Katytastic
Kat O’Keeffe makes videos about books and the craft of writing, from reading recommendations and book hauls to her 27-chapter outline and Build a Book series.
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YouTubeOverview
- Name
- Kat O’Keeffe
- Work
- BookTube creator and writer
- Started
- Blogging about writing in 2009; vlogging in 2011
- Known for
- The 3-act, 9-block, 27-chapter outline
- Community
- Booksplosion with Christine Riccio and Jesse George
Mini bio
How it started.
Kat began pursuing writing seriously in 2009, blogging about learning the craft and completing her first novel. In a 2013 interview, she explained that she moved into vlogging in 2011 because video let her share her enthusiasm for storytelling more personally.
Finding her readers.
Reading recommendations, book hauls, and writing lessons became the heart of Katytastic. She also hosted the Booksplosion book club alongside Christine Riccio and Jesse George. Her 27-chapter outlining approach became a lasting part of her work, with Campfire’s writing guide crediting her with introducing the method on YouTube.
Building a book in public.
In January 2025, Kat returned to YouTube and began How to Build a Book, revisiting her outlining method through a work in progress. Episodes followed character development, multiple points of view, and the decision to expand a standalone into a series. In February she read the opening chapters under the title Unfinished Business.
Creditschronological, newest first
YouTube
- 2025How to Build a BookCreator and host
- 2025Unfinished Business: chapters 1 and 2Writer and reader of a work in progress
- 2020The Chosen One’s GirlfriendShort-story writer and reader
- 2018How to Outline: 3 act, 9 block, 27 chapter exampleCreator and presenter
- 20137 Tips to Improve Your Writing!Creator and presenter
Podcasts
Quotes
Cherish your improvements, but always strive to be better.Kat O’Keeffe, Sharper Stories
Advice to aspiring novelists in her February 2013 interview.
Trivia
- Her fourth-grade teacher reading The Hobbit aloud helped spark her love of fantasy.
- She credits Looking for Alaska with drawing her into young adult literature.
- Her Patreon introduction jokes that she makes videos about avocados but has yet to write a book about them.
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