“I write books that raise awareness, stir emotion, and inspire positive change, and I coach aspiring authors to bring those same qualities to life in their own work.”
– – Katie K
Communicator meets creative
I’m a writer, illustrator, speaker and book coach – I’m also a happy, go-lucky wife and mother of two. Quality family time is something I treasure tremendously and trumps just about everything else in my life. Over the years I’ve learned that the connections we make with others and the deep relationships we share with the people around us are among the most fulfilling experiences we’re capable of having on this earth. Second to family fun, I also relish in all the feels that come with days at the beach, playing tennis, strong espresso and meaningful conversation.
I consider myself privileged to do the work I love: crafting stories, drawing pictures, developing digital content, speaking in front of live audiences and coaching others through the process of making their book writing dreams a reality. Each role makes me feel alive. When I do my life’s work, I am communicating with the world around me, be it from a distance when someone buys a book, directly when I’m coaching or presenting, or indirectly when I touch someone through the content I produce.
In all that I do, I bring an element of creativity inspired by my real life experiences, passions, interests, beliefs, and sometimes, a force deep within me I cannot fully explain.
How I got here
From writing my own stories in a notebook when I was little, to running my own writing business for 17+ years and counting, I suppose you could say writing has always been with me. But that didn’t mean it wasn’t something I abandoned for a long time (primarily the academic years where all “good writing” absolutely needed to have an introduction, a thesis, three arguments and a conclusion).
In my mid-twenties, however, the craft came back. I worked as a copywriter in a couple of corporate jobs and then started Striking Content in my spare time. Once I was too busy to handle it all, I left my full time position and gave my business the full attention it deserved. For over a decade I wrote all kinds of marketing content for my clients. This eventually morphed into ghostwriting for client books.
And then it hit me. I wanted to write my own book.
Fast forward to 2021 and my first book was finally published (after years of setting it aside, dealing with imposter syndrome and putting other things first). Then my second book was published in 2023, my third and fourth in 2024 (which also encompass my self-taught journey of becoming an illustrator) and my fifth and sixth in 2025. And I assure you, there are many more books and illustrations to come.
Today, even though it’s frightening at times to be the creative I know I am, it’s also liberating and exciting. I’m doing precisely what I want to do and sharing my work with the world every single day. 2026 has ignited a fire within me to share my expertise with others who dream of writing a book but either don’t know where to start or feel stuck trying to do it on their own. My book coaching services and programs are designed to help you go from idea to finished product – because if you have the desire, you absolutely CAN and SHOULD write your book.
WHY?
This is a question I’ve been asking my clients for years.
“Why do you do what you do? Why do you get up in the morning? Why this line of work? What is your ‘WHY?’”
Here’s mine…
I write because I love the challenge of taking a thought in my mind and putting it down on paper in a way that is linguistically beautiful, and that has an impact on the people who read it.
I illustrate because it feels like magic. From a raw story, to an image in my mind, to a pencil sketch and then finally to the digitized end result, this is the finishing touch on my creative output.
I give talks, presentations and workshops because there’s nothing quite like connecting LIVE with other human beings – particularly young ones who I hope to have a positive influence on as they grow and evolve in their own lives at a rapid pace.
I coach business owners, entrepreneurs and experts who want to write their own books because I believe your story is one worth telling and the last thing you want to do is embark on the journey alone.
What are you interested in?
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