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I Used to Be a Writer

Kate Flora: Recently, I made the exciting discovery (which everyone else probably already knows) that I can put my manuscripts on my kindle and they read like any other book. So much fun. Also so helpful in seeing bad punctuation, … Continue reading

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To Market To Market . . .

Kate Flora: I was digging through some old files this week, looking for information on the history of the New England Crime Bake. What I found along the way amused me and perhaps will amuse you as well. Back in 1993, … Continue reading

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Writing Tip Wednesday – How to Write a Fight Scene

Kate Flora (from a panel I did at a conference a few years ago) So You Want to Write a Fight Scene? Some things to consider when you embark on this task: What role does the fight play in your … Continue reading

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Never Forget that This is Supposed to be FUN

Kate Flora: Sometimes, this writer gets sick of staring at the screen, writing words, erasing them, doing global search and replace to be sure the character’s names are spelled consistently, and searching for those words I leave out and don’t … Continue reading

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And then I Fled to the Jungle

Kate Flora: Apologies for being so tardy today. We just got home at midnight after two long flights and I was too groggy earlier to put words together. My husband and I, recognizing that we aren’t getting any younger, decreed … Continue reading

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What the Writers are Reading

From time to time, we like to share what we’re reading as well as what we’re writing. We’re always delighted when you chime in with what you are reading as well. We can never get enough book suggestions. Kate Flora: For … Continue reading

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Learning to See, Again and Again

Kate Flora: One January, we rented a funky apartment on Russian Hill that belonged to a writer. Writer’s house meant writer’s books. One that I picked up and promptly got lost in was called  Writers Workshop in a Book. My … Continue reading

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Sometimes We Get Lost in the Weeds

Kate Flora: It’s been on the calendar, right? Blog for MCW on Monday. Also on the calendar are too many other things, including getting my car repaired from where I got rear ended during the holidays. So suddenly I looked at … Continue reading

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What’s Ahead for 2026?

Kate Flora: I have bold ambitions for 2026. Find a publisher for the romance featuring a match-making dog. Get my second true crime, Death Dealer, back in print and perhaps find someone to do an audio book. Finish the next Thea Kozak mystery, Until … Continue reading

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Dashing Ahead and Perpetually Behind

Kate Flora: My calendar says that it’s my turn to blog today and I wouldn’t want to let you or the calendar down. The trouble is that every year, I write everyone a holiday story and post on my blog at … Continue reading

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