Copyright 2010 Kathy (K.B.) Hartwell
About the Author
Kathy (K. B.) Hartwell holds a Master of Arts degree in Creative Writing and teaches college writing courses at Mountain State University. She grew up in Princeton, a small town in southern West Virginia, where several historical events unfolded, and she remembers her father and mother, Roba and Della, relating past tales of "the good ol' days." Many of these stories included events dating as far back as the Civil War and when the county was first settled.
Kathy moved away from Princeton when she was twenty, but returned to the area eleven years later to where she now owns, and resides, in her childhood home with her husband, Russell; her mother, Della; her son, Lee; her Pomeranian babies, Dusty, Connor, and Breah; three ferrets, Oscar, Minky, and Baby; three cats; an adopted mourning dove; and a beta fish. Kathy has four siblings: R.C., Maurine, Wayne (who passed away this past February 26, 2010), and Mark; three of whom live in the area and all in West Virginia.
Her love of the Appalachians and its inhabitants has been her motivational force in capturing the moral fiber that connects southern Appalachian history to modern events. Kathy wants to be an author who brings the best of the Appalachian culture to the rest of the world. She writes, "I can never predict what my future writings will produce, but I can assure readers that they will reflect the best of this unique culture--a culture rich in heritage, family, and faith."
Kathy moved away from Princeton when she was twenty, but returned to the area eleven years later to where she now owns, and resides, in her childhood home with her husband, Russell; her mother, Della; her son, Lee; her Pomeranian babies, Dusty, Connor, and Breah; three ferrets, Oscar, Minky, and Baby; three cats; an adopted mourning dove; and a beta fish. Kathy has four siblings: R.C., Maurine, Wayne (who passed away this past February 26, 2010), and Mark; three of whom live in the area and all in West Virginia.
Her love of the Appalachians and its inhabitants has been her motivational force in capturing the moral fiber that connects southern Appalachian history to modern events. Kathy wants to be an author who brings the best of the Appalachian culture to the rest of the world. She writes, "I can never predict what my future writings will produce, but I can assure readers that they will reflect the best of this unique culture--a culture rich in heritage, family, and faith."