Karin Kallmaker • Author

Author: Karin Kallmaker

  • New Writer – Don’t Quit Your Day Job

    New Writer – Don’t Quit Your Day Job

    [dropcap]F[/dropcap]rom the archives of Q&A in mail and message boards, my take on the current status of publishing.

    My first novel is being read by a publisher and they said some good things. When will I see a check from them, at acceptance or at publication?

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  • Extra Frosting: And Now a Word or Two

    Extra Frosting: And Now a Word or Two

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    [dropcap]A[/dropcap]t the time that Frosting on the Cake was published there was no “blog” concept on the Internet, or the contents of the final portion of this collection of short stories would have likely been a blog. I’m going to reprint it here because it answers a number of frequently asked questions. (more…)

  • Why do you use a pen name?

    Why do you use a pen name?

    [dropcap]T[/dropcap]hough there are great reasons to use a pen name, mostly surrounding marketing and branding, my reason is more pragmatic: my birth name is difficult to pronounce and spell. Complicating matters is that I no longer use my birth name as I’ve taken a legal name to share with my partner and our children. (more…)