Tag Archives: Charlaine Harris

Some of my Favorite Quotes to do with Writers and Writing

Posted on July 15, 2022 by kaitlynkathy

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here. This time around I was drawing a blank for a blog topic until it occurred to me that it has been a while since I offered anything in the way of writing advice. I thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Kaitlyn's Posts | Tagged Billy Crystal, Charlaine Harris, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Elmore Leonard, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kathy Lynn Emerson, writing quotes | 7 Comments

The Joys and Pitfalls of Rereading Old Favorites

Posted on November 2, 2017 by kaitlynkathy

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, today musing about rereading books. With so many new titles coming out every year, it’s always possible to find something new to read. Even if I limit myself to new books by authors I’ve read … Continue reading →

Posted in Kaitlyn's Posts | Tagged audiobooks, Carola Dunn, Carolyn G. Hart, Charlaine Harris, Charlotte MacLeod, Dorothy Dunnett, Elizabeth Cadell, Elizabeth Peters, Heather Graham, J. D. Robb, Jo Beverly, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kasey Michaels, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Margaret Maron, Mary Jo Putney, Mary Stewart, Nora Roberts, rereading books, Susan Sizemore | 9 Comments

So Many Books, So Little Time

Posted on August 15, 2017 by kaitlynkathy

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here. The title of this post could as easily apply to books that I’m writing as to those in my to-be-read pile, but today, while in the throes of revisions on two different projects, I’d much … Continue reading →

Posted in Kaitlyn's Posts | Tagged Charlaine Harris, Elizabeth Peters, James R. Benn, Joan Hess, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kate Flora, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Lea Wait, new books, Patricia McLinn, Rhys Bowen, TBR piles | 7 Comments

The Endless TBR Pile

Posted on December 14, 2016 by kaitlynkathy

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, admitting that I’m a book junkie. I have hundreds of keeper novels on my shelves. I have even more titles on my iPad, some in the Kindle and Nook apps and others as iBooks. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Kaitlyn's Posts | Tagged Catriona McPherson, Charlaine Harris, James L. Nelson, Janet Evanovich, Jayne Ann Krentz, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Mary Miley, Molly MacRae, TBR pile | 9 Comments

Escape to Another Time and Place

Posted on February 22, 2016 by kaitlynkathy

Kathy Lynn Emerson/Kaitlyn Dunnett here, today with a blog about books. When I read, I am almost always seeking to escape from reality, both the real world of the nightly news and whatever reality I’m inhabiting to work on the book … Continue reading →

Posted in Kaitlyn's Posts | Tagged Amanda Quick, Charlaine Harris, historical romance, Jayne Castle, Jim Butcher, Jo Beverley, Joana Bourne, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Laura Resnick, Mary Jo Putney, mixed genre novels, reading choices | 7 Comments

A Few Thoughts: Page to Screen

Posted on June 12, 2012 by kaitlynkathy

Recently, I watched the DVD of the movie version of Janet Evanovich’s One for the Money, a comic caper mystery featuring novice bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. There was a lot of online discussion about the casting of this movie and … Continue reading →

Posted in Kaitlyn's Posts | Tagged Aaron Elkins, Agatha Christie, Bones, Charlaine Harris, Face Down series, Gideon Oliver, Hercule Poirot, Isles, Janet Evanovich, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Lindsey Davis, Miss Marple, Rizzoli, Sara Paretsky, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, Sookie Stackhouse, Stephanie Plum, Tess Gerritsen | 3 Comments

My Desert Island Mystery Bookshelf

Posted on May 6, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora here, on a rainy day, thinking about weeding my bookshelves, which are double-shelved and groaning. I got distracted, thinking about all the books I can never let go of, and that led me to the question, for my … Continue reading →

Tagged An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, Andrew Pyper, Charlaine Harris, Charlotte MacLeod, China Trade, Dracula, Edmund Crispin, Elizabeth Peters, Group Post, In Cold Blood, James Ellroy, James Lee Burke, John Ajvide Lindqvist, John LeCarre, Jonathan Carroll, Josh Bazell, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Kate Flora, Kate Ross, Lindsay Davis, Margaret Maron, Minette Walters, P.D. James, Paul Doiron, Robert B. Parker, Rose Macaulay, S.J. Rozan, Steve Hockensmith, Susan Hill, The Executioner's Song, The Glimpses of the Moon, The Godwulf Manuscript, The Ice House, The Maltese Falcon, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Thomas Pynchon, Tony Hillerman, Walter Mosley | 6 Comments

Writers and Readers Just Wanna Have Fun…

Posted on November 11, 2011 by mainecrimewriters

We’re going to let you in on a little secret–writers like to have fun! We spend hours, months, sometimes years at our desks, toiling over draft after draft. We brave the cold blue-eye stares of detectives, the chilly humor of … Continue reading →

Tagged Barbara Ross, Barry Eisler, Charlaine Harris, Gerry Boyle, Group Post, Harlen Coben, James Hayman, Janet Evanovich, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kate Flora, Lea Wait, Lee Child, Lisa Scottoline, mystery conferences, Nancy Picard, New England Crime Bake, Paul Doiron, Robert Parker, Sarah Graves, Tess Gerritsen, Vicki Doudera | 6 Comments

When a Writer Gets a Chance to Read . . .

Posted on August 7, 2011 by mainecrimewriters

Kate: One of the questions we’re often asked by audiences at our book events is some variation of “What are you reading right now?” or “Who is your favorite mystery author?” I’m sure my answers to that question are often … Continue reading →