Author Kathy L. Brown
kathylbrownwrites.bsky.social
Author Kathy L. Brown
@kathylbrownwrites.bsky.social
Speculative fiction with a historical twist! The Sean Joye Investigations series (1920s supernatural mysteries) and Wolfhearted, a high-fantasy, steam-punkish YA romance.
Bonus flash fiction story, the Faerie's First Visit. New post at The Storytelling Blog. A peek into a Sean Joye core memory. Enjoy, then check out my new novel, The Talking Cure. Available now in paperback and ebook. Links off my social profile.
Bonus Flash: The Faerie’s First Visit
Haunted woman claws her way back to reality by reconnecting with her magical powers in The Talking Cure, a supernatural Yuletide follow-up to The Big Cinch. Visit the Shop for links to stories. To write a novel like The Talking Cure, I dove deeply into the people, places, and cultures that shaped my characters’ challenges. I’ve talked about character creation for this book earlier. Another helpful practice is to write brief flash fiction backstory pieces. These stories not only fill in the facts of their past lives but also gave me a strong sense of how my paper doll people feel about what they’ve gone through.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The Talking Cure is Here!

Much like a real newborn, my latest book baby, The Talking Cure, has arrived a bit before its due date. We can all enjoy it now! Visit the Shop for links to stories. Haunted woman claws her way back to reality by reconnecting with her magical powers in The Talking Cure, a…
The Talking Cure is Here!
Much like a real newborn, my latest book baby, The Talking Cure, has arrived a bit before its due date. We can all enjoy it now! Visit the Shop for links to stories. Haunted woman claws her way back to reality by reconnecting with her magical powers in The Talking Cure, a supernatural Yuletide follow-up to The Big Cinch. Sean Joye Investigations The Sean Joye Investigations series embeds readers in a magic-laced 1920s era St. Louis. The world has barely survived a brutal global war, disease pandemic, and rampant ethnic violence.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The Talking Cure: An Interview with Sean Joye

Pre-order The Talking Cure e-book now for November 25 delivery. Haunted woman claws her way back to reality by reconnecting with her magical powers in The Talking Cure, a supernatural Yuletide follow-up to The Big Cinch. Visit the Shop for links to…
The Talking Cure: An Interview with Sean Joye
Pre-order The Talking Cure e-book now for November 25 delivery. Haunted woman claws her way back to reality by reconnecting with her magical powers in The Talking Cure, a supernatural Yuletide follow-up to The Big Cinch. Visit the Shop for links to stories. In my 1920s supernatural noir novel, The Talking Cure, Violet Humphrey, a young woman confined to the Elsass Institute, must claw her way back to reality by investigating a murder at the asylum. Under magical duress, Sean Joye, a frenemy from the first Sean Joye Investigations novel, …
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November 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The Talking Cure: An Excerpt

Pre-order The Talking Cure e-book now for November 25 delivery. Haunted woman claws her way back to reality by reconnecting with her magical powers in The Talking Cure, a supernatural Yuletide follow-up to The Big Cinch. Visit the Shop for links to stories. My new…
The Talking Cure: An Excerpt
Pre-order The Talking Cure e-book now for November 25 delivery. Haunted woman claws her way back to reality by reconnecting with her magical powers in The Talking Cure, a supernatural Yuletide follow-up to The Big Cinch. Visit the Shop for links to stories. My new novel, The Talking Cure, will be available November 25th. Over the next few weeks I’d love to share my journey into this bit of fiction with you. I found the story by listening to one of The Big Cinch’s secondary characters, Violet Arwald Humphrey. Although Violet has a strong voice, I quickly found that readers were looking for Sean Joye, the protagonist of…
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November 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Reposted by Author Kathy L. Brown
Rari reviews Enemy Colours by R.M. Olson:

Space opera, underdogs against the system, complex, flawed, and real characters you can get behind, adventures, political machinations, and space battles. You will love this book.

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Review: Enemy Colors – R.M. Olson
Genre: Military Sci-Fi; Space Opera, LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Demi, Lesbian, Non-Binary, Trans MTF Reviewer: Rari Get It At Amazon | B&N | Universal Buy Link About The Book The enemy of my enemy … ...
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October 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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October 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Here I am at my cozy table at my local Con, Archon!
October 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
A Sense for Memory Part Two by R.H. Stevens:  A Book Review

A Sense for Memory Part Two by R.H. Stevens (Zircona Works, 2025) The can’t-miss-it sequel to A Sense for Memory Part One, Part Two plunges the reader through a wormhole into a new realm of intrigue, adventure, and action. Disclosure: I…
A Sense for Memory Part Two by R.H. Stevens:  A Book Review
A Sense for Memory Part Two by R.H. Stevens (Zircona Works, 2025) The can’t-miss-it sequel to A Sense for Memory Part One, Part Two plunges the reader through a wormhole into a new realm of intrigue, adventure, and action. Disclosure: I initially read this book as part of my business relationship with Independent Book Review. This review also appears on that website. A Sense for Memory's Characters In A Sense for Memory Part One the reader cheers on the exploits of a tough Rej-Jir soldier/cop, Commander Qwatajawa, as she investigates the theft of a mysterious and powerful artifact.
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October 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Inexplicably power failure. Guess I'll power down, too.
October 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Lovely birthday today. Massage, nice long nap, and dinner at local upscale Italian restaurant with my household. Tiramisu! I don't have pix ,'cause I'm kinda tired of taking pix of my food.
September 28, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Birthday cards. #tarot
September 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A night out. #musicaltheater
September 24, 2025 at 11:49 PM
My new Sean Joye novel is coming out, just in time for the holidays!
Sean Joye Investigations, Book 2. The Talking Cure
Haunted woman claws her way back to reality by reconnecting with her magical powers in The Talking Cure, a supernatural Yuletide follow-up to The Big Cinch.
September 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Happy Equinox! A day of balance to you.
September 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Vinyl time. These guys seemed to have had lives well lived. #robertredford
September 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
If you're local the SF Bay Area, I'm going to be doing my best to squeeze a Trophy Dark session into a 3 hour block at BATScon in Berkeley on October 18th. Free event!

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September 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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September 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The title animation for this series was so influential on my impressionable young brain. #pbs
MYSTERY! Detail of the poster Edward Gorey designed to announce the new MYSTERY! series produced by WGBH Boston for PBS, premiering February 5, 1980. OneMr. Gorey created the drawings for the series’ opening title sequence, animated by Derek Lamb, Eugene Federenko, and Janet Perlman.
September 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Time for more attic antics. My last trip up there yielded actual antiques, but I would be glad to just efficiently finish the clear out today. No surprises, good or bad.
September 14, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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September 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
These cuties are called mad hatter peppers. They're going in the guac 🥑.
September 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Here I am at a period appropriate play, The Cottage. The Repertory Theatre of St Louis.
September 3, 2025 at 11:47 PM