Category Archives: Kate’s Posts

Kate Flora: March is the month when I usually write one or two short stories along with whatever else I’m writing. The process of writing short stories is different from the way I write novels, and it reminds me of … Continue reading →

Kate Flora: As many of you know, I spent ten years in the unpublished writers’ corner before I sold my first book, eight before I got an agent and two more before that book saw the light. It was hard … Continue reading →

Kate Flora: Starting a new book in a long-running series is like getting together with old friends not seen for a while. That’s where I am right now. I’m only about four chapters into the next Thea Kozak mystery, Until … Continue reading →

Kate Flora: Another February. I used to joke that I always went crazy in February. I think we’ve solved that by doing more traveling in January. But the early months of the year are often a time when I find … Continue reading →

Kate Flora: When I was a kid growing up in a small Maine town, the high point of the week was the trip to the Vose Library. I would take out a great stack of books, read them throughout the week, … Continue reading →

Kate Flora: I don’t think that I’ve confessed my fondness for buttons here before. I’m not a collector. I don’t have a nice stack of reference books handy to teach me about buttons–their history, materials, etc, or their value. I do … Continue reading →

Kate Flora: I’ve probably said this here too much, that for my writing, when I’m looking for fresh images, fresh language, or a new way of illuminating my scenes or my characters, or to create a mood, I will turn to … Continue reading →

Kate Flora: While I was vacationing in the west last week with husband, son, and son’s girlfriend, my 27th book, Burn the Diaries and Run was published by Encircle Publications. It’s true for most authors, I think, that whether it is … Continue reading →

Kate Flora: This month we’re sharing spooky, scary scenes from our books. Today I’m sharing a scene from the sixth Thea Kozak mystery, Stalking Death. To set the scene, Thea has been consulting for a private school where a black female student … Continue reading →

Kate Flora: I am having one of those restless days. You know the ones. Scarred, the manuscript that needed the editor’s comments reviewed has been reviewed and revised. The book that the publisher is reverting back to me, Wedding Bell … Continue reading →