Joan Nestle speaking at table with flowers

Talk, Love, Listen – Joan Nestle, in Her Own Words

Karin Kallmaker Sisters of the Pen 7 Comments

Who can’t see the parallel to the 1950s and 60s, when you would be scarcely tolerated if you were a desexed homosexual and the reality in 2015 that getting legally married leads to losing your job? It’s okay to be gay as long as you are invisible – true then. True now. Which is why reading Joan Nestle is as important today as it has ever been. Read More

Try Something Different?

Why Change? 3 Things I Learned from Melissa Brayden Plus a Sneak Peek

Karin Kallmaker Captain of Industry, Craft of Writing, Sisters of the Pen, Stepping Stone 13 Comments

 I learned way more than three things during Melissa Brayden‘s “25 Tips You Need to Write Faster, Please Your Readers, and Sell More Books” session at the Golden Crown Literary Society last week in New Orleans. It was easily the most informative and useful technical session of the Con for me – 25 useful things in 50 minutes. Suh-weet! Read More

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Casting the First Tweet – Why Someone Else’s Gender Is Not About Me

Karin Kallmaker Cheers & Chocolate, LIFE + STYLE 19 Comments

When I decide to do something the hard way I like to have a good reason. Wiring the home network with spare ports and power means adding peripherals is easier in the long run. Developing a character with a researched career and life history means smoother first drafting and a more complex book that readers like better. If there’s no good reason to do it the hard way, I can be as lazy as the day is long.Read More