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Writing with Color – A Resource for Writers

Karin Kallmaker 08/05/2016 Resources 0 Comments

Writing with Color gives writers the tools and confidence to create and describe ethnically and racially diverse characters.

For Writers
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Poets and Writers

Karin Kallmaker 08/05/2016 Resources 0 Comments

Poets & Writers is a site that treats writing like both an art form and a profession. Have a look at their “Tools for Writers.”

For Writers
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Lambda Literary Foundation

Karin Kallmaker 08/05/2016 Resources 0 Comments

LLF supports the fundamental preservation of LGBTQ culture and lives through stories that are written, published and read.

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Golden Crown Literary Society

Karin Kallmaker 08/04/2016 Resources 0 Comments

Find out more about the organization that produces my favorite event of the year!

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Public Libraries Everywhere

Karin Kallmaker 08/04/2016 Resources 0 Comments

Library cards are easy to get, free, and may be available to you even if you don’t live there. There are many library resources, like digital historic photos, that don’t even require a library card. Plus Batgirl. Read more about Batgirl.

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Writer Beware

Karin Kallmaker 08/04/2016 Favorite Things, Resources 0 Comments

Writer Beware “shines a bright light into the dark corners of the shadow-world of scams, schemes, and pitfalls that threaten authors.”

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Self-Editing for Fiction Writers

Karin Kallmaker 07/29/2016 Resources 1 Comment

The terminology of good fiction, excellent modern examples and a wealth of practical advice useful to writers of all experience levels. Invaluable!

For Writers
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Asked and Answered: Song Lyrics

Karin Kallmaker 04/21/2008 Craft of Writing, Resources

Wouldn’t you rather be learning the native cuisine for your novel’s setting or the intricacies of your character’s career than learning about the fair use doctrine and public domain?

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    Admiration for strong women in history was one of the reasons Faith Fitzgerald in Wild Things is a history prof and biography writer. Plus that's what she explained were her studies, so it's not like Karin had a real choice in the matter.

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    Bibliophile's Bounty! Night Vision Top Five of the Year!
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    There is a warmth to the author's reading that works perfectly for this story.

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