Kathleen ValentineThe Mystery of Mystery Hill, New HampshireThroughout New England there are a number of sites where standing stones, stone circles, underground stone structures, and stone “huts” can…Jun 17, 2016Jun 17, 2016
Kathleen ValentineMadam Sherri’s Castle: Where Hathor Came FromThis is a repost of a blog from last September. Now that Depraved Heart has been nominated for TWO eFestival of Words Awards — Best Mystery…Jun 17, 2016Jun 17, 2016
Kathleen ValentineErie’s #Vampire Crypt: #GhostStories #ParanormalThe story I am working on these days, the third in my Halcyon Beach Chronicles, involves a lot of local legends, something I am…Jun 17, 2016Jun 17, 2016
Kathleen ValentineLegends of the Kinzua Viaduct: Lost Gold & Daredevil PilotsI have written before about the Kinzua Viaduct which was featured in one of the stories in The Whiskey Bottle in the Wall. I’ve also…Jun 17, 20161Jun 17, 20161
Kathleen ValentineA Boston Harbor Ghost StoryOne of the things I love the most about writing is that it gives me an excuse to do lots of research on all sorts of things. I sometimes…Jun 16, 2016Jun 16, 2016
Kathleen ValentineBreton Folklore and a Mysterious GiftIn 1994 I was living in Marblehead, Massachusetts, in a house overlooking the ocean. From the sliding glass doors in my bedroom I could see…Jun 16, 2016Jun 16, 2016
Kathleen ValentineA Couple of Tricks for Writing Fight ScenesThe other day I saw a blog post with that title and, because I do write fight scenes, I clicked on it — you never know when you might learn…Jun 16, 2016Jun 16, 2016
Kathleen ValentineA Love Letter to a First WifeI’ve written before about my love of Ernest Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast so when I read about the restored edition culled from his original…Jun 16, 2016Jun 16, 2016
Kathleen ValentineMonday Musings: The Allure of the Deeply Flawed CharacterAs a writer I am continually amazed by the reactions readers have to certain characters. I can never quite predict which character my…Aug 17, 2015Aug 17, 2015