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Jul.06.2012
I spent a "girls day out" yesterday with my cousin Linda, and we ventured out of Pennsylvania down to Delaware to visit Winterthur, the historic estate that was once the home of the DuPont family.
The house, all 175 rooms of it, is now a museum, primarily devoted to American furniture and...
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Jul.03.2012
I am currently caught up in reading The Lost Ones, a new novel by Ace Atkins. It was not a book I picked up by choice; I am reading it to review for Suspense Magazine. After the first couple of pages I was sure I wouldn’t like it. It’s set in rural Mississippi. The main characters are veterans of...
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Jun.26.2012
Besides writing and editing, I spend a lot of time reading.
I review novels for Suspense Magazine, and just finished judging books for a contest put on by Oklahoma Romance Writers. I also try to read books that I choose myself, just for enjoyment.
What makes a good book? For me, a good book...
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Jun.23.2012
I just got the news today that I will be offered a contract for publication of the sequel to "The Gate House," tentatively titled "Lydia's Story."Nara Blake, the main character from "The Gate House," moves on to new adventures in the next book, when she is given the diaries that belonged to her...
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Jun.11.2012
My neighborhood is boring. I live in a suburb of a major east coast city. We have an excellent school system, low crime, residential streets with nicely manicured lawns, and it's boring. Our homeowner's association requires certain standards to keep the appearances uniform -- and it's boring...
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Jun.05.2012
Now that "The Gate House" is available again, as both as e-book and in print, I am turning my attention the my next book, tentatively titled "Lydia's Story." The manuscript is finished, and I am hoping to have news about a publisher soon.I describe "Lydia's Story" as a sequel/prequel to "The Gate...
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May.29.2012
I traveled to Chicago last week-end to be involved in one of my other loves -- singing. With rehearsals close to eight hours a day, there was little time for writing. I managed a few lines in my journal before going to sleep, but that was all. But did I forget about writing? No. I thought...
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May.20.2012
Posted on May 20, 2012
I became a writer because I love to pretend.
I was an only child until I was almost five, and we lived on a farm seven miles from a town nobody (almost) has heard of. We had no TV, but we had books and I had an imagination.
I often entertained myself my making up...
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May.06.2012
In my book The Gate House, the main character Nara has moved to England after growing up on a island in the Caribbean. Besides the warm weather and the ability to wear sandals everyday, Nara misses the tropical fruit. She often laments, while preparing the full English breakfast for guests at...
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May.01.2012
If you haven't got an idea, start a story anyway. You can always throw it away, and maybe by the time you get to the fourth page you will have an idea, and you'll only have to throw away the first three pages.- William Campbell Gault
There have been probably thousands of blog posts,...
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Apr.28.2012
"Nobody reads a mystery to get to the middle. Theyread it to get to the end. If it's a letdown, they won'tbuy any more. The first page sells that book. The lastpage sells your next book." ...
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Apr.25.2012
The passage through Dover Castle shown above just can't help sparking my imagination.
"There is no happiness in love, except at the end of an English novel." (Anthony Trollope in Barchester Towers)
How Does an Author Choose a Setting
Why did I set The Gate House...
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Apr.25.2012
"There is no happiness in love, except at the endof an English novel." (Anthony Trollope in Barchester Towers)
The passage through Dover Castle at the right just can't help sparking my imagination.
How Does an Author Choose a Setting
Why did I set The Gate House in England?
The...
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Apr.22.2012
I spent yesterday afternoon hanging out with the reference librarian at Haverford Township Free Library in Pennsylvania. Although spending time at a library is not a new experience, this was a special event.
As a member of Sisters in Crime, an organization that promotes writers and...
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Apr.18.2012
With the early arrival of spring on the east coast of North America, I am thrilled to be out once again for my daily walks. But I have to confess that I don’t do earphones. All right, I carried my smart...
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About Kathleen
My novel The Gate House was re-released in May, 2012 by Whiskey Creek Press. I am currently working on a sequel to The Gate House, set during World War II as well as the present day. I find much inspiration for my writing when I...