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Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here. Like many of my fellow writers, I've recently been able to check a data base to find out if any of my books were used to "train" artificial intelligence to, essentially, replace live writers. Am I overstating that? I don't think so. Neither do the screenwriters recently on strike, or…

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Kathy Lynn Emerson/Kaitlyn Dunnett here. There are many times in a writer's life when something unexpected happens. On average, these are good experiences. One of the best of my career happened last Saturday at the Maine Crime Wave. This award, given for "excellence and achievements" as a Maine writer by the Maine Writers and Publishers…

Last summer’s exhibition at The Old Jail Museum in Wiscasset — featuring Madam Sally Wood, Maine’s first woman novelist and an early-19th century resident of Wiscasset, along with over 30 other Lincoln County women writers — was so warmly received...

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here. Malice Domestic, a gathering of mystery readers and writers, has just wrapped up its thirty-fifth conference in Bethesda, Maryland. Although I would encourage anyone who writes mysteries, especially in the traditional and cozy genres, to attend, I was not there this year, nor have I been since 2019. The two…

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here with a tip: when at a loss for a blog topic, go with the cat. Lacking a cat, write about your dog, your hamster, your parrot, or your whatever. I've actually been contemplating writing another post about Shadow, the cat we inherited from Lea Wait, for some time now, but…

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Maine has produced some terrific female mystery writers, and Lincoln County Historical Association is pleased to celebrate them with a talk by Kate Flora. A Maine native and highly accomplished crime writer, Flora’s Zoom presentation at 6 p.m. on...

Lincoln County Historical Association plans to celebrate Maine's female mystery writers with a talk by Kate Flora. A Maine native and crime writer,

“Maine has produced some terrific female mystery writers,” said Lincoln County Historical Association, in a news release. LCHA celebrates them with a talk by Kate Flora. A Maine native and accomplished crime writer, Flora’s Zoom presentation...