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Happy New Year
There’s something special about September. As a child, I thought it signified the new year. School began the Tuesday after Labor Day. My friends and I marked the years by the school grade. January 1st was remarkable only for the … Continue reading
Hubris—it’s a terrible thing.
Just when you thought you knew everything… back to the research drawing board you go. I’m a big fan of research. Heck, I was student library president in high school. I have a degree in history, and I spent forty … Continue reading
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Old Scenes, New Places
First an announcement, and maybe a drumroll. No Return, the first in the Maine Lodge series is finished. I’m not going to lie. Writing this book has been an eighteen-month slog. There were times it felt as long as a … Continue reading
What’s in a Name?
Plot, setting, characters, all of those elements go into creating a story. Plot and setting usually complement each other. Although, it’s true I’ve been colder in Florida than I ever was in Maine and hotter in Maine than I ever … Continue reading
And now, a Public Service Announcement by Kait Carson
There won’t be too many photos with this one, but it’s a trending topic. Crime writers are happy to see the phrase “ripped from the headlines” in their reviews. If research is to be believed, fiction authors qualify for the … Continue reading
In Maine, it’s Mainely about the Weather!
Before I moved to Maine, I wondered why it was home to so many mystery authors. The kind who write books that rely on twists. How often have you been smugly cruising along for a chapter or so, certain you … Continue reading
When You Can’t See the Forest for the Trees.
It’s a good thing I’m writing this latest novel for spec and not on contract. If I had a deadline, I might turn gray overnight. Oh, wait, I am gray. Okay, bad analogy. That’s fine. The novel is still a … Continue reading
You, as the Surviving Souse
Yes, I wrote that. Worse, it slipped past me, my boss, several continuity readers, and ended up in the pleading that we filed. I didn’t see it until I was sitting beside my boss at the hearing. The judge, who … Continue reading
Piracy – It’s not just a seafaring pursuit these days
Welcome to 2024—it’s surreal. Remember all the year 2000 hype and fears. We wondered what would happen to our computers as the millennium clock struck midnight. Would they self-destruct? Turn into expensive paperweights? What about things that really mattered? You … Continue reading
The Way You Do the Thing You Do
Happy New Year to all. Hard to believe we are saying goodbye to 2023 and looking forward to the adventures that 2024 holds in store. This is my favorite time of the year. I admit, I’m a proponent of Marie … Continue reading
