Kath Rothschild Author
@kathrothschild.bsky.social
Author | WIDER THAN THE SKY (SoHo Teen) and forthcoming books | PdD teach @ Stanford 🌲
If no one wants my “rival tour guides compete for a prestigious job and fall in ❤️” book maybe it’s time for my “football player rehabs with dance and falls in ❤️ with a ballerina” book
November 21, 2025 at 2:14 AM
If no one wants my “rival tour guides compete for a prestigious job and fall in ❤️” book maybe it’s time for my “football player rehabs with dance and falls in ❤️ with a ballerina” book
Want to make your manuscript shorter?
Look for the word “is”-
“Is going” =
“Goes” or “went”
Now do that 500 times.
Look for the word “is”-
“Is going” =
“Goes” or “went”
Now do that 500 times.
October 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Want to make your manuscript shorter?
Look for the word “is”-
“Is going” =
“Goes” or “went”
Now do that 500 times.
Look for the word “is”-
“Is going” =
“Goes” or “went”
Now do that 500 times.
Just a gentle reminder that you need a finished manuscript to query… and a query letter, a separate 10 pages, 3 ch, first 50, a log line, a market, and comps.
October 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Just a gentle reminder that you need a finished manuscript to query… and a query letter, a separate 10 pages, 3 ch, first 50, a log line, a market, and comps.
Gentle writing reminder that your work isn’t for everyone but it is for someone.
December 29, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Gentle writing reminder that your work isn’t for everyone but it is for someone.
Play unparalleled misalignment:
Pet cemetery/Grave diggers
Collect call/Pay phone
Baby bump/ ???
Pet cemetery/Grave diggers
Collect call/Pay phone
Baby bump/ ???
December 15, 2024 at 3:56 AM
Play unparalleled misalignment:
Pet cemetery/Grave diggers
Collect call/Pay phone
Baby bump/ ???
Pet cemetery/Grave diggers
Collect call/Pay phone
Baby bump/ ???
Linguist moment:
Let’s shift “mailman” to “mail carrier” and then repeat it once a day, just like the mail, so that we can make it pattern our minds.
Let’s shift “mailman” to “mail carrier” and then repeat it once a day, just like the mail, so that we can make it pattern our minds.
December 13, 2024 at 2:26 AM
Linguist moment:
Let’s shift “mailman” to “mail carrier” and then repeat it once a day, just like the mail, so that we can make it pattern our minds.
Let’s shift “mailman” to “mail carrier” and then repeat it once a day, just like the mail, so that we can make it pattern our minds.
Linguist moment:
Let’s shift “hey you guys“ to the more inclusive “hey you all.”
Let’s shift “hey you guys“ to the more inclusive “hey you all.”
December 13, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Linguist moment:
Let’s shift “hey you guys“ to the more inclusive “hey you all.”
Let’s shift “hey you guys“ to the more inclusive “hey you all.”
Linguist Moment:
Let’s shift “you’re gonna go far” to “you’re going to get wherever you want to go.”
Let’s shift “you’re gonna go far” to “you’re going to get wherever you want to go.”
December 13, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Linguist Moment:
Let’s shift “you’re gonna go far” to “you’re going to get wherever you want to go.”
Let’s shift “you’re gonna go far” to “you’re going to get wherever you want to go.”
The word of the day is world-craft (n): from old English, this term means someone who is experienced in the art of living.
Share your example sentences below!
Share your example sentences below!
December 9, 2024 at 4:26 PM
The word of the day is world-craft (n): from old English, this term means someone who is experienced in the art of living.
Share your example sentences below!
Share your example sentences below!
At this point, my feed is the greater book, writing, teaching, and library community and I could not be happier.
December 4, 2024 at 7:27 PM
At this point, my feed is the greater book, writing, teaching, and library community and I could not be happier.
Why do our writer expectations get so ridiculous at the holidays? It’s like: I have seventy five more things to do than normal and the kids are out of school but I’ll definitely finish this draft before new years no problem.
