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I live in a small town in Kentucky and write murders in Baltimore. Come for the mystery, stay for the writing life.
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Katherine's Up For Grabs This Month (opens the original)
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I Just Put Katherine Up For GrabsI could explain what a giveaway is and why authors do them, but the short version is more interesting: right now, somewhere out there, a reader I’ve never met is scrolling through a page of book covers, trying to decide if any of them are worth a click.The Scheme is one of them.I said yes to a giveaway this month, the kind where a bunch of mystery authors throw our books into the same pool and one lucky entrant walks away with a new Kindle full of books. Katherin
Not Worth Your Time or Mine (opens the original)
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It’s strange in hearing your own voice tell you a story you already know by heart.I’ve spent years inside Katherine Carson’s head. I know what she’s thinking before she says it. I know which line she’d never actually say out loud. I know the exact moment she decides to stop being polite. What I didn’t expect was what it would feel like to hear all of that read back to me in my own voice.Two years ago, I looked into hiring a narrator for The Scheme. One producer put it to me plainly: “If your fin
Signed and Certified (opens the original)
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Jake watched Marcus Doyle set the folder down like it weighed more than paper should."A shipment of wholesale diamonds was stolen out of a courier delivery. I asked around and your name kept coming up as someone who'd verify that kind of thing quietly. I brought a copy of the manifest." He nudged the folder closer. "My partner signed for a delivery that… Read more
Coffee at a Sunny Desk (And Other Lies) (opens the original)
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More Interesting Than PrettyOne Full-Time Author’s JourneyMost people hear “full-time author” and a certain picture springs to mind. Coffee at a sunny desk, a solid word count by lunch, evenings free for whatever comes next.A subscriber asked me about my journey recently, and I think the honest version is more interesting than the pretty one. It starts with eight years as a content writer, a burnout that made me walk away, and a novel I never planned to write.Read the full article here. ➡️
More Interesting than Pretty (opens the original)
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Most people hear “full-time author” and a certain picture springs to mind. Coffee at a sunny desk, a solid word count by lunch, evenings free for whatever comes next. A subscriber asked me about my journey recently, and I think the honest version it more interesting than the pretty one.I stated writing professionally as a content writer for a national organization. Four years part time, then four more full time. The pay was steady. The schedule predictable. And the grind wore me down to the poin
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