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Kathryn's Beach
Kathryn's Beach, affectionately called "KB," was originally written
as a short story on January 16, 2000. From Jan 17 to Feb 6, 2000 – at
the urging of Terrie Berg – the story was expanded into a short novel.
During 2004, Kathryn's Beach was combined with High Tide.
In 2005, the two stories were separated again. |
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High Tide
High Tide follows closely on the heels of Kathryn's Beach, beginning a
few days after the end of KB. When the tide comes in, the force of the water grows stronger.
It is more difficult to stay on course. Ditto, life. |
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Storm Surge
Storm Surge follows four years after High Tide. Kathryn's life is
forced in a perpendicular direction to where she would have it go. Her
sense of family obligation wars with her desire to have a life of her choosing. |
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Coffee!
More than a caffeine craving, coffee is Kathryn's security blanket against
the cold world of child abuse investigations and the chill it left within
her. |
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Naming Characters
Kathryn was originally named "Maggie," as a reference to a role
played by Patricia Neal in the 1965 movie, IN HARM'S WAY. Before the first
chapter was finished, it became apparent "Maggie" better fit
her best friend. Kathryn does not have a last name in Kathryn's Beach because she is not a two name person in that book. Her last name takes on significance in High Tide. |
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The ending to Storm Surge is in the first chapter of Kathryn's Beach AND
High Tide! |
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Ioseph
"Ioseph" is the Gaelic spelling for Joseph, according to my Irish baby
names book. Pronounce it as you would Joseph. Maggie tells this information to
Kathryn at the dinner party at Maggie and Dave's home. |
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| Kathryn's Beach, my first novel, was written in a couple of hours a night for 21 days, or about 40 hours. |
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The setting for Kathryn's
story is based on Seal Beach, California, in Orange County. The real Seal Beach is 0.8 miles long, whereas, in
the story the beach is 5 miles long. The cover photos were taken at Seal Beach.
The town of Seal Beach and the beach have been in several movies and television
shows, and I am told, the book Jonathan Livingston Seagull. If you have
trivia on Seal Beach's Hollywood history -- email me! |
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| What's with the font size?
Frankly, reading shouldn't be work, especially fiction, most especially
beach books! Book fonts should be a readable size and absolutely
no serfs. Period. (Take notes publishing industry!) |
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| The mural is simply imaginary
-- I made it up -- not based on anything. It is a literary device
to show how "into" the project the nuns are. If anyone
paints the mural in Kathryn's Beach, please send photos. I'd love to see
them! |
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