Author journal
A Cuppa With Catherine
Pop the kettle on and settle in for truthful notes from the writing desk: book news, behind-the-scenes reflections, and the lived-in worlds Catherine brings to life.
Post-Launch Reflections: The Alpha Flame is Out in the World
What it feels like seeing this story in readers’ hands.
Some honest thoughts from Catherine Lynwood, now that The Alpha Flame has been released.
24 August 2025
The Fire Is Lit, The Alpha Flame: Discovery Is Out Now
Years in the making. Pages that burned. Today, it begins.
Today, The Alpha Flame: Discovery is released into the world. Here’s what it means to me, and where the fire goes from here.
21 August 2025
Writing Beth: The Girl Who Was Never Allowed to Be a Child
She was exploited too young, but she was never weak. Writing her wasn’t easy, but it mattered.
Beth’s story is raw, painful, and all too real. Here’s why I wrote her that way, and why she’s stronger than she knows.
19 August 2025
Four Days to Go, Why This Story Still Haunts Me
It began with silence. It ends with fire. And in four days, it belongs to you.
Only days remain before The Alpha Flame is released. Here’s what I want you to know, about the story, the wait, and why this book still stays with me.
17 August 2025
The Kind of Monster You Know: Writing Rick
Why The Alpha Flame needed a threat that feels real, human, and terrifyingly ordinary.
Rick isn't a caricature of evil. He's the danger that hides in plain sight. Here's why The Alpha Flame needed that kind of darkness.
16 August 2025
Writing Sex Honestly: Balancing Romance, Transaction, and Abuse in The Alpha Flame
Why I refused to fade to black, and how writing all kinds of sex scenes was necessary to tell the truth.
An honest look at why The Alpha Flame: Discovery includes romantic, transactional, and abusive sex, and why leaving any out would have been dishonest.
15 August 2025
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