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How I Learned to Stop Pantsing and Get Words on the Page
You could say I’ve been at this game a long time. My first publication credits were in teen magazines in the late 1960s. My first traditionally published book was released in 2014. Since that time, I’ve published two additional books. … Continue reading
One Gigantic Project
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, today writing as Kathy to report that the biggest writing project of the year (decade? my life?) may finally be complete. After three solid months of proofreading and revising (no additions, just making the entries … Continue reading
Cops and Killers by Kait Carson
Hi there, I’m the new kid on the block. Being invited to blog with the Maine Crime Writers is a dream come true. You have no idea how much this blog meant to me when I lived in the steamy … Continue reading
The Writer’s Life, 1977-1984
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here. Recently I was rearranging some of the books in my office, including old record and day books, and randomly opened one of the earliest, the ledger I kept for the years 1977-1984. I started writing … Continue reading
The Intriguing Prospect of Leisure
Kate Flora: Apologies for getting to this post so late in the day. For the past week, I’ve been contemplating the possibility of a sabbatical from writing and it seems even contemplating stepping back from the keyboard, and creation, is making … Continue reading
Lost in the Archives
Kate Flora: Later this week, we are giving you a tour of where we all work. I’ll include a photo of one of my desks. The neater one. The one where you can tell there’s wood beneath the paper. My other … Continue reading
But We’re Really Spying on You
Kate Flora: Some years ago, I was speaking to a high school class about writing, and I was talking to them about how, as writers, we need to train ourselves to be observant. “You think you are here to watch me,” … Continue reading
