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Holiday Fiction from Katharine Kerr

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Katharine Kerr

The Gift A Nola O’Grady Story by Katharine Kerr One week before my eleventh birthday, my father, Flann O’Grady, took me to visit a friend of his who owned a jewelry shop. Even though I was one of seven children, … Continue reading →

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Posted in fantasy, Holidays/Holy Days | Tagged fiction, Katharine Kerr, Nola O'Grady

Story Excerpt Sunday: From Three Deverry Tales by Katharine Kerr

Posted on August 16, 2015 by News Editor

Three Deverry Tales by Katharine Kerr The Bargain The western frontier, 301     A long long time ago, when Deverry men first sailed west to the province they called Elditiña but which we know today as Eldidd, there lived a … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book View Cafe publications, fantasy | Tagged Deverry, Katharine Kerr, short stories, Story Excerpt Sunday

The Woes of Doing Obscure Research

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Katharine Kerr

Everyone raves about doing research on the Internet. It’s supposed to be easy, which is true; fast, also true; and accurate — but there’s the rub. What is the sound of two “facts” rubbing against each other when they differ? … Continue reading →

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Posted in Research, Uncategorized | Tagged Katharine Kerr, Nazis, Nola O'Grady, research problems

Writing Magic — Part 3

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Katharine Kerr

Before we go any farther in our discussion of using Western magic in fantasy writing, we need to consider an important question: what is the difference between magic and religion?  For that matter, is there any difference?  The devoutly religious … Continue reading →

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Posted in fantasy, historical novels, Urban Fantasy, Writers on Writing | Tagged craft of writing, fantasy, historical magic, Katharine Kerr

Writing Magic — Part 2

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Katharine Kerr

Last week I pointed out that the various systems of Western magic fall into two rough categories, folk magic on the one hand and on the other, natural philosophy, the attempt on the part of European intellectuals of the Renaissance … Continue reading →

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Posted in fantasy, Writers on Writing | Tagged craft of writing, fantasy, historical magic, Katharine Kerr

Casting your Book’s Magical Spells — Part 1

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Katharine Kerr

One of the things that makes a fantasy story fantasy is the presence of magic. I’m often asked how I “created” the magical system in the Deverry books. At times writers just turning to fantasy have asked me how to … Continue reading →

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Posted in fantasy, Uncategorized | Tagged craft of writing, fantasy, historical magic, Katharine Kerr, magic

What Is Good Prose?

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Katharine Kerr

Writers and readers both love to discuss, and maybe argue about, what constitutes “good” prose. From the readers’ points of view, the definition really has to come down to a matter of taste, is the conclusion I usually end up … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book View Cafe | Tagged craft of writing, Katharine Kerr, prose

Is This Story Too Big…Or Is The Book Too Small?

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Deborah J. Ross

Recently, I read two novels that left me chewing over the issue of story size. The two novels were Love On The Run by Katharine Kerr and A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness. Both were absorbing, with characters I … Continue reading →

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Posted in paranormal romance, Urban Fantasy | Tagged Deborah Harkness, Katharine Kerr, Nola O'Grady, parallel worlds, urban fantasy, vampires, witches

Winter Reading

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Deborah J. Ross

I’m an unabashed fan of Katharine Kerr’s “Nola O’Grady” series. The third, Apocalypse To Go, lives up to its predecessors in inventiveness, drama, romance, and whimsy. In this urban fantasy, the heroine works for a supernatural Agency “so secret, the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Reviews | Tagged Barbara Hambly, book reviews, Deborah J. Ross, J.M. Frey, Katharine Kerr, Louise Marley, Pati Nagle

Shifting Gears

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Katharine Kerr

I remember quite clearly when I began to write my epic fantasy series, set in the imaginary Celtic country of Deverry and its environs.  It was a rainy Washington’s Birthday weekend in February of 1982.  The last of its fifteen … Continue reading →

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Posted in Urban Fantasy, Writers on Writing | Tagged characters, Katharine Kerr, urban fantasy, Writers on Writing
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