is tale number 297, and if you’re interested, you can read the whole thing here.

Writing Update!

Hi all! I know things here have been on the quieter side throughout February. That was partially due to me getting sick and then visiting with family. But it’s also due to an amazing opportunity I’ve taken advantage of.

The Lost Art of Storytelling

I love books. What a shocker, right? But it’s true, if a little simplified. There’s nothing I love more than losing myself in a story, getting pulled into an imaginary world, and being immersed in a character’s journey. Books are obviously a big part of that, but I also love other mediums: film, TV, comics,Continue reading “The Lost Art of Storytelling”