Writing and Inspiration
Christopher Kotcher Welcome to the cKotch.Com blog. I’m Christopher Kotcher, and this is how a special gift made me a poet. My Early History with Poems When I started writing, poems were the furthest thing from my mind. My focus was novels. Telling stories with my characters. Poetry was like reading. It was reserved for school assignments. … Read more Writing Prompts and Writing Poems
Welcome to the cKotch.Com blog. I’m Christopher Kotcher, and this is the poem stuck in my mind forevermore. Words on Stage My old high school St. Mary’s has an annual tradition called the Oratorical. Students recite great works and make the words come alive for their peers. Some years focus on poetry, others on prose. … Read more The Poem Which Haunts My Soul
Welcome to the cKotch.Com blog. I’m Christopher Kotcher, and this is one of my favorite video games of 2018. The Power of Video Games Before I became a reader, video games were my main inspiration for stories. Today, they are still a continued source of inspiration because I remain a gamer. Video games create stories … Read more Come and Hear Some Tales
Welcome to the cKotch.Com blog. I’m Christopher Kotcher, and this is the first time I fell in love with a book. A Writer Before a Reader? I am a strange case among writers. Most writers start as readers. They devour every book they can find. Over time, this love of books leads them to make … Read more Gate to Literature and Paradise
Welcome to the cKotch.Com blog. I’m Christopher Kotcher, and this is a closer look at my main literary project over the years. Creating a Storyteller My first stories were simple tales based on simple interests in the things around me. A cube doodle became a lonely kid who befriended a ghost. Building blocks meant to … Read more A Lifelong Literary Project
Welcome to the cKotch.Com Blog. I’m Christopher Kotcher, and this is the purpose for this little project. It’s a bit of a long history, but it’s worth reading in full. The Start of Storytelling Storytelling has always been a passion of mine. Like most kids, I created stories for my toys. Building blocks became robots, … Read more Writing and Inspiration