Category Archives: Kate’s Posts

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Hi, Kate Flora here. Sunday I was at Symphony Hall in Boston, listening to the Handel and Hayden Society’s version of the Messiah. It’s so stirring to be in the room when everyone rises for the famous Hallelujah chorus. It … Continue reading →

Kate Flora: Here’s a short Thanksgiving story you might enjoy: I had exactly thirty minutes to buy everything I needed to cook dinner for twenty, so naturally, navigating the store was like playing bumper cars. As I snatched items off the … Continue reading →

Kate Flora: When I was a book-loving little girl and imagined what the author’s life must be like, it was full of fabulous events with swooning readers and booksellers and libraries thrilled to be in an author’s presence. It was … Continue reading →