Ask the Author: Kathy Martin
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Kathy Martin
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Kathy Martin
Having the freedom to spend every working day doing what I love best.
Kathy Martin
Unusual people and places inspire me. I love uncovering quirky little stories whenever I visit different towns, cities and countries. Sometimes they are stories about real people, sometimes they are folklore. I don't make a conscious effort to remember these things but often I find that quirky little things have lodged in my memory. When that happens, there's a good chance I'll weave them into a story one day.
Kathy Martin
Ha, good question! Some days I don't deal with it, some days I do. It takes discipline to sit down and write when you don't feel like it. All I know is that whenever I give in to the 'don't want to write' days, I end up feeling disgruntled and useless. In contrast, when I force myself to sit down and work, I often find that within a few minutes the writer's block is forgotten. Often, but not always!
Kathy Martin
I have just finished writing The Beaulieu Vanishing, a mystery novel set in late 15th century England. The central character, Francis Cranley, first appeared in my 2013 novel The Woodville Connection but the new book can be read as a standalone if you haven't read the first one. I am very pleased with it and I hope my readers will like it, too!
The Beaulieu Vanishing will be published by the summer. In the meantime, I am working on a young adult time-shift novel which I started several years ago and then put away in a drawer in order to concentrate on The Woodville Connection. My teenage daughter has been badgering me to complete the YA story since she found the manuscript a few months ago. After that, I have to decide whether to dive straight into another Francis Cranley mystery or to begin another historical project I've had in mind for some time.
The Beaulieu Vanishing will be published by the summer. In the meantime, I am working on a young adult time-shift novel which I started several years ago and then put away in a drawer in order to concentrate on The Woodville Connection. My teenage daughter has been badgering me to complete the YA story since she found the manuscript a few months ago. After that, I have to decide whether to dive straight into another Francis Cranley mystery or to begin another historical project I've had in mind for some time.
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