Writing and Inspiration
Welcome to the cKotch.Com blog. I’m Christopher Kotcher, and this is my history with horror. Where We Last Left Off Last week, I covered three cartoon episodes which scared me off good stories. I ended with some insight into the importance of going back to past fears. After all, fear is an intense feeling. It … Read more Being Unable to Handle Horror
Welcome to the cKotch.Com blog. I’m Christopher Kotcher, and these are some moments which scared me off of good stories. Setting the Scene October has begun. Halloween approaches. Time to finally make some of the spookier posts I have been waiting a year for. Since my blog started in December last year, this will be … Read more Getting Scared Off Of Good Stories
Welcome to the cKotch.Com blog. I’m Christopher Kotcher, and this is a series which has way more kick than I ever expected. Again, News Leads to Books I have already mentioned my appreciation for the weekly news show The World Over. My favorite part of this show would be host Raymond Arroyo’s interviews with writers. … Read more Some of the Best Religious Fantasy Today
Welcome to the cKotch.Com blog. I’m Christopher Kotcher, and this is why a social media promise has so far gone unmet. When Last Was Mentioned Last May, I made a post reviewing my first months of blogging. I explained how blogging has helped me grow as a writer. I was finally sharing my stuff with … Read more Taking Forever to Tweet
Welcome to the cKotch.Com blog. I’m Christopher Kotcher, and this is a newer memoir which stuck with me. This is a book which truly honors Patriot’s Day. Real People Disclaimer In this post, I discuss a memoir. So, the “characters” in this book are real people with their own stories to share. I examine them … Read more Tribute to History and Family
Welcome to the cKotch.Com blog. I’m Christopher Kotcher, and this is one modernist writer who surprised me in the worst way. Always Appreciative While I did not read much for myself in high school, I still enjoyed many books from my English classes. This fact held true even for books no one else appreciated. Best … Read more The Writer I Wanted to Like
Welcome to the cKotch.Com blog. I’m Christopher Kotcher, and this is a book which showed me one good way to handle story’s secrets. News Leads to Books I try to get my news through a few different sources. One of my favorites is on the Catholic TV channel EWTN. This would be reporter Raymond Arroyo’s … Read more Telling Many Stories in One
Welcome to the cKotch.Com blog. I’m Christopher Kotcher, and this is how a challenge shaped my knowledge of the greatest English writer. Summer Reading, Summer Wager In the summer after high school, Dante’s Divine Comedy made me a reader. I finished the first wave of my new reading list before my summer was even half … Read more My Strange Relationship with Shakespeare
Welcome to the cKotch.Com blog. I’m Christopher Kotcher, and this is the one thing my day cannot do without. Better Habits We all do different things to get through the day. Many start their mornings with some coffee. Others read before bed to ease tired eyes which have stared at screens all day. Here I … Read more My Best Daily Habit
Welcome to the cKotch.Com blog. I’m Christopher Kotcher, and this is the job which ruined a summer. Hopes for a Real Break I was looking forward to the summer between high school and college. While I did love playing high school football, early morning summer workouts could get to me sometimes. Now I could stay … Read more My Worst Summer