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Category Archives: Kate’s Posts
When You’re Just Too Busy to Focus
Kate Flora: Today feels like it’s going to be an oops day. They happen sometimes. Yesterday was our 48th anniversary and so writing a blog post for today totally slipped my mind in the midst of musing about how I could … Continue reading
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It’s a marathon, not a sprint
Kate Flora: So many times, over the years, someone in the audience of an author talk or in a class will be looking for the magic answer. What should they do to make the book a bestseller? I heard the … Continue reading
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Revisiting Rhubarb, with Recipes
Right now, the rhubarb plant I got from a friend in Camden has become three huge plants, reminding me that I’ve got to start making some delicious rhubarb recipes. Years ago, I shared the column below from my mother’s book. … Continue reading
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The Challenges of Reentry
Kate Flora: Since the years are slipping away ever faster and travel is wearing, my husband and I declared that 2026 would be the year of travel. While I hate the term “bucket list,” we do have places we want … Continue reading
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Adventures in Research
We’re in merry old England this week, so this is a revised version of an earlier post. Kate Flora: The reading community we write for is an informed and demanding one, so we all have to do research for our … Continue reading
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The Voices that Keep Us Going
Kate Flora: I enjoyed reading Kathy’s post about reader feedback so much yesterday that I decided to share some of my own. Those reader cards and letters are much rarer these days, but when I was in my early writing … Continue reading
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I Used to Be a Writer
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
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To Market To Market . . .
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
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Never Forget that This is Supposed to be FUN
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
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