Writer, Editor, Word-Wrangler

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Kat Richardson delivers a weird fantasy mystery that will delight fans of Philip Marlowe and Jim Butcher! Wild twists, devious plotting, sparkling dialogue, and a lot of bone-deep chills. Highly recommended!

Jonathan Maberry, Bestselling author of NecroTek and editor of Weird Tales Magazine, on STORM WATERS

Storm Waters is a pitch-perfect killer noir — punched up with magic, and keenly imagined by a master of the form.

Cherie Priest, author of Flight Risk

 

I fully expected Humphrey Bogart to rise from his grave and volunteer to narrate Storm Waters. Kat Richardson has managed to capture that gritty noir feel of post-prohibition Hollywood. Marty Storm is tortured — physically and also just really messed up emotionally — and the mystery takes twists I wasn’t expecting. It’s a noir and stormy ride.

Mary Robinette Kowal, award-winning author of The Lady Astronaut series

Bloggy Stuff and Blither

Slang from Storm Waters, Part 2

Nov 05, 2024

All Rung Up: Continuing with the daily slang term from the 1920s and 30s. Will you be celebrating tonight when the election returns come in? Maybe you’ll be “All rung up.” No, you won’t be on the phone until you’re exhausted, nor will you and your party be on the trash pile of election history. […]

 

 

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Editing and Coaching

Helping fiction authors reach their writing goals.

 

Specializing in developmental editing of long-form popular fiction from genre-bending fantasy, to mystery and science fiction, as well as coaching writers through their journey to authorship. Editing rates start at 3¢/word for fiction. Coaching and special projects start at $250/month. Drop me email to discuss your fiction project.

 

“Having Kat Richardson edit my short stories was one of the most educational and informative experiences of my writing journey thus far.” — Andrija Popovic, short story author.

 

 

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