-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Gracelyn Tan Ladd on Seek His face
- Mandi Watts on On Mortar and Mothers
- John Henry Mejia on Stately house, part I: Wollaton Hall
- q on About Katherine J. Scott
- Mandi Watts on Pilgrimage
Archives
Categories
Meta
My Recent GoodReads
Katherine's books
Thank goodness this book had a happy ending, that's all I have to say.by Nick HornbyPart way through this book, I wanted it to end.... quickly. But it didn't. Part annoying, part thought-provoking, mostly I just wanted to choke most of the characters. And that was mostly the point of the book. Glad I finished it all...by Mark HaddonI really enjoyed this book. Quick read with fun plot twists. Great insight into the autistic mind. It really helped me understand someone I spend time with.
Category Archives: Writing
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
Posted in Architecture/stonemasonry, Book Review, Longleat, Robert Smythson, Writing
Comments Off on 5 Stars, Highly Recommended
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
Posted in Architecture/stonemasonry, Longleat, Robert Smythson, Uncategorized, Writing
Comments Off on From the Ground Up
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
Posted in Creativity, Uncategorized, Writing
Comments Off on Creativity in the time of Covid
Story Magic
Several months ago, I sat in a writing workshop put on by the wonderful Writer’s League of Texas, and the instructor had us do some quick writing using the skills we were learning about. I wrote about a mailman who … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Creativity, Reading, Writing
Comments Off on Story Magic
Pilgrimage
The year is 1568. Queen Elizabeth sits on the throne of England. Mary, Queen of Scots, has fled Scotland seeking refuge with her cousin Elizabeth. Instead, she finds herself imprisoned and turned over to the Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury. … Continue reading