There are three books that have been the most fun for me to write. Into The Land Of Shadows At the beginning of my writing career, I wrote THE WREN followed by THE DOVE. I knew I had a series
Read MoreThe Most Favorite Books I've Written by Kristy McCaffrey THE WREN and DEEP BLUE Both of these books were “firsts.” THE WREN was the first book I ever wrote, along with being
Read MoreThe most challenging books I've written – there are three. First is THE DOVE. THE DOVE was my sophomore effort after writing THE WREN (in which I was oblivious to writing rules, marketing,
Read MoreThe newest Wings of the West book is here! Arizona TerritorySeptember 1899 Sophie Ryan’s dream of working for a newspaper has come true. Accompanied by her cousin, Lucas Blackmore, a newly
Read MoreBy Kristy McCaffrey In 2023 I celebrated a milestone – the 20th anniversary of the publication of The Wren. It was the first book I wrote and published (in 2003), and I've been so grateful
Read MoreBy Kristy McCaffrey It was a hard year. My father-in-law passed away in May. He was a man of charisma and charity, tough yet always there for his family. My beloved chocolate lab, Lily, passed in July
Read MoreBy Kristy McCaffrey Last month was National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo for short. During November, writers from around the world try to write a 50,000-word novel. I signed up to punch out a
Read MoreBy Kristy McCaffrey I’m not a climber, but I’ve always been fascinated by mountain climbing and have followed the careers of many mountaineers. I've always wanted to write a book about it.
Read MoreI'm so excited to share that I have my first book in hardcover! Ancient Winds is now available in digital, paperback, and hardback. Buy from Amazon Signed copies available through my
Read MoreIf you're curious about the creative process, you can read an early version of Chapter One here. I was sorry to discard it when the story went in a different direction, mostly because I loved the sparks
Read MoreBy Kristy McCaffrey Here's the playlist I listened to while writing Ancient Winds. It's mostly 70's music, but there's also a few from the 80's, 90's and 2000's. Maybe it will spark a long forgotten
Read MoreBy Kristy McCaffrey I always begin the new year with much optimism and ambition in regard to my writing/publication schedule. I sincerely hope I can stay on track, because I’ve been known to get
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Read MoreBy Kristy McCaffrey I recently came across an old post on Facebook from a few years back in which my author friends were challenging one another to reveal seven things about their writing life.
Read MoreBy Kristy McCaffrey I must admit up front that I don’t usually share my writing goals/schedule for the year. It’s not that I don’t have them, it’s just that in the past I’ve often failed to
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