Kate Parker |
| Biography: |  Kate has found historical romance fits her to a tee, since she discovered romance in an era most consider historical these days. A lifelong reader, she began writing when her three children were grown and no longer dragging her away from the typewriter every thirty seconds. Now she writes on a computer, which is faster, except when her very own historical hero calls. | | Hometown: | Back of beyond, NC | | GH Year(s) | 2008,2009 | | Completed Manuscript(s) | too numerous to count | | Genre(s): | Historical romance | | Started Writing: | 2000 | | Day Job: | retired, thank you, Lord | | For Fun: | boating, swimming |
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Diana Gabaldon at the New Bern Literary Symposium
By: Kate Parker on May 27, 2010 at 1:13 am
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Ladies in small Southern towns change the world because, I believe, it doesn’t occur to them that they can’t. A few of them had the idea three years ago to invite Diana Gabaldon to speak in our town in honor of our 300th birthday. They invited her, she said yes, and then they created the [...]
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What I wish I’d learned years ago
By: Kate Parker on May 5, 2010 at 12:01 am
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There are so many things to learn if you want to write in a way that grabs the emotions of the reader. If you want to get published. If you want to keep your sanity in this crazy business. I’ve been working toward becoming a published author who has fans waiting anxiously for her next [...]
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Why Golden Heart Jitters Creep in the Door
By: Kate Parker on March 23, 2010 at 12:01 am
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Every year in November, I send off my baby to the Golden Heart with a heart full of certainties. I’m certain I’ve written the best (fill in the subgenre) romance in the history of romances. I’m certain some big name editor will see my baby among the finalists and beg me to sign a contract [...]
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Bleak Midwinter
By: Kate Parker on February 17, 2010 at 12:01 am
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As I write this, 49 of the 50 states have snow on the ground. This includes my home state in the south. If I look out the window as I write this, I’m blinded by the sheet of white spread over my lawn. Pretty to look at, but a beast to get around in.
Before the [...]
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How much sex do you need?
By: Kate Parker on January 6, 2010 at 12:01 am
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How much sex do you need?
Don’t worry about sending the children out of the room. We’re talking about sex in literature. Not uh, you know, er…sex.
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