Who doesn’t love the excitement of a new project?! I got an amazing new idea and put my previous novel on hold for now. I needed something to work on that was more appropriate for the times.

Post at www.katharineswan.com/2026/03/that...

#writing #author #writingcommunity #blogpost #writeeveryday

I’m doing a reading challenge on IG this year, and I decided to duplicate my posts here. For January I read The Lost Girls of Willowbrook by one of my faves, Ellen Marie Wiseman! This one is about the abuse in mental institutions as late as the 1970s.

#epicureanreads2026challenge #booksky

Just finished Virginia Robert’s Giuffre’s heartbreaking memoir about her abuse at the hands of Epstein and his associates, my first blog post in a series called “Reading as Resistance.” Full post at www.katharineswan.com/2026/02/read...

#readingisresistance #releasethefiles #booksky #blogpost

As an aspiring author, I want to reach as many potential readers as possible without Big Brother limiting me, so I’m expanding my reach to Bluesky!

Blog post at www.katharineswan.com/2026/01/kath...

#writinglife #writingcommunity #blogging #blogpost

A week and a half into the year, and already I want to cancel my subscription to 2026. An illegal attack on Venezuela, and now ICE is just murdering people?

So I coped the write way, and this is the post that came out of it:

open.substack.com/pub/whattokn...

#reneenicolegood #writeforright

I missed it because I was sick at the time, but exactly a month ago was my 20th blogiversary! 🖊️📚💻 So of course, I knew where to go for my award. 🏌️🏆

Full blog post at www.katharineswan.com/2026/01/twen...

#blogpost #blogging #writingcommunity

I’m going to make some changes in 2026. I’m hoping to pick my writing habit back up, since I struggled with it for most of 2025. And I’m working on finding a new system that will help me keep on track a little better. Full post at www.katharineswan.com/2026/01/new-...

#writesky

I am type 1 diabetic and I feel this.