This has been a busy couple of months! We returned from our long vacation and moved into our mountain house, and since then I’ve been buried in deadlines (that is, after my husband went to the hospital for a day. He’s ok–it’s just life with MS). I’m happy to be in the cool pines now,Continue reading “New Kat Holloway novel, new audio novellas, and some news”
Tag Archives: Writing Life
Dreams and Inspiration (aka, Where do you get your ideas?)
The other night, I had what I call a “story” dream. In these I’m either a character or an onlooker in some scenario. My husband and I were doing the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage … in the middle ages. We must have been a noble couple, because we had nice clothes and rode horses. WeContinue reading “Dreams and Inspiration (aka, Where do you get your ideas?)”
Haunted Houses
In the Shifters Unbound series, one of the characters is a haunted house outside of New Orleans. I introduce this house in Wild Things, and use it extensively in Red Wolf, The Last Warrior, and especially in A Shifter Christmas Carol. It’s not really “haunted” in the conventional sense, but is sentient, with its ownContinue reading “Haunted Houses”
Full Circle (and Happy Holidays)
In October this year, my husband and I took a trip to Catalina Island off the coast of California. We are luckily close to this jewel–a short airplane hop and an hour on the ferry away. We’d gone there the year before as well, to attend the annual jazz festival. Three days of concerts byContinue reading “Full Circle (and Happy Holidays)”
Catching up
Hi all. A lot has happened since my last post, including my mom passing away, so as you can imagine, my life has kind of fallen apart. I’m happy to say not completely, but things have slowed way down, while I deal with the business side of death and the changes in my own life.Continue reading “Catching up”
Writing and New Books
Much has happened since my last post. We tried for months to move to our summer house in the cool mountains but were stymied by ongoing renovations. The kitchen was supposed to be finished in March but because of slowdowns all around, it wasn’t until the first of July. I didn’t want to move intoContinue reading “Writing and New Books”
Hooray for an Office!
My silence for the last month has been because of moving! My mom to a new apartment and me and husband to our summer house in the mountains. After a buttload of work, we are finally all settling in. And I have an office! I found this lovely desk at a local furniture store. IContinue reading “Hooray for an Office!”
Virtual Conference–Inspiration
I spent last week at the Historical Novel Society’s virtual conference (in place of its in-person conference). The HNS is for all authors of historical fiction–mysteries, romance, thrillers, mainstream fiction, adventure fiction–any fiction as long as it’s historical. Because I’ve been helping my mom move, I didn’t get to “attend” all the sessions I wantedContinue reading “Virtual Conference–Inspiration”
Change
I’m told that if you make changes in your life, you should do it a little at a time. Don’t go all in. Well … Suddenly, at the end of a horrible year, we are renovating and trying to move in to a summer home (buying furniture, carpet replacement, new bathroom fixtures, and so forth),Continue reading “Change”
Brainstorming
I’m between projects, a rare event for me. The books just released or releasing soon (A Gladiator’s Tale, A Midsummer Night’s Romance anthology, and Death at the Crystal Palace) are all finished, in their final form, and done. A big sigh of relief when a book is final, but now I must turn to myContinue reading “Brainstorming”
Writing from My Heart 