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Dishing on the L-Word

Karin Kallmaker 03/18/2004 Craft of Writing

The L-Word was never my cup of tea, but there’s lots of tea out there and we don’t all have to like the same tea.

Lesbian Pride

Memory Lane – Naiad Press Covers

More than a decade of covers from Karin’s Naiad Press years.

Barbara GrierNaiad Press
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Attracting a Publisher

Karin Kallmaker 03/03/2003 Business of Books, Craft of Writing

If you would like your book treated professionally, then you need to present it professionally.

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New Writer – Don’t Quit Your Day Job

Karin Kallmaker 03/03/2003 Business of Books

There is one thing to consider: just starting a book puts you in an elite group of people. And finishing makes you rarer still.

#writeradvice
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Why do you use a pen name?

Karin Kallmaker 04/21/2001 Business of Books 1 Comment

How could bookstore clerks suggest me to customers if they couldn’t say my name, I reasoned. So I suggested a phonetic compromise: Kallmaker.

#lesfic#whatsinanameLesbian Pride
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Random Trivial Things

  • Trivia – For the Record, Accountants are Sexy
    For the record, Karin can't paint or play an instrument (so writes about both), has trouble following a recipe (ergo the food porn), and has little aptitude for hard science (even though smart is the new sexy). She does have a marginal talent for double-entry bookkeeping. All of this explains why Car Pool and Above Temptation feature super sexy accountants who love music and food.

Featured Published Things

  • A white woman with long red hair, braids and bangs wears silver armor covering shoulders and breast. Her muscled hands rest on a two-headed axe. A Coin of Love Romance Knight of Nights, by Karin Kallmaker, Goldie and Lammy Award Winner. Knight of Nights - Paperback $13.95

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Random Shiny Things

  • In Deep Waters 1 at Curve Magazine
    This winning combination gives us fantasy, romance and smut throughout.
  • Poignant and Authentic- Cowboys and Kisses at Queer Aussie Reviews
    ...A look into the struggle women faced in the American West during the nineteenth century, and Karin has written it as masterfully as expected.
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