Author Archives: Katherine J. Scott

About Katherine J. Scott

Katherine J. Scott is an author and librarian living in Austin TX. Her debut novel, From the Ground Up, tells the story of the Elizabethan stonemason Robert Smythson and his arrival at Longleat, to rebuild after a fire for Sir John Thynne.

5 Stars, Highly Recommended

The Historical Fiction Company has given my novel, From the Ground Up: A Robert Smythson Mystery, a 5 star, highly recommended review. I’m deeply honored and feel so validated by their praise. This is the boost I needed to keep … Continue reading

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Lacock Abbey – a building full of stories since 1229.

Our story begins with Ela, Countess of Salisbury. Ela became the 3rd Countess of Salisbury in her own right following the death of her father in 1196. She later married William Longespée, an illegitimate son of King Henry II and … Continue reading

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From the Ground Up

My debut novel is now available. Launched on September 14, 2024, it’s the first novel in a new historical mystery series. In Elizabethan England, stonemason Robert Smythson is hired by the tyrannical Sir John Thynne to rebuild the great house … Continue reading

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Creativity in the time of Covid

If you will give yourself to study, you will easy every burden of life, you will neither wish for night to come or for the light to fail; neither shall you be worried or preoccupied with other things. Seneca During … Continue reading

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Seek His face

When you said, “seek my face,” my heart said to you “your face I will seek.” Psalm 27:8 October 15, 2011.  We had just brought our cat Misty home from the shelter.   That night everyone went to bed, and I … Continue reading

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