Kat Martin

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Kat Martin | Rugged Heroes
May 6, 2013
Of all the questions I'm asked, one of the easiest to answer is "How do you come up with your rugged heroes?" First let  Read More...

Kat Martin | Holiday Traditions
December 19, 2012
What makes a Holiday tradition? It’s what families pass down to their children over the decades, even over the centuries. By necessity, oftentimes in  Read More...

Kat Martin | Vacationing at sea ... exhilarating or exhausting?
August 14, 2012
Next year I'm planning to take a cruise.  I've only done it twice before--both times on Carnival, fun because both were readers  Read More...

Kat Martin | All time favorite movies?
March 9, 2012
Since Academy Awards Night is one of my favorite evenings, I thought it might be fun to talk movies.  Old favorites, new favorites, worst picks  Read More...

Kat Martin | Is On-line Dating Destroying Romance?
January 4, 2012
Back when I was first dating, men and women talked, went to dinner, went to a show.  We took our time getting to know each  Read More...

Kat Martin | Is There a Trick to Getting published?
October 17, 2011
Unfortunately, the biggest trick is finishing the book! This year marks the release of my 50th novel (or more, depending on how you count them  Read More...

Kat Martin | An Old-fashioned Bodice Ripper
July 12, 2011
Twenty five years ago I started my first novel, MAGNIFICENT PASSAGE, a sexy western romance  Read More...

Kat Martin | My Mother’s Dream
April 9, 2011
My mother dreamed of being a writer.  When I was a girl, she talked about it often.  In high school, Tulare Union in the San  Read More...

Kat Martin | Hitting The New York Times Bestseller List
March 1, 2011
Twenty five years ago when I first started writing, my goal was to become a successful author.  I wanted to be able to quit my  Read More...

Kat Martin | The Challenges and Rewards of Writing Trilogies
January 3, 2011
Now that I’ve started writing trilogies, I’ve found them both challenging and rewarding.  When the idea came to me for   Read More...

Kat Martin | Why I Write
November 15, 2010
Some stories just won’t get out of your head until you write them down. That’s what happened to me with   Read More...

Kat Martin | Covers: Bain or Blessing
September 27, 2010
The cover of a novel is the single most important ingredient in the success or failure of a book. This is not something authors want  Read More...

Kat Martin | Trilogies: Readers love books that have a connection!
August 16, 2010
Until fairly recently, I didn’t write trilogies. Mostly because I had to think up three stories all at once. It’s far easier to  Read More...

Kat Martin | A bride trilogy, yes ... "Cinderalla stories", no ..
April 23, 2010
Brides Trilogy (1 & 2)   Read More...

Kat Martin | Trapped in the Past
January 7, 2009
Trapped in the past for nearly two years, I have written four historicals in a row! I much prefer to mix in Contemporary Romantic Suspense  Read More...