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Surviving that First Panel – Moderators and Panelists

Karin Kallmaker 09/04/2022 Business of Books, Events and Appearances, Resources 0 Comments

Karin Kallmaker’s tips on moderating and/or being on a panel. And why it’s important to make love to the bush! Ad free site.

#writeradviceFor WritersParticipating on a Writer's Panel
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Surviving that First Reading – Updated Once Again

Karin Kallmaker 05/03/2021 Business of Books, Events and Appearances, Resources 2 Comments

Revised and expanded – Karin Kallmaker’s advice on how to prepare and survive reading from your book the first time. Ad free site.

#writeradviceFor WritersReading Your Book to a CrowdWriters Live Reading
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Giving Up the Privilege of Disbelief to Find Creativity Again

Karin Kallmaker 10/16/2020 Craft of Writing, LIFE + STYLE, Resources 0 Comments

After 7 months of stay-at-home, and watching the failures of things I took for granted, I’ve had to conquer my own disbelief that any of this could happen here.

#CreativityandCovidFor WritersWriter Self-Care
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Dear Writers – Never Doubt You Are a Pebble

Karin Kallmaker 10/07/2020 Craft of Writing, Resources, Sisters of the Pen 4 Comments

It’s not just you and me. Even famous, wildly successful, ground-breaking writers doubt they had an impact. #ImposterSyndrome #WriterSelfCare

#ImposterSyndromeFor WritersWriter Self-Care
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The New Normal Includes Sleep Loss – Resources that Might Help

Karin Kallmaker 04/10/2020 LIFE + STYLE, Resources 0 Comments

I’ve always had trouble sleeping, but for many of my friends, running short on sleep night after night is a first. And there’s little advice about sleep loss during a prolonged crisis. Ad free site.

#COVID-19#grief#nightmares#sleep#sleep lossFor Readers
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Arting Your Heart Out – Introvert Writer Self-Care

Karin Kallmaker 08/11/2019 Craft of Writing, LIFE + STYLE, Resources 1 Comment

Enjoying local people art their heart out is one of my favorite self-cares for the solitary writer lifestyle. It’s also a great balance to the times we’re living through.

#writeradviceArting Your Heart OutFor WritersIntrovert WriterWriter Self-Care
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FF World Random Read Generator – Lesbian Fiction

Karin Kallmaker 04/11/2017 Resources 0 Comments

This addictive random title generator based on Goodreads will suggest a list of ten lesfic books every time you click it. Now enhanced with sub-genres to choose from! Did I mention it’s addictive?

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Romance Writers of America

Karin Kallmaker 11/11/2016 Resources 0 Comments

I no longer recommend RWA as a resource. Please see the full post for details on how RWA censured and suspended a woman of color for calling out racism. And then they made it worse.

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