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Why I Love the Editing Phase

Karin Kallmaker 04/17/2016 Captain of Industry, Craft of Writing 6 Comments

Karin Kallmaker’s Writer Brain and Editor Brain duke it out for supremacy, then a real editor shows up.

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Embrace Your Superpower

Karin Kallmaker 02/13/2016 Cheers & Chocolate, LIFE + STYLE

I was enjoying the great outdoors at the mall, like you do, and had the opportunity to wield my Superpower. Not the writing one, the other one.

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Do Overs + 2 = Old Treasures in New Formats

Karin Kallmaker 01/24/2016 Book News, Do Overs + 2, Short Stories

Do Overs, You Can’t Win if You Don’t Play and Lilith are in one bundle. Not sure you’ve read them? These links to descriptions and an excerpt will help.

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Linkapalooza – Holiday Novella ‘Comfort and Joy’ Available Just About Everywhere

Karin Kallmaker 12/10/2015 Book News, Comfort and Joy

“Everywhere” might be an exaggeration, but readers from Japan to India, Alaska to Australia can now download Comfort and Joy from their favorite e-tailer. Below is a list of direct links to help you find it wherever in the world you are.

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“Comfort and Joy” Holiday Novella Excerpt

Karin Kallmaker 11/24/2015 Book News, Comfort and Joy

Milla Zajac is home for the holidays. It’s a surprise for her mother, and a promise of the best apple pie on the planet and plenty of unrationed hot showers. Her winding path home leads her to Tyna, and thoughts of a future that seemed out of reach. (Excerpt below.)

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  • Trivia – Car Pool and Chili Pepper Oil
    Only one real life experience has been a featured event in one of Karin's books: the chili pepper oil scene in Car Pool. Karin was the one in the bath tub hoping for relief. The French edition of the novel even features red chili peppers on the cover.

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  • A glowing young black woman with natural hair and red lips looks over her shoulder through mottled light at the Grand Canal and skyline of St. Marcos Plaza in Venice. A glass of deep red wine is in the foregound. A Coin of Love Romance, Velvet in Venice, Karin Kallmaker, Goldie and Lammy Winning Author Velvet in Venice - A Coin of Love Romance eBook $4.99
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  • Roller Coaster at the Lesbrary
    Kallmaker quietly but effectively sets the stage... Recommended.
  • The Beginnings of Lesbian Pulp Fiction in Wind in Her Hair
    It’s worth reading the notes at the end of the book to learn a little more about Kallmaker’s inspiration and a rumination on the beginning of lesbian fiction.
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