December 2, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Why do our writer expectations get so ridiculous at the holidays? It’s like: I have seventy five more things to do than normal and the kids are out of school but I’ll definitely finish this draft before new years no problem.
Writers! What’s a podcast that helps you be a better writer? Recommending NPR’s A Way with Words.
waywordradio.org
waywordradio.org
A Way with Words – A Way with Words, a fun radio show and podcast about language
Language examined through family, history, and culture: new words, old sayings, slang, word origins, linguistics, dialects, and more.
waywordradio.org
November 26, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Writers! What’s a podcast that helps you be a better writer? Recommending NPR’s A Way with Words.
waywordradio.org
waywordradio.org
I spent the day making future Ugly Holiday Sweater ornaments.
No regrets.
No regrets.
November 24, 2024 at 5:20 AM
I spent the day making future Ugly Holiday Sweater ornaments.
No regrets.
No regrets.
You can’t control things like going on submission or how many people buy your books. But you can control how much you write and how much effort you put into the writing community. Those gains might not be quantitative, but they’re so rewarding.
November 24, 2024 at 5:14 AM
You can’t control things like going on submission or how many people buy your books. But you can control how much you write and how much effort you put into the writing community. Those gains might not be quantitative, but they’re so rewarding.
A gentle reminder that every writer feels like they completely suck sometimes. And maybe we’re right about that first draft…. But after that we can reframe to “not too sucky.”
November 21, 2024 at 6:10 PM
A gentle reminder that every writer feels like they completely suck sometimes. And maybe we’re right about that first draft…. But after that we can reframe to “not too sucky.”
Gentle writing reminder: if you are a pantser, it may help to write down who, what, when, where, want, action, and change for each scene as you write.
November 19, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Gentle writing reminder: if you are a pantser, it may help to write down who, what, when, where, want, action, and change for each scene as you write.
In case you don’t know me, I’m Kath and I write kissing books and I teach writing at a college and I walk this dog.
November 19, 2024 at 5:39 AM
In case you don’t know me, I’m Kath and I write kissing books and I teach writing at a college and I walk this dog.
Gentle writing reminder- if you set a goal today, it will become an accomplishment tomorrow. Or sometime next week. Or maybe…next year. You know. Someday.
November 19, 2024 at 5:33 AM
Gentle writing reminder- if you set a goal today, it will become an accomplishment tomorrow. Or sometime next week. Or maybe…next year. You know. Someday.
A gentle reminder that it might seem like everybody has written a book but actually only about 3% of the population has written and finished a book. You’re just that special.
November 15, 2024 at 10:42 PM
A gentle reminder that it might seem like everybody has written a book but actually only about 3% of the population has written and finished a book. You’re just that special.
Me: *sends my husband a link to an expensive mop*
Also me: if you buy me a mop for Hanukkah you will be down a testicle.
Also me: if you buy me a mop for Hanukkah you will be down a testicle.
December 5, 2023 at 2:16 AM
Me: *sends my husband a link to an expensive mop*
Also me: if you buy me a mop for Hanukkah you will be down a testicle.
Also me: if you buy me a mop for Hanukkah you will be down a testicle.
A gentle reminder that your characters are burning your effigy while you’re away from them so get back to it.
October 11, 2023 at 2:37 AM
A gentle reminder that your characters are burning your effigy while you’re away from them so get back to it.
There is no story without the storytellers. Support authors!
October 8, 2023 at 1:15 AM
There is no story without the storytellers. Support authors!
I give a small amount to @Everytown for gun safety every month. Join me.
Give every month
to @Everytown
for every kid
scared
to go to school.
Give every month
to @Everytown
for every kid
scared
to go to school.
February 2, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I give a small amount to @Everytown for gun safety every month. Join me.
Give every month
to @Everytown
for every kid
scared
to go to school.
Give every month
to @Everytown
for every kid
scared
to go to school.
Take a moment for the generation that didn’t have Spotify and had to guess the lyrics.
February 2, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Take a moment for the generation that didn’t have Spotify and had to guess the lyrics.