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Tag Archives: Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries
What a Great Cast
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, today musing about something both books and movies have in common. When a new movie’s promo starts up, it produces various reactions, but the one that I have most often (besides “Who would pay good … Continue reading
Christmas in Moosetookalook
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here. Although I haven’t written any new Liss MacCrimmon mysteries in the last few years, the fictional village of Moosetookalook, Maine and the characters who live there are still close to my heart. For one thing, … Continue reading
Whatever Happened to . . . (and a giveaway)
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here. I’m not sure what got me started on this topic, but I’ve been thinking lately about the various protagonists I’ve created over the years and speculating about what might have happened to them after their … Continue reading
A Favorite Past Post: Using Cuss Words in Cozies
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here. This month we’ll be reprising some of our favorite past posts, and I’m starting it off with one originally published back in 2014. It was slightly revised to be included in I Kill People for … Continue reading
Reality Will Always Trip You Up
Kaitlyn Dunnett here. Relax, I’m not going to talk about the pandemic or protests. No, my subject today is one of those normal but inescapable facts of a writer’s life—no matter how carefully you research a book, no matter how … Continue reading
A View to a Kilt
Kaitlyn Dunnett here, reminding everyone that the thirteenth Liss MacCrimmon Mystery, A View to a Kilt, was released as a hardcover and in e-book format yesterday. I’ve been plugging this book for a while now, so I apologize if you’re … Continue reading
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Where Did You Get THAT Idea?
UPDATE: 1/10/2020 the winners have been chosen and notified in the drawing for advance reading copies of A View to a Kilt. Thanks to all who commented. Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, with more ARCs to give away. See the … Continue reading
Writing for the Holidays
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here. This year, as every year, many publishers brought out Christmas-themed books. Some editors regularly request Christmas books or novellas from the authors of the series they publish. One of my contracts even specified that the … Continue reading
Plans, as in Floor
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, today talking about one of the things I always do during the planning stages of a novel. Even if I’m going to be writing about a fictional place, I collect maps of the real surrounding … Continue reading
Weekend Update: August 24-25, 2019
Next week at Maine Crime Writers, there will be posts by Vaughn Hardacker (Monday), Bruce Coffin (Tuesday), Charlene D’Avanzo (Thursday) and John Clark (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog regularly at Maine … Continue reading
Charlene D’Avanzo 
