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Why the Writer is Crying – a Meme

Karin Kallmaker 01/13/2022 Craft of Writing, LIFE + STYLE 0 Comments

A friend shared the Librarian version of this meme and I immediately thought of all the things writers post about that make them cry. #WritingLife

#ILoveaSpreadsheet#WriterSelfCare#WritingLife

It’s the Little Things that Bring Comfort and Joy – Giveaway

Karin Kallmaker 12/20/2021 Book News, Comfort and Joy, Maybe Next Time 70 Comments

Visual treats from Hawaii, find out what’s giving Karin GREAT joy today, and enter in a giveaway for an ebook/audio bundle.

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Inclusion, Survival, and Rainbow Unicorns

Karin Kallmaker 09/22/2021 LIFE + STYLE, Readers and Libraries, Sisters of the Pen 16 Comments

Where I stand on the Golden Crown Literary Society’s clarification of its inclusive language. Short answer: I’m 100% for it. Also, pic of my favorite rainbow unicorn.

#feminist#mylesbianfreespeech#wlw
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Hidden and Not-So-Hidden Fun in Simply the Best

Karin Kallmaker 08/15/2021 Book News, Simply the Best 6 Comments

I sponge up quips and quotes from movies and then they come back out at odd times. Here’s some nods and quips that made it into Simply the Best. I can’t help myself!

#romancewriter#writingprideMusic be the Food of Love
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Simply the Best – Say Hello to Alice and Pepper

Karin Kallmaker 06/23/2021 Book News, Simply the Best 3 Comments

Find out how an unfortunate trending topic sent Alice Cabot to Beverly Hills, and why Pepper Addington was waiting for her.

#excerpt#wlwLesbian Romance
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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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