Who is Kaitlyn Dunnett?
Kaitlyn Dunnett is the pseudonym I chose to use on my contemporary mysteries because I am better known under my own name for historical mysteries, nonfiction, and historical romances. I am hoping to reduce rather than increase confusion by using a different name for this series, but the jury is still out on whether it is a good idea or not.
I used a pseudonym once before, for three contemporary category romances I wrote for Silhouette. That name was Kaitlyn (the name I’d have given myself rather than Kathy Lynn) Gorton (my maiden name). I didn’t want to use the same pseudonym again, since these new books are mysteries, not romances, so I kept the Kaitlyn and borrowed the surname of one of my favorite authors, Dorothy Dunnett.
I live in Maine with my husband and assorted cats and although I am not currently involved in things Scottish, I have been in the past.
This is "Kaitlyn" with the bass drum she once played in a small, rural, bagpipe band that was, sadly, short-lived.
This shot shows Kaitlyn with her husband (on bagpipes) and father-in-law (on drum), practicing with the band.
And here is Kaitlyn's husband, onstage with other local pipers and drummers.
"Kaitlyn," of course, has gotten older and given up the drum for the pen. Here I am in a recent candid shot taken at a writers' conference.
Let me introduce you to the inspiration for the real star of the Liss MacCrimmon Mystery Series, "Lumpkin" the cat. Although described in the books as "a big yellow tom," in reality he is buff-colored. He doesn't weigh quite as much as his fictional counterpart, either, although he's making every effort to reach that point!
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Last updated 7/7/07