Kate's Blog

In October of 1914, just a few weeks after her twenty-fourth birthday, Agatha Miller signed up to be a volunteer with the British Red Cross. War in Europe had been declared at the tail end of July, with England joining the fight within days. Agatha’s fiancé, Archie, was deployed in August and already large numbers of injured soldiers were returning to England for care. No doubt, Agatha’s desire to serve was a patriotic as well as a personal response.

Growing plants is in my blood. Ancestors on both sides of my family grew crops, kitchen gardens, and flowers. When they moved from farms to cities, they grew plants in backyards and on windowsills. Even after our recent downsizing, I kept a seven-foot-tall Schefflera tree, a twenty-year-old Christmas cactus, and far too many other potted species.

Kate's been offered participation in the 2024 International Agatha Christie Festival to be held in Torquay in the UK in September! You know what that means? Months of worrying about filling the room! 

Agatha Christie was such a remarkably prolific writer that “A Christie for Christmas” as a marketing slogan was used by her publishers for decades. Today, something “Christie” is still a popular holiday gift, so let’s take a look at what to put on your Wish List.

Every author knows that, while writing your book is hard, getting your book in the hands of readers is even harder. To find readers for Agatha Annotated, we are now advertising on Facebook and learning all about this kind of marketing.