Tag Archives: South Carolina

Happy Birthday, Keowee Valley!

Posted on September 27, 2023 by scout2011

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | Leave a comment

Book News: A new historical novel from Katherine Scott Crawford

Posted on May 10, 2023 by scout2011

I’m thrilled to announce that my new novel, THE MINIATURIST’S ASSISTANT, will be published by Regal House Publishing in May 2025! So very grateful to my amazing literary agent, Joelle Delbourgo, for loving this book and working for its place … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged announcement, art conservation, author, Charleston, dual timeline, historical adventure, historical fiction, Joelle Delbourgo, Katherine Scott Crawford, miniature portrait, new book, Regal House Publishing, South Carolina, The Miniaturist's Assistant, timeslip, writing | 2 Comments

For your Spring reading: The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare

Posted on May 12, 2022 by scout2011

Hi, all, I know it’s been a minute. If you’ve been following me on Instagram, where I tend to spend most of my social media time, you’ll know that lately I’ve been shouting to the rooftops about my dear friend … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Georgia Author of the Year, Georgia writer, Greenville, Harper, Harper Muse, Kimberly Brock, Lost Colony, M. Judson Bookseller, mother daughter, mystery, Roanoke, South Carolina, Southern literature, The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare, Virginia Dare, World War II | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged adventure, agent search, am querying, art conservation, bifocals, book club fiction, Charleston, dual narrator, dual timeline, epigenetics, eyeglasses, family history, first person, hf, historical fiction, historical novel, Katherine Scott Crawford, literary agent, literary fiction, novelist, off we go, post revolutionary, prescription, progressive lenses, query, Regency, regency era, romantic elements, South Carolina, third person, timeslip, upmarket, women's fiction, writer, writer life, writing goals, zennis | 3 Comments

Ode to a Lands’ End Coat

Posted on November 16, 2021 by scout2011

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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On Retreat: Why making time for ourselves as artists looks different for each of us

Posted on October 4, 2021 by scout2011

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | 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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1700s, 18th century, adventure, American Revolution, Cherokee Indians, Christmas story, Christmas traditions, colonial frontier, colonial times, eighteenth century, Evergreen and Expectations, fiction, Fire Eater, free, German Christmas, heroine, historical fiction, history, Jack, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, love, novella, Quinn, Ridge Runner, short story, South Carolina | Leave a comment

History, travel, books, author life & more: Interview with Paper Lantern Writers

Posted on October 23, 2020 by scout2011

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | Leave a comment

On the death of a friend: the writer, actor, and educator David Lee Nelson

Posted on September 25, 2020 by scout2011

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged actor, books, David Lee Nelson, death of a friend, essays, friendship, Greenville, grief, Hope in the Time of Chemo, Jaimie Malphrus, Katherine Scott Crawford, South Carolina, Stages, The Elephant in My Closet, Wade Hampton High School, writer | Leave a comment

Keowee Valley only 99 cents now through July 31st

Posted on July 16, 2020 by scout2011

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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