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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

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

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You Have an Opinion and It Matters

Karin Kallmaker Readers and Libraries

I love your books. More people should read them!

It’s a corollary to “I love lesbian books! How come so many lesbians don’t know they exist?” These are statements and questions often uttered at Golden Crown conventions and I don’t attend an event where someone doesn’t say something along those lines. The follow-up is often something like, “What Can I do to help?” Read More

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Thinking for a Living – and Thankful

Karin Kallmaker Awards and Reviews, Craft of Writing, Kiss That Counted

One Simple Comment

“Your characters are always people I feel like I know.”
It was a simple comment from a reader last week at the Golden Crown convention, and one I really appreciated. We went on to discuss how I draw on real life and I’ve been mulling over the reader’s parting comment – that I must have interesting friends and family to have so much material to work with. Read More