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Author Archives: kaitcarson
Gratitude and Thankfulness
This Thursday is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. A day to dine with family and friends, look back on the past year, and count our blessings. There’s no denying that we’ve been through a stressful 2024. One that’s made … Continue reading
Fire at the Petard, Book 2 of the Hayden Kent series
When Kate Flora, our fearless leader, sent out a suggestion that we feature short, scary scenes from our books, my first thought was: YIKES, my second thought was: Fire at the Petard. In Death By Sunken Treasure Hayden Kent is … Continue reading
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
