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Tag Archives: South Carolina
Ode to a Lands’ End Coat
Dear Lands’ End: Tomorrow this coat is being donated to a coat drive at my 8 year-old daughter’s elementary school. It’s a big moment for me, and I have to say “thank you.” I was given this coat as a … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, aspens, beach, Blair Castle, Canada, Cape negro, CNF, coat drive, Colorado, creative nonfiction, daughters, essay, hiking, horseback riding, Katherine Scott Crawford, Kiltrock waterfall, Lands End, Montana, moose season, North Carolina, ode to a coat, parka, Scotland, Scout, snowmen, soulmate dog, South Carolina, Talkeetna river, winter coat
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On Retreat: Why making time for ourselves as artists looks different for each of us
Over the course of my 20 years as a working writer, the idea of being “on retreat” has morphed into many different iterations. I’ve attended writers’ retreats chock full of activities like workshops, craft talks, writing prompts, and more–most wherein … Continue reading
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Tagged artist, artists life, author, blog, CNF, creative nonfiction, essay, Gina Heron, Heather Bell Adams, Katherine Scott Crawford, Lowcountry, making time, on retreat, personal, retreat, South Carolina, Terry Lynn Thomas, writer, writer friends, writer life, writer's retreat, writing retreat
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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 Paper Lantern Writers are “a collective of Historical Fiction Writers, both published and unpublished,” whose “goal is to tell a cracking good story, using the context … Continue reading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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On the death of a friend: the writer, actor, and educator David Lee Nelson
I don’t really have the right words to properly honor my friend David Lee Nelson, who passed away this week from Stage 4 colon cancer. But the words of his childhood friends, who knew him much longer than I, have rung … Continue reading
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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What Would Quinn Do?
To go directly to my guest post at Bell Bridge Books, “What Would Quinn Do?” click here. Fall may be my favorite season. It’s more than the trees and mountains around my town awash in red, orange, and gold, and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1760s, 99 cents, American Indian, American Revolution, Appalachian mountains, Autumn, Bell Bridge Books, BelleBooks, blog, books, Cherokee Indians, colonial era, eBook, essay, Fall, guest post, historical adventure, historical fiction, history, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, mountains, musing, Native American, North Carolina, promotion, Quincy McFadden, Quinn, Quinn and Jack, Revolutionary war, South Carolina, What would Quinn do, WNC
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Keowee Valley on sale now through 11.15.19 for only $0.99!
Frost has settled on the hills and mountains of the high country. Fires are burning bright. It’s the first of November, and Autumn is finally here. It’s the perfect time to cozy up with a good book! To hear what … Continue reading
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Tagged Adriana Trigiani, adventure, American Indians, American Revolution, Appalachian fiction, author, backcountry, Bell Bridge Books, BelleBooks, Beverly Swerling, Cherokee, colonial South Carolina, Darci Hannah, debut novel, fiction, first novel, frontier, historical adventure, historical fiction, history, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, Native Americans, North Carolina, Pat Conroy, Quinn and Jack, Revolutionary war, romance, Ron Rash, South Carolina, Southern fiction, Southern literature, Tommy Hays, Western North Carolina
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Weekly Lines: “Cars and curricles”
Hi! It’s been a while, folks. Writing in the summertime when your kids are at home is a bit like running the gauntlet. (Yes, gauntlets have been around since people were basic brutes and rarely end well for the runner. … Continue reading
