Six Things Charles Dickens & Jane Austen Never Did
How would two of our favorite authors, Charles Dickens and Jane Austen, fare as writers in today’s world? I have confidence they’d cope surprisingly well with technology and the added demands of...
View ArticleJules Verne – Writer Who Paid The Price!
In Honor of Jules Verne’s 183rd Birthday. Jules Verne is one of the top five most translated authors in the world. Yes, Yes, Everyone knows he was a brilliant writer, educated in law and the sciences,...
View ArticleLimerick for Pantsers
I enjoyed speaking in Tucson to the Saguaro Romance Authors. Eve Crook sent me a fun limerick for Pantsers. What a fabulous group they are – very well organized and extremely supportive of one...
View ArticleNatural Born Writer – The Telling Trait
There is one immovable, immutable, indelible trait that all natural born writers share. In times of deep stress or incredible joy, we write in our heads. Despite the entire world collapsing a writer...
View ArticleDid Ladies Swim during the Regency Era?
In Jane Austen’s day, during the prim and proper Regency era, did young ladies ever indulge in a swim? Fiona, my heroine in LADY FIASCO, a Traditional Regency Romance, liked to swim. (Not in the nude,...
View ArticleMistaken Kiss available in eBook
Mistaken Kiss is now available in eBook Those of you on my newsletter list already know Mistaken Kiss is now available in print again and also available in eBook. This Regency Romantic Comedy is my...
View ArticleWhat is your favorite place to read?
What is your favorite place to read? Do you like to snuggle up in bed with a book? Or do you prefer a chaise lounge at the beach? Perhaps you like to take your book to a table onto the porch along with...
View ArticleThe Highwayman – A Struggle Between Romance and Reality
My latest release, a novella, The Highwayman Came Waltzing is, I readily admit, a decidedly improbable tale. Improbable, but fun–a whimsical peek into the world of thieves and, in my opinion,...
View ArticleCONTEST
★ CONTEST ★ Enter to win a $100 Amazon gift Card! It’s easy! To celebrate the debut of A School for Unusual Girls we’re holding a WHERE DID YOU SEE IT photo contest. Because it is an award-winning book...
View ArticleYA Scavenger Hunt
Welcome to the YA Scavenger Hunt sponsored by http://www.yash.rocks/ Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to...
View ArticleWhere Do Ideas Come From?
Writers are often asked, “Where do your ideas come from?” Having studied the psychology of creativity in college, participated in research, taught creative theories in workshops and classrooms, etc, I...
View ArticleCover Reveal Contest: Refuge for Masterminds, Stranje House #3
☰COVER REVEAL☰ ☰CONTEST☰ Ends 11/03/16! ★★★3 WINNERS WILL WIN★★★ ★ $25 Barnes & Noble Gift Card ★ Signed copy of A School for Unusual Girls ★ Signed copy of Exile for Dreamers ★ Signed copy of...
View ArticleWelcome to the 13th YA Scavenger Hunt!
Hi! I’m Kathleen Baldwin, author of the Stranje House novels, your hostess for this leg of the hunt. I love adventure in books and in real life. Taught rock climbing in the Rockies. Survival camped in...
View ArticleCheck Out My Original Short Story on Tor.com!
Hi All! I’m posting my latest newsletter today because I’m excited to show you my latest short story – it’s a featured original on Tor.com! I love the artwork they created for it. Hop on over to...
View ArticleWelcome to the YA Scavenger Hunt!
Hi there fellow book lovers! Welcome to the Hunt! I’m Kathleen Baldwin, author of the alternative Historical YA series, A School for Unusual Girls, and I’m your hostess for this leg of the YASH...
View ArticleTOR BLOG-Feisty Females of Historical Fiction: Truth or Trope?
So this famous author I was on a panel with insisted feisty heroines are a figment of modern writers’ imaginations–a trope. I beg to differ. Come on over and weigh in on the debate on the TorForge...
View ArticleWelcome to Fall 2017 YASH Scavenger Hunt!
Heya fellow book lovers! Welcome to the Scavenger Hunt! I’m Kathleen Baldwin, author of 8 novels, including the award-winning, bestselling Stranje House series for teens. Here’s the thing… I love...
View ArticleYASH Scavenger Hunt Spring 2018
Hi fellow book lovers! Welcome to the Scavenger Hunt! I’m Kathleen Baldwin, author of 9 books, including the award-winning Stranje House series. (Spy girls during the Napoleonic era.) I love...
View ArticleCut from the Same Cloth is FREE 09/05 – 09/09/2018
Grab the eBook now! Free for 5 days only. Hi! Just letting you know Cut from the Same Cloth is FREE September 5, 2018 through Sept 9th! Then it goes back up to $3.99. What if Scarlet O’Hara collided...
View ArticleRefuge for Masterminds wins Bookseller’s Best Award
Lady Jane Takes Home a Prize! I’m pleased to announce Refuge for Masterminds won the 2018 Greater Detroit Booksellers’ Best Award in Young Adult literature. Some of you may have seen this announcement...
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