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The Ups and Downs of a Creative Writing Degree
For the last four years, I've studied English Literature and Creative Writing at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. As of June 11, I officially graduated with my Bachelor of Arts degree! Which also means that I've started formally looking for post-graduate work *cries*

Kelsey Gatis
Oct 2, 2025


When The Literary Agent Won't Even Read Your Submission + A "Kill the Gods" Excerpt
That's right: the agent didn't even read my submission this time. But here's an excerpt from the "Kill the Gods" prologue to cheer you up!

Kelsey Gatis
Oct 14, 2022


About My Self-Published Books
In this post, I answer a lot of your questions regarding my self-published books and what it means to be professionally published.

Kelsey Gatis
Sep 7, 2022


My First Rejection: Every Author's Reality (and I mean *every*)
Rejection is just apart of becoming an author. Here's a list of famous authors you didn't know dealt with rejection before being published.

Kelsey Gatis
Aug 10, 2022


Waiting Patiently (and then waiting less patiently) to Find a Literary Agent
After submitting my query to a literary agent... I'm still waiting for a response. But here's what'll happen when I do!

Kelsey Gatis
Jul 7, 2022


Writing the *DREADED* Synopsis
HOW TO WRITE THE BEST SYNOPSIS EVER... because it's harder than you think. Trust me.

Kelsey Gatis
Jun 3, 2022


30 Second Writing Exercise (to defeat Writer's Block!)
One of my favourite (and quickest) writing exercises to defeat writer's block and inspire any story!

Kelsey Gatis
May 8, 2022


3 Things To Do When You Get Stuck in a Scene
Here is a list of 3 things to do when you're stuck in a scene—they're easy to do and extremely helpful when it comes to writer's block.

Kelsey Gatis
Mar 26, 2021


Screenwriting V.S. Novel Writing
I've recently discovered SCREENWRITING. As someone who enjoys writing novels, I've never really thought much about screenwriting.

Kelsey Gatis
Oct 8, 2020


50 Writing Prompts You Should Use
50 writing prompts that I've collected over the years, but still haven't done anything with. I thought I should share.

Kelsey Gatis
Jan 19, 2020
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