Karin's Valued Resources as a Reader and Writer

Resources for writers, sapphic fiction advocates, and readers that Karin Kallmaker has found useful or wishes to share her opinion about. No commissions or ads.

Scrivener Recommendation – How to Start and Useful Tips

Karin Kallmaker 08/12/2026 Favorite Things, Resources

Karin’s recommendations on the Scrivener software that helps writers organize, plan and publish, including how to get started with the software.

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The Tsunami of Thievery

Karin Kallmaker 10/26/2025 Business of Books, Resources 5 Comments

Highlighting a new report from Writer Beware about the MASSIVE increase in marketing scams aimed at writers and musings on what easy fakery can mean.

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You Have FIVE Minutes, People! – Adapting Prose for Author Live Reading

Karin Kallmaker 08/11/2025 Above Temptation, Events and Appearances, Frosting 3 - Still Crazy After All These Years, Resources 2 Comments

What does it mean to adapt a passage from a larger work to a live reading of perhaps five minutes? Karin Kallmaker has an example.

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I Heart SapphFIC Book Finder and Reader Picks

Karin Kallmaker 01/13/2024 Resources

I Heart SapphFIC provides an annual reading challenge for readers, a rich BookFinder, and promotion opportunities for writers. Read more about it.

ALA: You Have the FREEDOM TO READ

Karin Kallmaker 09/12/2023 Resources

You have the freedom to read. Exercise that freedom and ask your local library to add books you want to read to their catalogs. It starts with getting that library card, right?

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