Cat WeblingJul 2, 20213 minHow to Cut a Play Script for TimeWhen I was in high school, my drama department participated in yearly one-act show competitions. The concept was simple; take a show and...
Cat WeblingJun 2, 20214 minWhere to Look for Your First Acting WorkAccessible ways to get into acting as a beginner.
Cat WeblingMay 6, 20212 minThe Spectre of ChangeA reflection on the oncoming changes that moving across the country brings.
Cat WeblingApr 23, 20215 minThe Girl with the Ruined Study - A Breath of the Wild CommentaryFinding purpose in the aftermath. A discussion of environmental storytelling in Breath of the Wild.
Cat WeblingMar 8, 20213 minThoughts on Living as a WomanIt's not really something you think about when you're a little kid. I think I only really started thinking about it in school. I went to...
Cat WeblingFeb 24, 20214 minMental RenovationsI arrived at my mental archive, ready to pull down the projects of the day, and found the doors barred. No Entry - Renovations in Progress.
Cat WeblingFeb 10, 202115 minAcing an Audition - a Nervous Actor's GuideA step-by-step guide to the most nerve-wracking part of acting.
Cat WeblingFeb 7, 20215 minWhat I've Learned in One Year of FreelancingIt’s hard to believe it’s really been a year since I started writing as a job. I’ve been telling stories forever, and when I published my...
Cat WeblingJan 15, 20213 minCheckmateMy mother has a lovely chess set that she kept beneath her bed when I was a little girl. Both sides are carved from pretty green and red...
Cat WeblingDec 24, 20201 minHappy HolidaysIn a time during which nothing else is certain, you would think that the marked passing of time in the form of annual holidays would...
Cat WeblingDec 10, 20202 minThe Drop of the BallThe year is finally, finally drawing to a close. It has felt for me, as I'm sure it's felt for many people, as if it would never end and...
Cat WeblingDec 1, 20205 minMy First NaNoWriMo In ReviewI participated in NaNoWriMo for the first time. Here's how it went.
Cat WeblingNov 26, 20203 minI Am Grateful.Right now, I want to talk about the things that have kept me going when it felt like the ground was slipping out from under my feet.
Cat WeblingNov 7, 20202 minIn the Eye of a HurricaneThere has been a passage from a song in the musical Hamilton playing in my head today. In the eye of a hurricane There is quiet For just...
Cat WeblingNov 5, 20202 minRemember, Remember the Fifth of November - A Brief History of Guy Fawkes DayThe Gunpowder Plot's legacy lies on one man and a mask, a hundred years later.
Cat WeblingOct 16, 20202 minLeaping into the World of Full-Time Professional WritingIf you'd told me a year ago that I was going to be making the sharp, terrifying transition into becoming a full-time professional writer...
Cat WeblingSep 8, 20208 minWhy Counselors Should Advise a Career in the ArtsI’ve always been academically gifted. I was a straight-A student in a school where the lowest A-grade score was 94 out of 100. I held...
Cat WeblingJul 4, 20202 minIndependence Day."We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable...
Cat WeblingJun 21, 20203 minFather's Day.My self-esteem reached its all-time low in middle school. I was a fat, tall, acne-prone girl with big, thick glasses and too-long hair,...