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Aug 20, 2026

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4 min read

Hot Debut Summer

Wrapping up my summer tour and reimagining my writing routine.

Kat Stoddard

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Jul 29, 2026

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4 min read

Notes from The Cape

Reflections on my book tour so far, plus a Hot Debut Summer event preview!

Kat Stoddard

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The Life-Giving Power of Creative Collaboration

Jun 15, 2026

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5 min read

The Life-Giving Power of Creative Collaboration

Plus, join me on tour for WASP'S NEST!

Kat Stoddard

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Apr 30, 2026

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6 min read

Graphic Design Is My Passion.

How I use Pitch Decks for novel writing.

Kat Stoddard

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Mar 27, 2026

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11 min read

Timelines + Tension

Baby's first conference (plus your summer reading list).

Kat Stoddard

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Feb 22, 2026

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8 min read

Cheers to 2026

It's finally the year of WASP'S NEST!

Kat Stoddard

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Nov 6, 2025

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9 min read

Questions as Direction

Also my book has a cover and I'm obsessed with it.

Kat Stoddard

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Sep 30, 2025

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9 min read

Onward and Upward

Reintroductions and thoughts on structure.

Kat Stoddard

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Aug 30, 2025

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3 min read

Endings, Beginnings

So long Substack, hello Beehiiv.

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Jul 31, 2025

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3 min read

Midwestern Jam-Making Throuples

Achieving self-knowledge through statistics and copyedits.

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Jun 30, 2025

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3 min read

On Showing Up

What a consistent writing practice means to me.

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Apr 25, 2025

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3 min read

Adaptation

There's a metaphor here somewhere.

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Mar 28, 2025

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3 min read

Under the Wire

Book recs and dog pictures.

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Feb 7, 2025

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3 min read

Life Lately

What I've been reading and writing in 2025 so far.

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Dec 31, 2024

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3 min read

The Only Way To The End is Through

And other things I'm taking with me out of 2024.

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Nov 29, 2024

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3 min read

Skip the Notebooks

An actually useful gift guide for the writers in your life.

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Oct 31, 2024

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3 min read

Sense of Place

How my 2022 research roadtrip made WASP'S NEST a better book.

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Sep 24, 2024

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3 min read

Change of Plans

When to shelve a novel-in-progress, and other things I contemplated during my Nebraska residency.

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Aug 13, 2024

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3 min read

Notes on Querying

Plus some headshots, and a residency acceptance!

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May 3, 2024

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3 min read

All About Relationships

In which I share some book news, and talk about how friendships factor into my writing practice.

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Apr 5, 2024

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3 min read

Hi, hello!

In which I introduce myself and this publication.