Kathleen Baldwin (novelist)
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Kathleen Baldwin is an American
writer
of comic romance novels set in the Regency period.
After earning a B.A.
in Art and Design, Baldwin worked as a freelance artist for many years, designing models for toys while raising her children. During her early years of writing, Baldwin was able to have some of her nonfiction and poetry published, but continually received rejection notices for her fiction submissions. She quit her freelance work to concentrate on her writing and joined the Romance Writers of America
. Finally, after 63 rejection notices, Baldwin found a receptive editor at Kensington Books who purchased her novel, a "Regency Romantic Comedy". The editor requested several more novels, and Baldwin was given a deadline of less than a year to complete two more novels and a novella.
Baldwin has been married since the 1980s. She and her husband Brett have four children, three boys and a girl. She and her family live in Texas
.
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Writer
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of comic romance novels set in the Regency period.
Biography
Kathleen Baldwin was born and raised in Arizona, and moved 14 times before high school. The constant moving allowed her to meet many different people from many different backgrounds and areas. She gained a love of reading from her mother, who often read her poems and classic stories before bedtime. Her grandmothers, great-grandmothers, and great-aunts frequently related stories as well, so that a young Baldwin believed that women in general were supposed to tell stories. A voracious reader, Baldwin read at a level beyond her years, and was often excused from English classes to read on her own or to write down her own stories.After earning a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Art and Design, Baldwin worked as a freelance artist for many years, designing models for toys while raising her children. During her early years of writing, Baldwin was able to have some of her nonfiction and poetry published, but continually received rejection notices for her fiction submissions. She quit her freelance work to concentrate on her writing and joined the Romance Writers of America
Romance Writers of America
Romance Writers of America is a national non-profit genre writers association. It provides networking and support to individuals seriously pursuing a career in romance fiction and supports top authors such as Nora Roberts and Judith McNaught.-History:...
. Finally, after 63 rejection notices, Baldwin found a receptive editor at Kensington Books who purchased her novel, a "Regency Romantic Comedy". The editor requested several more novels, and Baldwin was given a deadline of less than a year to complete two more novels and a novella.
Baldwin has been married since the 1980s. She and her husband Brett have four children, three boys and a girl. She and her family live in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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Single novels
- Lady Fiasco (2003)
- Mistaken Kiss (2004)
- Cut From the Same Cloth (2004)
Omnibus in collaboration
- Waltz With a Rogue (2004) (with Mona Gedney and Lisa Noeli)