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Nonfiction Bonanza in July
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, today writing as Kathy. It was just last month that I posted about trying to decide whether to create print-on-demand editions of two of my older nonfiction books, The Writer’s Guide to Everyday Life in … Continue reading
Print or E-Book? (and a giveaway)
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here with a question for readers of this blog. No, I’m not going to ask you which you prefer, print copies or e-books. Not in general, anyway. My query has to do with only one type … Continue reading
Weekend Update: January 15-16, 2022
Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Charlene D’Avanzo (Monday), Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson (Tuesday), Matt Cost (Thursday) and Susan Vaughan (Friday). On Wednesday we’ll post the second in our series of interviews with MCW regulars, … Continue reading
Tips on Research: Evaluating a Secondary Source
Welcome to the next installment of my irregular series of tips for writers. The material that follows is adapted from How To Write Killer Historical Mysteries: The Art and Adventure of Sleuthing Through the Past (Perseverance Press, 2008) by Kathy … Continue reading
Tips on Research: A Note on Dates
Something to keep in mind when doing research is that not every country used the same system of dating. In England, dates on official documents, at least those from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, tend to be recorded in terms … Continue reading
