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The Business Side of Books and Writing

Karin Kallmaker's posts about the business side of publishing and writing as a career.

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Lacking in Graciousness and Generosity, Part 2

Karin Kallmaker 07/31/2013 Business of Books 6 Comments

I don’t know an author who hasn’t had another author post BUY MY BOOK links on their space. Cover art, links to buy, the works. It’s rude, people.

#stayclassy#writingpride
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Do You Review? Blog It!

Karin Kallmaker 05/31/2011 Awards and Reviews, Business of Books, Readers and Libraries 2 Comments

I’m surprised by how many don’t realize they owe it to their own body of work—which is what you call a collection of creative endeavors such as writing down opinions—to share it as widely as possible.

#ReviewersBlogging
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Writing, Reading and LESBIANS – Really.

Karin Kallmaker 05/01/2011 Business of Books, LIFE + STYLE

But that list also says that “lesbian” is only 72% relevant as a word related to my site. Huh? 72%. I assure you, it’s 99.9% relevant.

#mylesbianfreespeech
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No Bang. Lots of Whimpering.

Karin Kallmaker 02/09/2011 Business of Books

When pirates think someone has taken something that belongs to them they whine, completely unaware of the irony.

#GotchaSuckas!Piracy Sucks
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2 Million Words – How Many is That?

Karin Kallmaker 09/15/2010 Book News, Business of Books, Unforgettable

I also like sometimes to simply sit and look at my books, as if my shelf were a garden. Whenever I finish a project I like to take a little bit to see how my garden grows.

#lesbianromance
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  • Trivia: A Fish Out of Water
    Disney's The Little Mermaid is one of those movies Karin has never been able to sit through, and she dislikes the original fairy tale so much she had to fix it with A Fish Out of Water. Because patriarchy and disposable women.

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  • Cover Cowboys and Kisses lesbian romance by Karin Kallmaker. Woman in black dress holds a book of old folded pages and lavender. Cowboys and Kisses - Western Romance - eBook, Print, Audio $4.99 – $13.95
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Sapphic holiday romances by Karin Kallmaker

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Random Shiny Things

  • Simply the Best Reviewed at The Lesbian Review
    Get this book when you want to find romance in amongst the dumpster fire world in which we live.
  • Reader Comments about Sugar
    The dialogue is probably the best I have read by this author and she excels at snappy dialogue.
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