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Honest to Blog is a newsletter from speculative fiction writer and general busybody Kat Kourbeti. I am the Fiction Podcast Editor at Strange Horizons, review theatre and art events for the BSFA’s journal Vector, and help run Spectrum, London’s largest (and best, IMO, but I’m biased) critique group for science fiction and fantasy writers. I also used to write a lot about film and make videos on youtube - I still might someday; I kinda miss it actually.

If you enjoy any or all of the below, chances are you’ll like the emails that will come from me:

  • Art in all its multifaceted glory; thoughts on music, books, theatre, and visual art.

  • Updates on & invites to see/hear my work; writing workshops, critique groups, literary events/conventions, podcasts, film writing, all that good stuff. Get it here first.

  • Musings on the creative process; this newsletter started as a space to dump all my writing-related thoughts, so you bet I’ll be talking a lot about how it’s all going. I’m always juggling a slew of projects, most notably my standalone novel about a secret society of swedish superheroes, a science-fantasy novel(a? ette? who knows) about Cassandra of Troy, as well as some short stories and…. possibly poetry?? I think I’m getting into SF poetry. Join me for the journey!

  • Podcasts gallore! Be the first to know when one of my narrations goes live, hear interviews with other writers and creatives on their process and how it all comes together, and get first dibs on my guest spots on other people’s podcasts.

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Every new edition of the newsletter will come directly to your inbox, so you won’t need to worry about missing any updates. I sometimes forget to tweet or insta-story or skeet (oof social media, amirite) about when I have a new issue or blog post out… but email is dependable, baby!

My aim is to build a community around a shared love of stories, art, entertainment, and a kind and empathetic way of living and looking at the world. Join me!

You can also find me elsewhere:

Right now, I’m mostly lurking on Mastodon and Bluesky, and slowly coming back to Instagram and exploring Threads. I’m even toying with the idea of making some TikToks! Come say hi.

If you like what I do, you can support me on Ko-fi (which is kinda like Patreon, with the option for one-off donations, commissions, and merch). Any spare change you can give me supports my work in podcasting, writing, organising SFF community spaces, and this here newsletter - and if you like, you can hire me for your audio project through there as well.

Thanks for checking out Honest to Blog, and I hope you’ll stick around!

Speak soon,

xK

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Science fiction & fantasy writer, podcaster, seasonal YouTuber; has fingers in many pies.