Tag Archives: Mistress Jaffrey Mysteries

Whew! Project Finished!

Posted on May 1, 2025 by kaitlynkathy

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, breathing a sigh of relief that a post-retirement project started way back in September of 2021 is finally complete. That was when I embarked on the task of editing my Face Down series of historical … Continue reading →

Posted in Kaitlyn's Posts | Tagged Face Down Mysteries, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Lady Appleton's World. Murder in a Cornish Alehouse, Mistress Jaffrey Mysteries, omnibus e-book editions, paperbacks, print on demand, writing projects | 4 Comments

Paring Down the Prose

Posted on March 3, 2025 by kaitlynkathy

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, today sharing some examples of what I do when I revise the mysteries in my Face Down series and its spinoff, the Mistress Jaffrey series, both set in Elizabethan England. First off, I have to … Continue reading →

Posted in Kaitlyn's Posts | Tagged Face Down Mysteries, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Mistress Jaffrey Mysteries, Murder in the Merchant's Hall, reissuing books, revising novels, writing | 4 Comments

Whatever Happened to . . . (and a giveaway)

Posted on May 2, 2022 by kaitlynkathy

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 →

Posted in Kaitlyn's Posts | Tagged 1888 Mystery Quartet, Deadly Edits Mysteries, Diana Spaulding, Face Down Mysteries, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries, Mikki Lincoln, Mistress Jaffrey Mysteries, Rosamond Jaffrey, Susanna Appleton | 31 Comments

The Pleasures and Perils of Sustaining a Long(ish)-Running Series

Posted on January 16, 2018 by kaitlynkathy

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, author of the recently published X Marks the Scot, number eleven in the Liss MacCrimmon series. The first Liss MacCrimmon mystery, Kilt Dead, came out in August 2007. Once a series has been around for … Continue reading →

Posted in Kaitlyn's Posts | Tagged Diana Spaulding 1888 Quartet, Face Down Mysteries, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries, long-running mystery series, Mistress Jaffrey Mysteries, writing tips | 8 Comments

Between Revisions

Posted on April 5, 2016 by kaitlynkathy

There are a few writers out there who can dash off a manuscript and get it right the first time. They self-edit in their heads before they put fingers to keyboard. For most of us, however, producing a short story … Continue reading →

Posted in Kaitlyn's Posts | Tagged Cornwall, Golden Hinde, historical novels, James L. Nelson, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Mistress Jaffrey Mysteries, pirates, revisions, Tudor history | 10 Comments

Finding Faces

Posted on January 27, 2016 by kaitlynkathy

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here. It’s confession time—I’m not very good at finding fresh ways to describe the physical appearance of my characters. What do they look like? Sometimes I have no idea. I do make character sheets on which … Continue reading →

Posted in Kaitlyn's Posts | Tagged Colin Firth, creating characters, Dancing with the Stars, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries, Mistress Jaffrey Mysteries, The Scottie Barked at Midnight | 10 Comments

The Inevitable Cat

Posted on December 11, 2015 by kaitlynkathy

Kathy Lynn Emerson/Kaitlyn Dunnett here, blatantly plugging Murder in the Merchant’s Hall, available in hardcover and ebook formats in the U.S. since December 1. The Mistress Jaffrey Mysteries, Murder in the Queen’s Wardrobe and Murder in the Merchant’s Hall, are … Continue reading →

Posted in Kaitlyn's Posts | Tagged animals in mysteries, cats in cozies, cats in mysteries, Feral the cat, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Mistress Jaffrey Mysteries, Murder in the Merchant's Hall, Murder in the Queen's Wardrobe | 9 Comments

Weekend Update: August 29-30, 2015

Posted on August 29, 2015 by kaitlynkathy

Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Maureen Milliken (Monday), Lea Wait (Wednesday), Barb Ross (Thursday) and Vaughn Hardacker (Friday) with a special guest post by Bruce Coffin on Tuesday. In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some … Continue reading →