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The Founding of Lenape Hollow
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, today writing about incorporating the history of a real place into fiction, something I get to do with my “Deadly Edits” series set in the part of New York State where I spent my formative … Continue reading
The Story Inspired by a Mummified Cat
Now that I have your attention, this is Kaitlyn Dunnett, blogging today about some of the oddities that turn up when a writer does research for a murder mystery. In Clause & Effect, the second “Deadly Edits” mystery featuring retired … Continue reading
Whether or not to use the Weather
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, mulling over another of those questions that writers come up with to drive themselves crazy. If your book—which, remember, is FICTION—is set in a certain time and place and you know what the weather was … Continue reading
Off to Malice
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, about to depart on my annual pilgrimage to Bethesda, Maryland, where hundreds of mystery lovers gather every spring to celebrate “Malice Domestic.” This is Malice 31. The first one I attended was Malice 3, way … Continue reading
Advice for Professional Writers: Proofread Your Posts
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, today on a mini-rant about a pet peeve that’s bothered me for some time now. I know it’s the accepted thing not to worry about accurate typing when it comes to emails and social media … Continue reading
Why Writers Stop Writing
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, pondering a question I’ve heard more than once. Readers often ask “whatever became of . . . ?” and name a writer whose books they loved. There’s no one answer, of course, but since many … Continue reading
Elizabethan Roots of the Kick-Ass Heroine
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, with a post for Women’s History Month. Some years back, as Kathy, I attended the annual Medieval Congress in Kalamazoo in the guise of an “independent scholar” (read that as “I went to promote my … Continue reading
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