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Reality is Not Reality TV

Karin Kallmaker Craft of Writing, LIFE + STYLE, Readers and Libraries

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Sometimes unrelated events flow together and to me, suddenly, they don’t seem so unrelated. I have been planning some parts of this particular blog for some time, but didn’t feel I had my thoughts considered enough to share. Read More

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Ellipse. . . How I Loved. . . Thee. . .

Karin Kallmaker Book News, Craft of Writing, Embrace in Motion, Painted Moon - First Edition

So I started reading Painted Moon, which is my fifth published book. I feared that in the intervening years the story had grown dated, or that my growth as a writer would have me itching to rewrite every other sentence. To my relief, both the story and my writing held up to my critical eye, though I found a tweak here and there that was essential. To be sure, there were passages I would tackle differently now, but overall, I was pleased. Well, except for the ellipses. Read More

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It’s About Passion

Karin Kallmaker Cheers & Chocolate, Craft of Writing, Readers and Libraries

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Anyone who knows me won’t be surprised that I find much in common between cooking and writing. Both are about the passion to take pieces and make a whole. The parallels are true of all creative pursuits, I suppose. But I like food and that metaphor speaks strongly to me.

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Julia Child was One of My Early Crushes

I just finished watching Julie & Julia, which is a perfectly wonderful movie about passion. It’s about Julia Child, whom I adored from the moment I saw her bash a too cold lump of dough with a baseball bat. Read More