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Transitions and Thank You

Karin Kallmaker 03/31/2024 Cheers & Chocolate 12 Comments

Thank you to everyone for your kind thoughts and well wishes. My father has passed peacefully. (Follow-up to my previous blog.)

#PersonalNewsWriter Self-Care
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Life Happens – and Then Some

Karin Kallmaker 03/28/2024 Book News, Covered Hearts, Frosting 3 - Still Crazy After All These Years 7 Comments

A lot of life is happening, in all of its stages. This means I’m rearranging my publishing schedule for the next 4-5 months to spend time with my parents.

#PersonalNewsWriter Self-Care
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In Every Port – History on a Flyleaf

Karin Kallmaker 03/13/2024 In Every Port, Readers and Libraries 6 Comments

There’s a reason I don’t care what people do to a book they own. Sometimes they’re saving their own life or someone else’s sanity.

#lesfic#WriterPrideFor Readers
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Read an Indie Ebook – Gigantic Smashwords Sale

Karin Kallmaker 03/05/2024 Book News, Events and Appearances 0 Comments

There’s a huge sale at Smashword for “Read an eBook Week” and you’ll find my indie releases are 50% off.

#lesficBooks on SaleSapphic Romance
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I Stand with The T – Public Thread

Karin Kallmaker 01/16/2024 LIFE + STYLE, Sisters of the Pen 6 Comments

I Stand with The T – Public Thread preserved from the implosion of Bird Site. Trans people are part of this cis lesbian’s queer family.

#feminist#mylesbianfreespeech#ProtectTransKids#TransWomenAreWomenLesbian Pride
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Random Trivial Things

  • Trivia – Meryl Streep and Helen Mirren? Sure!
    It's unusual for Karin to have an actor in mind to play one of her characters. An exception is Marissa's mother in Finders Keepers. The "step up on the table in the country club dining room to make an announcement" personality - it's so Meryl Streep. If she were unavailable then Helen Mirren would do it justice as well.

Featured Published Things

  • 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. Text reads A Coin of Love Romance, Velvet in Venice, Karin Kallmaker, Goldie and Lammy Winning Author Velvet in Venice - Paperback $13.95

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Random Shiny Things

  • Reader Comments about Christabel
    Love can conquer anything, even time and always evil. That's the message of this book, which I could not put down.
  • Frosting 3 – More Warming Trend, Captain, and Roller Coaster
    I love catching up on some of the characters she created from Warming Trend, Captain of Industry, Roller Coaster, and more.
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