Loire Valley | Kristen Harnisch

25 Jan 2023

Holly Payne’s Page One Podcast!

by Kathleen McMahon | posted in: My Writing Life | 0

Do you want to learn how your favorite authors craft the first page of a novel to hook their readers? Award-winning author and writing coach Holly Payne explores this and so much more on her Page One Podcast! I love … Continued

29 Mar 2016

Writing the Past: The Devil’s in the Details

by Kathleen McMahon | posted in: Food & Wine, My Writing Life, Travel | 4

I write historical fiction to reveal old worlds through a new lens. On a trip to the Loire Valley in 2000, I was struck by the beauty of the vineyards and impressed by how generations of French families had battled … Continued