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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!
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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.
Katherine Blakeman
Feb 11, 20247 min read
Rachel Bowdler: A Sapphic Fiction February Interview
I am honoured to be the only person, I believe, to possess a signed and annotated copy of Rachel Bowdler’s Holding On To Bluebell Lodge....
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Katherine Blakeman
Feb 10, 20244 min read
Olive J Kelley: A Sapphic Fiction February Interview
One of the things that make my heart sing in books is disability representation. So when Olive J. Kelley introduced themself – as you...
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Katherine Blakeman
Feb 9, 20244 min read
Jamey Moody: A Sapphic Fiction February Interview
I don’t think I’ve met a single Sapphic Fiction reader who doesn’t like a Jamey Moody novel. I mean, what’s not to like? There’s the...
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Katherine Blakeman
Feb 8, 20243 min read
Issy Waldrom: A Sapphic Fiction February Interview
Doesn’t this book, Heart’s Claim, have a beautiful cover? If you’re familiar with Issy on her Twitter, you’ll know that she also has a...
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Katherine Blakeman
Feb 7, 20243 min read
Sabrina Blaum: A Sapphic Fiction February Interview
I feel like it’s not often that a Sapphic Fiction author hails from Blyton-esque origins… but Sabrina Blaum does! I certainly agree with...
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Katherine Blakeman
Feb 6, 20247 min read
Matthew Zakharuk: A Sapphic Fiction February Interview
The wonderful cover you see in this picture is actually a very recent release! Imago: A Dystopian Gothic was released just a week ago and...
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Katherine Blakeman
Feb 5, 20245 min read
Abi Payton: A Sapphic Fiction February Interview
A huge warm welcome to Abi Payton today. Now, the authors of Sapphic Fiction February have full control over how much they disclose to me...
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Katherine Blakeman
Feb 4, 20243 min read
Diane Billas: A Sapphic Fiction February Interview
Diane Billas is a person of many talents. Not only does she play the French horn and the piano, on top of having a husband and child...
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Katherine Blakeman
Feb 3, 20245 min read
J. J. Hale: A Sapphic Fiction February Interview
Jess and I had our paths cross briefly last year, when she and I both wrote articles for Ami Spencer’s World Mental Health Day event back...
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Katherine Blakeman
Feb 2, 20246 min read
Elle Ire: A Sapphic Fiction February Interview
I’ve been aware of Elle for quite some time due to our mutual friend Kristen Zimmer, so I was delighted when she said she wanted to be...
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Katherine Blakeman
Feb 1, 20244 min read
Erica Lee: A Sapphic Fiction February Interview
Hello everyone – welcome to Sapphic Fiction February 2024! Make sure to keep checking back here (or on my social media accounts) to read...
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Katherine Blakeman
Nov 5, 20234 min read
Angst As An Act Of Self-Love? by Merlina Garance
I've been wondering recently, why it is that I love writing angst so much. Because it's never pleasant to put myself in the shoes of...
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Katherine Blakeman
Oct 9, 20235 min read
The (Unofficial) List of Sapphic Fiction Books with a Mental Health Theme: 2023
Given that my latest book The Summer We’ve Had has a strong mental health theme, with the two main characters having depression and...
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Katherine Blakeman
Sep 27, 20233 min read
Becoming A Writer In Your Fifties Is Crazy, Right? by Barbara Lynn Murphy
You’d think I would have heeded the voice that repeatedly echoed those words in my head. But I’m writing this blog post, so I’m sure...
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Katherine Blakeman
Sep 7, 20233 min read
How Being Ghosted After My PTSD Diagnosis Influenced My Ghosthunting YA Book... by Chloe Spencer
Content Warning: discussions of PTSD, brief mentions of suicide ideation When I was first diagnosed with PTSD and started treatment for...
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Katherine Blakeman
Aug 21, 20235 min read
Laury A. Egan: A Guest Interview!
When I put an appeal out on Twitter for guest posters and interviewees earlier this month, author and poet (among other things) Laury A....
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Katherine Blakeman
Aug 10, 20233 min read
Is Revenge What You Want, What You Really, Really Want? by Emma Brand
As a red-head, I couldn’t pass up a Ginger Spice reference! Now that I’ve had my 90’s kid moment, I would like to tell you a story. A...
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Katherine Blakeman
Jul 16, 20232 min read
Not The Same Twenty-Four Hours: A Brief Rant by Katherine Blakeman
I am writing this as an allusion to a recent controversy on Book Twitter, which has started a discourse on whether writers should write...
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Katherine Blakeman
Jul 9, 20234 min read
Not Broken In The Slightest: Asexuality, And Why I Wrote About It
If you haven’t read it already, you may not be aware that Cass, the main character of my book The Summer We’ve Had, is asexual. Wow!...
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Katherine Blakeman
Jun 26, 20234 min read
I Am Anxious And So Is My Kid, by SuaSponteBaker
There was a poem recited during one of the last episodes of Ted Lasso that I’d never heard before, but resonated with me in a big way. It...
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