Angst As An Act Of Self-Love? by Merlina Garance
I've been wondering recently, why it is that I love writing angst so much. Because it's never pleasant to put myself in the shoes of...
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Katherine's Corner
This is the space in which I semi-regularly spout off about whatever springs to mind. If you want to know anything at all about how my mind works, I recommend you check out my musings!
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I am now open to guest blogs! If you have a blog post inside you but don't want the commitment of a full-time blog, send it my way and I might post it on here! Find out more here.
Katherine Blakeman
- Oct 9
- 5 min
The (Unofficial) List of Sapphic Fiction Books with a Mental Health Theme: 2023
Given that my latest book The Summer We’ve Had has a strong mental health theme, with the two main characters having depression and...
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Katherine Blakeman
- Sep 27
- 3 min
Becoming A Writer In Your Fifties Is Crazy, Right? by Barbara Lynn Murphy
You’d think I would have heeded the voice that repeatedly echoed those words in my head. But I’m writing this blog post, so I’m sure...
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Katherine Blakeman
- Sep 7
- 3 min
How Being Ghosted After My PTSD Diagnosis Influenced My Ghosthunting YA Book... by Chloe Spencer
Content Warning: discussions of PTSD, brief mentions of suicide ideation When I was first diagnosed with PTSD and started treatment for...
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Katherine Blakeman
- Aug 21
- 5 min
Laury A. Egan: A Guest Interview!
When I put an appeal out on Twitter for guest posters and interviewees earlier this month, author and poet (among other things) Laury A....
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Katherine Blakeman
- Aug 10
- 3 min
Is Revenge What You Want, What You Really, Really Want? by Emma Brand
As a red-head, I couldn’t pass up a Ginger Spice reference! Now that I’ve had my 90’s kid moment, I would like to tell you a story. A...
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Katherine Blakeman
- Jul 16
- 2 min
Not The Same Twenty-Four Hours: A Brief Rant by Katherine Blakeman
I am writing this as an allusion to a recent controversy on Book Twitter, which has started a discourse on whether writers should write...
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Katherine Blakeman
- Jul 9
- 4 min
Not Broken In The Slightest: Asexuality, And Why I Wrote About It
If you haven’t read it already, you may not be aware that Cass, the main character of my book The Summer We’ve Had, is asexual. Wow!...
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Katherine Blakeman
- Jun 26
- 4 min
I Am Anxious And So Is My Kid, by SuaSponteBaker
There was a poem recited during one of the last episodes of Ted Lasso that I’d never heard before, but resonated with me in a big way. It...
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Katherine Blakeman
- May 23
- 3 min
The Storm Is Real; And We Should Talk About It More by Ami Spencer
A few years ago, I was in a meeting with a *very* high ranking and important member of the company I work for (they were the global head...
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Katherine Blakeman
- May 11
- 4 min
Crossroads In Life? Consider A Camino! by George Hannan
It crept up on me over time, more than a decade ago now. I almost didn’t notice. Just a word dropped here and there in conversations. The...
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Katherine Blakeman
- Apr 5
- 4 min
What I Call 'Such Fun': A Tribute To Miranda Hart and Her Sitcom
This article was meant to be part of a wider one on people who have influenced my writing career so far. I was hoping it would be a...
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Katherine Blakeman
- Mar 25
- 3 min
Two Kinds Of Love: A Guest Post by Katja P
Some people write about love and happiness. About achieving dreams and inspiring moments. Others, like me, rarely write about it. I...
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Katherine Blakeman
- Mar 17
- 4 min
Not All Heroes Wear Capes, Some Write Sapphic Romance by S-Jay Hart
When I opened up my blog to guest posts last week, S-Jay Hart was the second person to ask to be involved. (The first was Conny, who...
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Katherine Blakeman
- Mar 13
- 7 min
TALK ABOUT IT: Mental Health, Schizophrenia and Dementia with Conny
Welcome to the first of hopefully many guest posts in Katherine's Corner. I am absolutely honoured to have been sent an article by the...
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Katherine Blakeman
- Mar 11
- 2 min
A Message To Anyone Struggling: Sending Love
Hello there. I don’t know why you’ve clicked on this blog. Perhaps someone sent it to you. Perhaps you saw it on social media and were...
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Katherine Blakeman
- Mar 6
- 6 min
Sapphic Fiction February: The Finale
Provided you’re following me (or half the Sapphic fiction community) on social media, you’ll probably have noticed a vast amount of...
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Katherine Blakeman
- Mar 4
- 3 min
Adrian J. Smith: A Sapphic Fiction February Interview
The final interview of Sapphic Fiction February is with the one and only Adrian J. Smith. AJ writes many different types of books, from...
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Katherine Blakeman
- Mar 3
- 5 min
Chloe Keto: A Sapphic Fiction February Interview
The eagle-eyed amongst you – especially those who have been following my blog for a while – may notice that this is not the first time...
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Katherine Blakeman
- Mar 2
- 4 min
Clare Lydon: A Sapphic Fiction February Interview
I’m not going to lie to you… I may have squeaked, just slightly, when Clare Lydon agreed to do this interview. After all, she is one of...
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