Category Archives: Kaitlyn’s Posts

Is the Self-Sufficient Female Sleuth an Anachronism?

Posted on July 14, 2026 by kaitlynkathy

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 →

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And It’s Out in the World (at last!)

Posted on July 2, 2026 by kaitlynkathy

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 →

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The Tale of the Clocks

Posted on June 12, 2026 by kaitlynkathy

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 →

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Who Knows What When?

Posted on June 1, 2026 by kaitlynkathy

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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Musings on the Demise of the Thank-You Note

Posted on May 14, 2026 by kaitlynkathy

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, today taking “inspiration” from my annoyance at a certain political ad running on local TV stations. You may have seen it, or one like it. Designed to tug at the heartstrings, paid for by out-of-state … Continue reading →

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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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