Photo by Kate Risheill

Photo by Kate Risheill

Kate Risheill. Writer, book hoarder, movie lover, and podcast aficionado. Welcome to my website on writing craft and story telling. 

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Happy Monday everyone! It is officially March! 😳 I can’t believe how fast February went. It definitely wasn’t my most productive reading month; I only finished 3 books this month. ACOSF took a long time for me to get through! I posted my
Happy Monday! Is it just me or are all these wintry days blending together? 😅 I’ve been battling snow here in Philadelphia, but I did get some fun book deliveries over the last few weeks, including this gorgeous bookmark from @the_bookish_den.
☕️ Hello and happy Sunday! I’m trying out some new kinds of photos and setups for my feed. So things may look a little different than usual. I’m a bit behind on my TBR for January, but hoping to do some more catching up this weekend. I fi
🌙 Hello and happy Monday! I’m slowly but surely making my way through Crescent City, then These Violent Delights is on my list to read! I’m liking Crescent City, but it is slow going. I finished King of Scars and A Curse So Dark and Lon
Looking for nonfiction recommendations? Check out my newest YouTube video! I shared a bunch of my favorite books in a bunch of categories including true crime, memoir, and books on writing. I also share which titles I recommend as audiobooks. So if y
I’ve been reading a lot of fantasy lately and I love when the books include maps! This one is from King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo and it is so beautiful. I love the sea monsters and mermaids scattered across the map! 🖤 .. Do you try to plan yo
I’m on YouTube! I posted my December Wrap Up and January TBR video. I read 8 books in January and got through some series, including A Court of Thorns and Roses, and Shadow and Bone. Definitely have some big plans for January. Even though I flo
Has anyone else spiraled into binge reading at the end of the year? I’ve finished the ACOTAR series, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, and am now working on the GrishaVerse books. Do I have a thing for dark-haired guys that control shadows? Ve