by Kari Lynn Scare | Aug 19, 2025 | Comfortably Uncomfortable
Punctuation Punctuation is a universal struggle for writers. Fiction. Nonfiction. Social media. Business. Academics. Across the board, professionals who write, students learning to write, and authors of books and academic papers all struggle with punctuation. Contrary...
by Kari Lynn Scare | Aug 5, 2025 | Strategies for Depth
In Writing Writers of all types struggle using transitions, overusing or not using enough of them. The goal? Using transitions so writing progresses naturally. Avoiding confusing scene changes and overwhelming with too much disconnected information. Logical...
by Kari Lynn Scare | Jul 23, 2025 | Strategies for Depth
Planning in the writing process (plan, write, revise, edit, proofread) and in life matters for growth that sticks. Lack of growth – feeling stuck – often comes from failure to plan. At some point, planning must stop, and writing must commence. If it doesn’t? Analysis...
by Kari Lynn Scare | Jul 8, 2025 | Comfortably Uncomfortable
Understanding Planning You’ve likely heard that “failing to plan is planning to fail.” This well-known saying presents an either/or scenario: either spend tine planning or head toward failure. I think it’s more nuanced than that. Yes, lack of planning is often a root...
by Kari Lynn Scare | Jun 24, 2025 | Comfortably Uncomfortable
Awareness The Power of Awareness lies largely in it starting (or restarting) the process of change toward growth that sticks. After becoming aware of the potential for change in any area (phone use, for example), you can choose to do nothing, use only willpower to try...