I’m Catherine Medina, an author of fiction, writing workbooks, and creative encouragement for writers trying to keep going in the middle of real life.

My work centers on small, ordinary moments that reveal something deeper: the conversations we avoid, the memories that stay with us, the worlds we build, and the stories we return to when life gets loud.

I created World-Building: Crafting Immersive Story Worlds to help beginner writers build believable story worlds without getting buried in complicated craft language.