Category Archives: Kaitlyn’s Posts

The Lost Art of Letter Writing

Posted on May 1, 2026 by kaitlynkathy

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here. Back in 2017 I wrote a post here at Maine Crime Writers titled “Friends Around the World” about the many pen pals I had as a girl and the fact that letter-writing has gone out … Continue reading →

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Maine’s Unique Sign of Spring

Posted on April 14, 2026 by kaitlynkathy

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, starting with an excerpt from A Fatal Fiction, the third Deadly Edits mystery featuring freelance editor Mikki Lincoln. In the series, Mikki has moved back to her old home town in rural New York after … Continue reading →

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Fun With Fan Mail

Posted on April 2, 2026 by kaitlynkathy

Kaitlyn Dunnett here, today sharing some bits and pieces of “helpful” fan mail I’ve received over the years about my Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries and my reactions to them. I am interested in your Liss MacCrimmon mystery series and would like … Continue reading →

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The Race Around the World

Posted on March 19, 2026 by kaitlynkathy

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, this time with a post in honor of Women’s History Month. For once I will not be writing about a sixteenth-century woman. Way back in 1988, after I had written a middle-grades biography of journalist … Continue reading →

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Never Finished

Posted on March 2, 2026 by kaitlynkathy

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here. Fellow writers—does it ever seem to you as if a writing project is never truly finished? If you have a contract and a deadline, there is a point where you have to say “Enough!” and … Continue reading →

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They’re Still At It

Posted on February 19, 2026 by kaitlynkathy

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here. Last fall I posted about an online scam trying to trick me into taking advantage of a wonderful promotional opportunity for one of my books. Since then such offers have proliferated. I get at least … Continue reading →

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Writing Tips: Lists and More Lists

Posted on February 4, 2026 by kaitlynkathy

Kaitlyn/Kathy here with your Wednesday writing tip. I’m a list-maker. To-do lists (such a nice feeling when you cross things off!), lists of books I want to buy as soon as they are published, and to keep this post focused … Continue reading →

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My Ski Day

Posted on February 2, 2026 by kaitlynkathy

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here. Once again I was struggling to come up with a fresh topic and this time my husband, Sanford Emerson, came to the rescue with what follows. I should warn you—he’s been reading a lot of … Continue reading →

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The Blog of Last Resort

Posted on January 15, 2026 by kaitlynkathy

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here. I’m having trouble coming up with something I want to write about this time around. The world outside my cave alternates between depressing and horrifying. I’m not actively engaged in any writing project at the … Continue reading →

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One Gigantic Project

Posted on January 2, 2026 by kaitlynkathy

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, today writing as Kathy to report that the biggest writing project of the year (decade? my life?) may finally be complete. After three solid months of proofreading and revising (no additions, just making the entries … Continue reading →

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