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Tag Archives: amwriting
Because of 80,000 words: A new novel excerpt
Today I hit 80,000 words on the first draft of my novel manuscript. This is a big deal, y’all. My kids are 9 and 6. The last time I hit 80,000 words on a novel manuscript was over a decade … Continue reading
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Tagged 80000 words, adventure, amwriting, author, Charleston, first draft, ghost story, historical adventure, historical fiction, historical novel, history, Katherine Scott Crawford, new work, novel, novelist, rough draft, SC, Southern literature, word count, writer, writing
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Weekly Lines: “A Freeing and a Clutch”
These new lines from the very first, very rough draft of my historical novel-in-progress are told from the point of view of Gamble, my modern protagonist. For more info on what I’m writing, check out my Work in Progress page, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aiken, amwriting, art historian, art restoration, author, Charleston, family history, first draft, historical adventure, historical fiction, historical novel, Katherine Scott Crawford, mystery, new work, new writing, novelist, parallel time, past lives, Regency period, road trip, romance, rough draft, SC, scene, Southern literature, time jump, timeslip, weekly lines, work in progress, writer
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First Book Love, Book Clubs & Tea Towels
I believe I’ve mentioned before my undying love of book clubs. Since my debut historical novel, Keowee Valley, was published waaaayyyy back in 2012, I’ve met with dozens of book clubs to talk about it. These “meetings” never fail to … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, amwriting, author, author event, Bell Bridge Books, Belle Books, book club, book clubs, Carolinas, Cherokee country, Cherokee history, Cherokee Indians, Cliffs communities, colonial period, columnist, Dogwood gifts, first book, first love, first novel, Flat Rock, founding, freelance writer, graduate school, historical adventure, historical fiction, independent publisher, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, MFA in Writing, motherhood, NC, newspaper column, parenthood, press, professor, Quinn and Jack, research, Revolutionary war, small press, speaking engagement, tea towel, teaching, The Cliffs Valley, Upcountry South Carolina, VCFA, Western North Carolina, WNC, writer, writing life
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New scene–with coffee!–from my historical novel-in-progress
Hi, folks. Here’s a sneak peak at a scene from the VERY rough, very first draft of my historical novel-in-progress. Just to whet your history whistle on a Wednesday morning. The scene came about because of the very unusual hot … Continue reading
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Tagged 1804, 2004, amwriting, art restoration, Charleston, Charleston Museum, first draft, Heyward-Washington House, historical adventure, historical fiction, historical novel, history, Katherine Scott Crawford, miniature portrait, novel in progress, novelist, parallel time, regency Charleston, Regency period, rough draft, SC, time jump, time traveler, timeslip, WIP, work in progress
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A sneak peak at my novel-in-progress
Hi, folks. It is a wild, woolly, rainy Wednesday here in the mountains of Western North Carolina. 30-something degree rain is just downright depressing. It should be snowing. That being said, in the spirit of livening things up, I thought … Continue reading
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Tagged 1804, 2004, adventure, amwriting, art restoration, Charleston, first draft, first person, Gibbes Museum, historian, historical fiction, history, Instagram, Katherine Scott Crawford, miniature portrait, museum, novel, parallel time, point of view, POV, Regency, rough draft, South Carolina, time jump, time traveler, work in progress
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Happy Valentine’s Day from my family to yours! (Plus a column.)
Happy Valentine’s Day from my family to yours! Even though it’s not a real holiday, and the historical origins are dicey (and possibly a bit murderous). Still. This day reminds us that, really, all we need is love. Today I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, children, CNF, columnist, creative nonfiction, essay, essayist, freelance, Katherine Scott Crawford, kids, life, love, middle school, newspaper column, parenting, romance, Valentine's Day, writer
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New column: “Remembering a poet who wrote in the ‘vernacular of humanity'”
Earlier this year, the United States lost one of its best beloved poets, Mary Oliver. Oliver’s words have reached an innumerable amount of people, all across the world, and from all different backgrounds. Oliver was one of those soothsayer writers … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, article, Asheville Citizen-Times, best-seller, CNF, column, columnist, creative nonfiction, essay, essayist, eulogy, family of things, God, honor, humanity, Katherine Scott Crawford, life, Mary Oliver, nature, newspaper, poet, poetry, Pulitzer Prize, reading, The Greenville News, vernacular, vernacular of humanity, wild and precious life, wild geese
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New column: “The greatest gifts to give, receive”
What can we give each other–all of us–for Christmas this year? I have some ideas. To read my newspaper column this week, click here.
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Tagged amwriting, Asheville Citizen-Times, Christmas, CNF, column, columnist, creative nonfiction, essay, essayist, gifts, Greenville News, Katherine Scott Crawford, kindness, life, newspaper, presents, thoughts, what to give for Christmas, wish list, world, writer
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New column: “Goofy, scary, Halloween hijinks? No, thank you”
I’m a chicken. I don’t like to be scared. Watch a horror movie? Visit a haunted house? No, thank you. But it’s Halloween, or almost, so this newspaper column’s for those of you who do enjoy terror. And fright. And … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, ancestors, Asheville Citizen-Times, CNF, column, columnist, creative nonfiction, essay, fight or flight, fright, Gannett, ghosts, Greenville News, haunted house. Halloween, hijinks, Katherine Scott Crawford, newspaper column, October, scared, scary, spooky, USA Today, writer
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New column: “The not-so trivial pursuit of ‘useless knowledge'”
My newspaper column this week is about the interesting people born in, and events that occurred, over the years in October. What can I say? I am a pursuer of trivia. A keeper of “useless” knowledge. It’s fun to know … Continue reading
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