Media Kit: Kathy L. Brown - Kathy L. Brown Writes a Bio and Photos

Speculative Fiction with a Historical Twist!

black and white head shot Kathy L. Brown — Author Kathy L. Brown. Image by Jon Aikin. Kathy L. Brown grants permission to use the photos and copy in this media Kit for promotional or editorial use concerning her or her works.

Kathy L. Brown Bio

Kathy L. Brown lives and writes in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Her hometown and its history inspire much of her fiction. When she’s not thinking about how haunted everything is, she enjoys hiking, crafts, and cooking for her family. Her first novel, The Big Cinch, was published by Montag Press in 2021. She has three novellas available: Wolfhearted, The Resurrectionist, and Water of Life. Her blog and other musings live at kathylbrown.com.

A lifelong bookworm, Kathy counts the following as some of her most influential read: Gaudy Night (Dorothy Sayers), Fern Hill (Dylan Thomas), Seven Story Mountain (Thomas Merton), The Dain Curse (Dashiell Hammett), The Heart of Stone (Wilheim Hauff), The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter), and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (autobiography-Maya Angelou)

Appearances and Teaching

Author Kathy L. Brown is available to speak to book clubs, conventions, and conferences. Workshop examples include:

Yes! Do Make a Scene. (First presented at Archon 44.)

Enliven your fiction with effective scene building in this interactive session. Understand fiction’s basic building block and learn practical tips to structure a scene’s tension, add conflict, and ensure reader engagement. For new to intermediate fiction writers.

Summary, Scene, Sequel in Storytelling.

How will you communicate your story? Show? Tell? A little of both? Learn the features and bugs of fiction’s formats. For new to intermediate fiction writers.

The Threes Cs of Fiction: Conflict, Crisis, and Climax. (First presented at Archon 46.)

In addition to their Ps & and Qs, storytellers must mind their Cs: Conflict, Crisis, and Climax. But how can these concepts help us create convincing and captivating conundrums for our characters? You’ll leave this practical workshop with concrete ideas for your creative crafts. For new to intermediate fiction writers.

Interviews and Features

I’ve made the mostly-virtual rounds doing book promotion. On January 28, 2022, I did a reading and interview at Spine Bookstore and Cafe. In case you missed any of my guest blog appearances:

“Learning to Let Go” at CynthiaVespia.com
“An Excerpt from The Big Cinch” at Lee’s Hall of Information
“The Belfast Bar’s Battered Cod Recipe” at Cat Rambo’s The World Remains Mysterious
My interview at Debbie Manber Kupfer’s blog

Contact

Publisher: Montag Press, Oakland, CA

Website: kathylbrown.com

Email: kathy@kathylbrown.com

Instagram at kathylbrownwrites

Facebook at kbKathylbrown

The Storytelling Blog at https://kathylbrown.com/storytelling-blog/

Author Kathy L. Brown in 1920s garb — Party like it’s 1924. Author Kathy L. Brown. Image by Jon Aikin. Kathy L. Brown grants permission to use the photos and copy in this media Kit for promotional or editorial use concerning her or her works.

Spooky. Author Kathy L. Brown. Image by Jon Aikin. Kathy L. Brown grants permission to use the photos and copy in this media Kit for promotional or editorial use concerning her or her works.

This page last updated June 29, 2024.