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Federico Zandomeneghi - Woman writing (1894) - Private collection, painting of woman in white dress with her back to the viewer, writing on a table with a yellow table cloth

What If You're Scared: Of Writing

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Kate McKean 15 Apr 2026
Two men on Northwest Airlines aircraft, one using typewriter, with female flight attendant in background, ca. 1965

Q&A Friday

Kate McKean 10 Apr 2026
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Kate McKean 07 Apr 2026
A print of a woman holding an old telephone to her mouth her ear. Underneath it says "Personne parlant." Right: a man holding an old telephone. Underneath "personne eccoutant."

Why You Should Rethink Asking Agents About Their Communication Style On The Call

Kate McKean 01 Apr 2026
A blond white woman in a yellow sweater against a blue background and the cover of a green book with a blue melting face illustration, white text: The Fountain a novel Casey Scieszka.

How To Have It All

Kate McKean 31 Mar 2026
Jon Hamm as Don Draper in the last scene of Mad Men, meditating overlooking the ocean.

Do You Need To Go On A Writers Retreat?

Kate McKean 24 Mar 2026
In the foreground scrub bushes, a wooden fence, and old oak trees. In the background, a tree covered mountain and a bright blue sky.

Q&A Friday: IRL Edition

Kate McKean 20 Mar 2026
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