Katriona E MacMillan
Freelance Content Writer, Author, Poet, and Script Writer.
“Talented Scottish writer seeks friends to fight back against AI.”
K MacMillan
Welcome to the official page of Katriona E MacMillan
Katriona is a freelance writer who lives in Scotland. She has written for big brand names as well as for herself. She has many published works accumulated in her 5 years + as a professional writer.
Visit her rock blog or her writing blog, read her Hubs, find her on Medium, or browse her books on Amazon.
You can also follow Katriona’s progress in her hobby – rockhounding – over on The Stone Circle’s page. Katriona keeps the blog there, as well.
Katriona is also an Amazon associate and you will find links to products throughout these pages. The material will be relevant, don’t worry.
Buy Books by Katriona MacMillan
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A Bit About Me
Hi, I am Katriona or Katie for short. I write copy, content, ghostwrite, and write speculative fiction and scripts. I am from Scotland, where the only thing colder than the weather is my ability to murder a character with a smile on my face.
The best way to describe me as a writer is as ‘Prolific’. I started at 12/13 and didn’t stop.
My biggest challenge was back in 2016, when a computer update wiped out my entire life’s work. I was 4 books deep into writing the Dark Science series at the time. Let me tell you: when I rewrote that book, I self published. As much as I relish the idea of an agent, I am well aware of what happens when you don’t put your work out into the world.
It gets swallowed by your computer and forgotten about.
Don’t Read Books? Buy Me a Coffee!
Like my work? Support me as a full time wordsmith on buy me a coffee if you don’t like books. That way I can carry on the time-old Scots tradition of telling tall tales.
New Release: A Taxi Home / When The Meter’s Not Running
<This article contains links to Amazon products. To be fair, I made them myself.> A Taxi Home is the new short story by Katriona MacMillan, the book and eBook versions both contain When the Meter’s Not Running, a scripted adaptation of the short story which lasts around ten minutes. Pick Up Your Copy Here! What’s…
Writing the Shadow People
Developing a short story by Katriona MacMillan. Hello again and welcome to another exciting episode of “what the hell was going through my head when I wrote that?!” This week we will be focusing on The Shadow People, a short story I released for Halloween in 2023. FYI in the horror sector, there’s a bunch…
New Year, New Me.
by Katriona E MacMillan A Hogmanay poem in the Scots language. New year, new me. I cocooned masel on Christmas Eve. Gained a new set of arms and grew 14 feet, Pterodactyl wings and a pelican’s beak. I’ve goat chainsaw hauns noo, And wasps for ma teeth, And laser eyes, And spikes oan ma knees.…
“There is a plug at the bottom of the ocean. When the Gods pull it out, the whole world will drain away.”
K MacMillan, a 2-sentence-story.
Poetry Publications
Poetry Publications
“We Eat Like Animals”, Disgust, Lemon Peel Press, 2021
Short Stories and Fiction Publication History
“The Shadow People” Short Story by Katriona MacMillan, Available from Halloween 2023
“The Portrait Artist” Short Story by Katriona MacMillan, Available from Amazon now!
“Comfrey; Dark Science, Part 5” Novel, Amazon, December 2022
“Bananas” Short Story by Katriona MacMillan, Available on Amazon, 2022
“Iolite: Dark Science, Part 4” Novel, Amazon, 2021
“Courtesy Flush: the Aftermath”, Short Story, Infinity Realms Book Store (NLA), 2019
“The Spice of Life”, Short Story, Fangs and Broken Bones, 2018
“Quicksilver: Dark Science, Part 3” Novel, Amazon, 2018
“Valerian: Dark Science, Part 2” Novel, Amazon, 2016
“Edelweiss: Dark Science, Part 1” Novel, Amazon, 2016
“A Voice in a Box” Short Story, Unleashing the Voices Within, 2016
“Blood in the Gutters” Short Story, BOBO Bleeds Horror Podcast, 2016 (NLA)
“Bad Apples” Short Story, Apocalypse Chronicles, 2016
Editing Work
“101 Self Care Suggestions” by KC Crawford – Editor Credit, 2018
“LEGAL guide to Glamping” by Rob Farrow – Editor Credit, 2018
“There’s a Reason for Tomorrow” by Anonymous, Editor Credit, 2018
Content and Copy Writing
I have been copy and content writing since I went full time freelance in 2019. Although clients are multiple, most of the work I do is ghostwriting. Here are a couple of clients who don’t mind me laying claim to my work. I will try to remember and add more as they occur to me.
Five Minutes Spare – Do you have a spare five minutes to learn a skill, find a new hobby, or explore new places? This site can help.
Lilly Likes Amsterdam – Want to know about Amsterdam? Have a passion for bagging holiday bargains? Lilly Likes are a great organisation that I have happily written for over the years.
“Dance like no one is watching. They are not. They are too busy tripping over their own feet.”
K. MacMillan
Read Now on Kindle!
Amazon Kindle is a great way to experience a wealth of books that you can read on an electronic device. This saves bookshelf space and lets you read in the sun without hurting your eyes. IYKYK. You can buy Kindle devices here, or read on your phone through the app. The app is available in Google Play store and in the Apple store.
Kindle Unlimited lets me list my books for reading within Kindle, including them as part of your monthly fee. This means that if you have Kindle Unlimited, you can read my eBooks for no added cost.
Lastly, you can get free delivery on loads of Amazon goods when you upgrade to Amazon Prime. If you are a regular shopper this is a great way to save on postage and packaging fees.
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