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Katherine's Corner
This is the space in which I semi-regularly spout off about whatever springs to mind. If you want to know anything at all about how my mind works, I recommend you check out my musings!
I am now open to guest blogs! If you have a blog post inside you but don't want the commitment of a full-time blog, send it my way and I might post it on here! Find out more here.
Love You However: The Hard Sell.
See also: 'I worked too hard on this book to let it slip under the radar'. It’s no secret that I, Katherine Blakeman, am still pretty...
Katherine Blakeman
Mar 224 min read
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Get To Know Them: An Interview With Anastasia and Victoria
I arrive at Honeybee Lane in Miltree, Cornwall, and already I don’t want to leave. Victoria Berry’s house is towards the end, and it...
Katherine Blakeman
Feb 196 min read
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The Fluffiest Orange-Flavoured Scones You Ever Did Eat...
Please note I forgot to add the raspberries in this batch... This is my first foray into putting recipes on my blog. And here is my...
Katherine Blakeman
Jan 182 min read
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Fine. I'll bite. WHY did I double-twist The Summer We've Had?
In its now two years of existence, the biggest criticism I’ve had of The Summer We’ve Had is the double plot twist at the end. People...
Katherine Blakeman
Jan 144 min read
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“Get A Proper Job” – The Reality Of Young People In The UK Job Market
I’ve been meaning to write this article for some time. Months, in fact. But I wanted to hold off for a while. I thought, ‘something’s got...
Katherine Blakeman
Nov 27, 20246 min read
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Time To Talk: Why Do I Write Books About Mental Health?
It’s no secret that mental health is one of the topics closest to my heart. It has been since I was twelve years old, setting up a...
Katherine Blakeman
Oct 10, 20245 min read
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Undiscovered: 150 Sapphic Books That Haven't Received Enough Love!
Over the last few months, you might have seen a couple of lists floating around. Lists that I have put together, of Sapphic books that,...
Katherine Blakeman
Sep 1, 20245 min read
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The Story Behind The Story: A Different Kind Of Pride
As a general rule of thumb, I’m a one-book-a-year author. The Silent Chapter in 2022. The Summer We’ve Had in 2023. Love You However ...
Katherine Blakeman
Aug 29, 20244 min read
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How Books Built Me: 21 Books, 21 Years
The other day, I was out driving with my mother, and I noticed a little girl walking along the pavement wearing a Cinderella dress. “I...
Katherine Blakeman
Jul 28, 202412 min read
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Undiscovered 2.0: 50 MORE Sapphic books you probably don't know about!
Since the first edition went down so well, I thought I’d make a part two. If you’re new here – hi, I’m Katherine Blakeman, and it upsets...
Katherine Blakeman
Jun 19, 20243 min read
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Undiscovered: 50 Sapphic books you probably don't know about!
It’s no secret that it’s Pride month right now. Yes, that glorious month of colours and gayness, where companies stick a rainbow on their...
Katherine Blakeman
Jun 8, 20243 min read
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Helen West: Mental Health Musings 2024
You know when you find a book that you literally cannot stop reading? The kind of book that you fall into whenever you have a spare...
Katherine Blakeman
May 19, 20243 min read
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Laury A. Egan: Mental Health Musings 2024
I first got to know Laury (she/her) last year, when she and I discovered that we both had an interest in Dissociative Identity Disorder....
Katherine Blakeman
May 18, 20243 min read
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Jacqueline Ramsden: Mental Health Musings 2024
In my humble opinion, Jacqueline Ramsden (she/they) has an absolutely uncanny ability to hit the nail on the head with her characters....
Katherine Blakeman
May 17, 20248 min read
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Hayden Quinn: Mental Health Musings 2024
Those of you who followed last year’s Sapphic Fiction February may recall Hayden’s first interview with me. We touched briefly on mental...
Katherine Blakeman
May 16, 20245 min read
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Violet Morley: Mental Health Musings 2024
If you haven’t read a book by Violet Morley (she/her) yet… I mean, WHAT are you doing? Violet is an immensely talented writer who can...
Katherine Blakeman
May 15, 20243 min read
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Hayley Anderton: Mental Health Musings 2024
Hayley Anderton (she/her) does such a lot for indie authors. From online events such as Indie April (in which I was lucky enough to...
Katherine Blakeman
May 14, 20244 min read
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Teresa Purkis: Mental Health Musings 2024
A stalwart of the Sapphic Fiction community, you may know Terry Purkis (she/her) through her Coming Home series, and her books that...
Katherine Blakeman
May 13, 20243 min read
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Everybody's talking about ME... well, some hopes!
ME being Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, of course. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Not ME as in, well, me. Although who knows, perhaps if my plans...
Katherine Blakeman
May 12, 20245 min read
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Lesbian Visibility Week: What is it, and what does it mean?
Provided you’ve not been hiding in a hole over the last four days (or potentially prior) when it comes to social media, you will have...
Katherine Blakeman
Apr 26, 20243 min read
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