A Cuppa With Catherine

Pop the kettle on and settle in for a cuppa. Catherine Lynwood invites you to share in her updates, reflections, and the worlds and characters she brings to life—like old friends having a natter over tea.

Moody portrait of a woman with subtle bruising, looking down in contemplation against a dark background.

Coming up in 2 days from now - Writing Violence Without Glory: Real Threat, Real Cost

The Alpha Flame refuses to make violence a spectacle. Even with a black-belt heroine, it shows the real cost, the fear, and the truth.

Verostic Fiction: A New Genre for the Stories That Don’t Flinch

Introducing the word I needed to describe how I write, raw, honest, character-driven fiction that doesn’t look away.

Stylized dictionary entry for “Verostic” with notes and a vintage pen on a softly lit desk.

You’ve heard of psychological thrillers. Gritty drama. Trauma-lit. None of them quite fit. That’s why I’m introducing Verostic fiction, a new genre for emotionally raw, character-led, brutally honest storytelling.

19 July 2025

If You Loved The Girl on the Train, Try The Alpha Flame: Discovery

Dark secrets, unreliable truths, and raw emotion.

Empty suburban railway platform at night with mist and dim lights

For readers who devour psychological thrillers full of secrets and humanity, The Alpha Flame is waiting.

17 July 2025

The Grit and Heart of The Alpha Flame

Why real emotion matters more than easy answers.

Two women sitting close on a worn sofa in dim light, sharing a moment of quiet understanding

The Alpha Flame isn’t comfortable reading, it’s raw, honest, and deeply human.

15 July 2025

The Scene I Almost Didn’t Write, But Knew I Had To

Some moments demand more than words, and they demand to be written anyway.

A shadowed room with a door left ajar and a faint light beyond — heavy with atmosphere and unspoken tension.

One scene in The Alpha Flame: Discovery pushed me harder than the rest. It was graphic. Uncomfortable. Too much, maybe. But I wrote it, and I’m glad I did.