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Category Archives: historical fiction
Historical Fiction Book Club – June pick
One of the best parts of this year for me has been leading the Historical Fiction Book Club at Highland Books in Brevard, North Carolina. We meet at the bookstore the second Wednesday of each month. In June, we’ll discuss … Continue reading
New Review at Book-alicious Mama
Woke up this morning to find a new review of Keowee Valley over at Book-alicious Mama, a fantastic–and fantastically thorough, interesting, and smart–book blog written by Jennifer Smeth. I’m a follower, because Jennifer blogs daily about great books, answering all … Continue reading
Posted in Bell Bridge Books, BelleBooks, bloggers, first novel, historical fiction, historical novel, history, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, novel, reviewers, Reviews
Tagged book blog, book review, Book-alicious Mama, historical adventure, historical fiction, historical novel, Jennifer Smeth, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, new review, reviewers
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Keowee Valley the Daily Deal on Amazon – TODAY only $1.99
Hi, all! Happiest of Fridays to you all! After 11 days in Vermont in sub-Artic temperatures, 3 plane trips and delayed luggage, I’m finally back home with my family. Happiness! More on my time at the Vermont College of Fine … Continue reading
Posted in Bell Bridge Books, BelleBooks, bloggers, first novel, historical fiction, historical novel, history, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, low residency MFA in Writing programs, MFA, MFA in Writing, NC, Vermont College of Fine Arts
Tagged Amazon, Cherokee Indians, Daily Deal, historical adventure, historical fiction, historical novel, historical romance, Keowee Valley, Kindle, Quinn and Jack, Revolutionary war, Southern frontier
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Tak’ a Cup o’ Kindness
On this New Year’s Eve, I wanted to thank you all for being so good to me over the past year–for reading my novel, Keowee Valley, and falling in love with its characters–especially Quinn and Jack–and the wild Carolina frontier, … Continue reading
Posted in Bell Bridge Books, BelleBooks, bloggers, historical fiction, historical novel, history, inspiration, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, low residency MFA in Writing programs, MFA in Writing, time passing, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged 2014, Auld Lang Syne, New Year's Eve, Robert Burns, Scottish folks songs, take a cup of kindness, thank you
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Show & Tell Friday: the Middle School, Nature, and History Edition
Hello to all on this crisp, cold (at least where I am) Friday in November. Hope everyone is having a wonderful Fall so far. I sort of semi-extended my Internet fast into the week, and haven’t spent nearly as much … Continue reading
Posted in choices, Fall, historical fiction, history, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, mountains, NC, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged American Revolution, Awkward Years Project, Beth Greer, Dark and Bloody Ground, Katherine Scott Crawford, magazine, Merilee Allred, NC, Oconee County, Piper Peters Aheron, Richard D. Blackmon, SC, Show & Tell Friday, South Carolina Wildlife, Southern frontier, Super Natural Home
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New Interview at Appalachianhistory.net
Hi, all. I’m truly excited to share this interview with me over at Appalachianhistory.net, a fantastic web site for all you history and mountain-lovers. I’d not known about the site until I received an interview request from one of its … Continue reading
Posted in Asheville, Autumn, Bell Bridge Books, BelleBooks, Creative Writing, creativity, first novel, historical fiction, historical novel, inspiration, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, mountains, mystery, NC, novel, writing
Tagged Appalachian history, Appalachianhistory.net, Cherokee, Cherokee history, colonial South Carolina, gender roles, interview, Joshua Salmans, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley
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Wondering What to Do During the Government Shut-down?
Today, hundreds of National Parks across our great land are being closed due to the partial government shut-down. This makes me sad, and makes me grind my teeth in frustration for so many reasons. Most of all, my heart goes … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, Bell Bridge Books, BelleBooks, choices, Fall, family, first novel, historical fiction, historical novel, inspiration, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, mountains, muse
Tagged America's best idea, government shutdown, John Muir, Ken Burns, Keowee Valley, national forests, National parks, parks closing, PBS, Teddy Roosevelt
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Show & Tell Friday: September 27, 2013
Well, last week’s Show & Tell Friday was postponed due to the fact that I was at the beach with my family. And it was good to take a much-needed break from my laptop. But this week it’s back, and … Continue reading
Posted in Bell Bridge Books, BelleBooks, Fall, graduate school, historical fiction, historical novel, inspiration, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, NC
Tagged Blue Ridge Commons, Charles F. Price, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Jan Brett, Kathryn Newfont, Mallory McDuff, Natural Saints, Nor the Battle to the Strong, reading, readings list, Rilke, September quotes, Show & Tell Friday
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New Authors & Books in the Mountains: Recap of the 2013 Carolina Mountains Literary Festival
Last weekend I had the privilege of attending the 2013 Carolina Mountains Literary Festival in Burnsville, North Carolina, as an author presenter. I took with me a tube of mascara that hadn’t been opened in six months, the only clothes … Continue reading
Posted in Asheville, Autumn, Bell Bridge Books, BelleBooks, creativity, Fall, family, first novel, historical fiction, historical novel, inspiration, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, mountains, NC, retreats, Uncategorized, workshops, writer and mother, writing
Tagged author events, Britt Kaufmann, Burnsville, Carolina Mountains Literary Festival, Charles F. Price, Elizabeth Kostova, Fred Bahnson, Garden Deli, literary festival, Mallory McDuff, NC, Off the Beaten Path
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