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Tag Archives: Keowee Valley
Happy Birthday, Keowee Valley!
Eleven years ago today, my first historical novel, Keowee Valley, was published. It’s been a wild ride since, to say the least, and I want to celebrate the book which made me an author. Looking back over long ago posts, … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, anniversary, author, book birthday, books, Carolinas, Cherokee, Cherokee history, Cherokee Indians, colonial period, Fire Eater, historical fiction, history, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, North Carolina, Quincy and Jack, reading, Revolution, Revolutionary war, Ridge Runner, South Carolina, United States history, upcountry, writer
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Keowee Valley ebook only $0.99 now through September 30th
Hi, all! Looking for something to read this Fall … or, perhaps, while you wait for my new historical novel, THE MINIATURIST’S ASSISTANT, to be released? My first historical novel, Keowee Valley, is on sale now through Sept. 30th for … Continue reading
I Take Heart – September 2022
Hi, all! To read about what’s been going on in my world–books, home renovation, podcasts, ponderings, and more-click the “Newsletter” tab above or here. Sure hope y’all are well and enjoying the end of summer!
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Let’s Connect! – My Newsletter
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)
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
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Over the Weekend I Pretend I’m a Writer
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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A Christmas Story for your Kindle
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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History, travel, books, author life & more: Interview with Paper Lantern Writers
Hi, folks! I’m thrilled to be featured today on the blog at Paper Lantern Writers! Paper Lantern Writers are “a collective of Historical Fiction Writers, both published and unpublished,” whose “goal is to tell a cracking good story, using the context … Continue reading
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Tagged author, books, Cherokee Indians, Evergreen and Expectations, Fire Eater, historical fiction, history, interview, Jack, Katherine Scott Crawford, Katie Stine, Keowee Valley, Paper Lantern Writers, Q & A, Quinn, reading, Revolution, Revolutionary war, Ridge Runner, sequel, South Carolina, Southern literature, travel, upcountry, writing
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Keowee Valley only 99 cents now through July 31st
Looking for a historical adventure to dive into this summer? Set in the gorgeous, wild, and dangerous Carolina backcountry in the years leading up to the American Revolution? Starring an audacious woman bound and determined to pilot her own life, … Continue reading
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Tagged 99 cents, Adriana Trigiani, American Revolution, book list, books, Carolinas, Cherokee, colonial period, eBook, Fire Eater, historical adventure, historical fiction, history, Jack, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, North Carolina, Pat Conroy, Quinn, Revolutionary war, Ridge Runner, Ron Rash, sale, South Carolina, Southern literature, summer reading, Tommy Hays, what to read next
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National Reading Day with the Cosmopolitan Woman’s Club
I was lucky enough to spent National Reading Day 2020 with the lovely ladies of the Cosmopolitan Woman’s Club of Seneca, South Carolina. I am telling y’all, there is nothing more fun than ladies who lunch–in order to do good … Continue reading
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