Tag Archives: historical fiction

Let’s Connect! – My Newsletter

Posted on March 4, 2022 by scout2011

Hi, all! I’m launching a NEWSLETTER, delivered to your email Inbox only once per month. I hope you’ll sign up, and I hope you’ll share it with friends. Be the first to learn about my new books or writing, upcoming … Continue reading →

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Hey, y’all. My name is Katherine (a reintroduction)

Posted on February 4, 2022 by scout2011

Hot damn, I have 2,000 followers on Instagram! Please allow me to reintroduce myself. My name is Katherine. I have others, depending on who you are and how long you’ve known me. I take nicknames seriously: using them is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged about me, backpacking guide, bio, columnist, essayist, feminist, getting to know you, historical fiction, history, Instagram, introductions, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, outdoor educator, reintroduction, reporter, Shakespeare, Southerner, writer, writer life, writing life | 4 Comments

New Year, New Book

Posted on January 7, 2022 by scout2011

Just before the new year, two things happened for me. 1.) After my first visit to the optometrist in seven years, I got glasses. My vision used to be perfect–I was the girl who read the street signs or saw … Continue reading →

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Fabulous new Southern fiction coming in Spring 2022: THE LOST BOOK OF ELEANOR DARE

Posted on July 10, 2021 by scout2011

Utterly out of my mind excited for and proud of my dear friend, the author Kimberly Brock. Our first novels came out the same year (2012) with the same small publisher. We met at a conference in North Georgia touring for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amanda Bostic, book deal, book stack, Browne & Miller Literary Associates, fiction, Harper, Harper Muse, historical fiction, Katherine Scott Crawford, Kimberly Brock, new books, publishing news, reading, Southern fiction, The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare, to read, women's fiction | Leave a comment

Spring Reading: Kate Quinn’s “The Rose Code”

Posted on April 12, 2021 by scout2011

I read Kate Quinn‘s World War II era historical novel, The Rose Code, in a fevered (possibly actually fevered, as I’d just received my second Covid vaccination) rush, over the course of two nights while my kids were on Spring … Continue reading →

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Over the Weekend I Pretend I’m a Writer

Posted on March 18, 2021 by scout2011

Just kidding. I know I’m a writer. It’s taken a while to accept it as a fact inside and out (yes, I’m aware that’s nuts; and yes, I have seen a therapist), but I’ve got it now. I may not … Continue reading →

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Books & Candy: A Thursday Shout-Out

Posted on March 11, 2021 by scout2011

This is a Thursday shout-out to books and candy — one of the best combos around. First, The Once and Future Witches, by Alix E. Harrow. I honestly don’t know that I’ve read a thing like it. It’s a wild, … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading Now: Helene Wecker’s “The Golem and the Jinni”

Posted on February 9, 2021 by scout2011

Book recommendations from friends have been one of the wins of this pandemic year. I always tend to read very different sort of books from the ones usually on my list when it’s a friend handing it over. The Golem … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1899, book review, books, essay, fantasy, genie, Helene Wecker, historical fiction, Jewish myths, Katherine Scott Crawford, myth, New York City, reading, Syria, The Golem and the Jinni, what I'm reading now | Leave a comment

A Christmas Story for your Kindle

Posted on December 7, 2020 by scout2011

Last December (what a different world!) I wrote and published Evergreen and Expectations: A Keowee Valley Christmas Story via Kindle. It’s a brief dive back into the 18th century, the Southern frontier, and a chance to spend Christmas with Quinn, Jack, … Continue reading →

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The Sully Show … just a little funny for your Tuesday

Posted on November 24, 2020 by scout2011

Okay, funny story. And just for fun, because: 2020. Anyone who knows me knows I have a long-standing love (*cough* obsession) with frontier and Native culture, and the real people and characters who’ve populated it, past and present. I wrote … Continue reading →

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