6:09 / Writers on Writing / Kathleen Kalb

The mystery writer and seasoned audio broadcast pro Kathleen Kalb joins TWF for this episode. We have a wide-ranging conversation, touching on tech, the writing community and social media, her process, and changes in software. We end with her next release featuring Grace the Hit Mom, a consecrated assassin. That I have to read.

Kathleen Marple Kalb describes herself as an Author/Anchor/Mom…not in that order. An award-winning weekend anchor at New York’s 1010 WINS Radio, she writes short stories and novels including the The Stuff of Murder, and the upcoming Ella Shane mystery, A Fatal Reception, both from Level Best Books. The Stuff of Murder will publish this March.

As Nikki Knight, she writes the Grace the Hit Mom and Vermont Radio mysteries. Her most recent publication is Hound of the Bonnevilles, also coming out in March.

Her stories have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Black Cat Weekly, and others, and been short-listed for Derringer and Black Orchid Novella Awards. She’s served as Vice President of the Short Mystery Fiction Society and is a co-VP of the New York/Tri-State Chapter of Sisters in Crime. She, her husband, and son live in a Connecticut house owned by their cat.

TIMINGS

00:40 Intro / Clock-watching and More

04:17 Tech for Writing / the Writing Community

09:55 Instagram vs. TikTok / Writing Bibles in Tech / Tracking Changes

15:10 Outlining / Ideas File / Timelines

17:46 Avoiding Strict Strucure / Maintaining Character Voice

22:47 From Typewriter to Word

26:10 Grace the Hit Mom

32:00 Closing

Total Run Time = 33:05

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LINKS

Website: https://kathleenmarplekalb.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kathleen-Marple-Kalb-1082949845220373/

Website https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2025/03/609-writers-on-writing-kathleen-kalb.html

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