Author Archives: Katherine J. Scott

About Katherine J. Scott

Welcome to my website and blog. I am a writer and librarian interested in historical fiction. My works in progress include a trilogy about a stonemason from Elizabethan England and a novel loosely based on the Hunt of the Unicorn Tapestries housed at the Cloisters in New York.

Birds on a wire

One of the perks of driving my son to his early morning swim practice each day is the opportunity to see hundreds (thousands?) of birds congregate on the wires above a large intersection for their morning staff meeting. It is … Continue reading

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Trees

My daughter asked me the other day why I am so interested in trees all of a sudden.  She has noticed me researching trees, buying books about trees, and basically making the study of trees an obsession.  Why? Well, they … Continue reading

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I get knocked down….

But I get up again.  The past three weeks have sent me into a tail spin.  My faith in the basic decency of humankind has been shaken.  Apparently, we truly do not care how we treat each other as long … Continue reading

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Ghosts of Christmas Past

I recently shared the following video on my facebook page.   Yes, it’s funny.  Their accents are endearing, and the story she tells is amusing (if not completely believable).  But for me, it was more than just funny.  It invoked … Continue reading

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Notes from the road to 50,000

The tale of a novel in progress: As most of you know, in November I participated in NaNoWriMo.  For the uninitiated, that stands for National Novel Writing Month, where each November, thousands of people attempt to write a 50,000 word … Continue reading

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