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Full Retirement Is Getting Closer
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, pondering the eventual shift from being semi-retired to full retirement. As regular readers of this blog now, I’ve been working on a number of Indie publishing projects for the last few years. Now I’m almost … Continue reading
When I Don’t Mind Being Wrong
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, today dipping back into my fascination with the lives of women who lived in sixteenth-century England. When I wrote the first version of what is now my A Who’s Who of Tudor Women in the … Continue reading
A Dilemma: What to do with Author Copies
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, today mulling over a problem I’ve been trying to ignore for some time—what to do with old author copies that have outlived their purpose. My first book was published in 1984 and sixty-three others from … Continue reading
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Tagged author copies, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kathy Lynn Emerson, too many books
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How I (Don’t) Plot a Novel
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, thinking about how the plots of some of my published novels came about. Since I’m not one for advance planning, the route from idea to book was often roundabout, but throughout my career I have … Continue reading
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Tagged 1513, Henry VIII, historical novels, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kathy Lynn Emerson, plotting, recycling ideas, rejections, story ideas, writing
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More on Anachronisms
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, today offering another excerpt from my 2008 Agatha-Award-winning non-fiction book, How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries. Unlike most how-to books, mine isn’t just my take on writing. It also includes numerous anecdotes and bits of … Continue reading
Wind, You Say?
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, today recounting a recent experience with life in rural Maine. What local weather forecasters call “wind gusts” that may “cause damage and loss of power” were predicted for Thursday, July 16., a little over two … Continue reading
Is the Self-Sufficient Female Sleuth an Anachronism?
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, today offering another excerpt from my 2008 Agatha-Award-winning non-fiction book, How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries. Unlike most how-to books, mine isn’t just my take on writing. It also includes numerous anecdotes and bits of … Continue reading
And It’s Out in the World (at last!)
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, today posting as Kathy. As regular readers of this blog know, I’ve spent the last six months doing a total rewrite of a novel previously published in 2020. I’m pleased to announce that its release … Continue reading
The Tale of the Clocks
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, today offering an excerpt from my 2008 Agatha-Award-winning non-fiction book, How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries. Unlike most how-to books, mine isn’t just my take on writing. It also includes numerous anecdotes and bits of … Continue reading
Who Knows What When?
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, still working on what will become The Murder in Colchester Gaol. A couple of weeks ago, after letting the manuscript sit for nearly a month (to give me some perspective), I sent my docx file … Continue reading
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Tagged continuity errors, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kathy Lynn Emerson, proofreading, revising
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