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Home Blog POST TOPICS Sisters of the Pen

Sisters of the Pen

Karin Kallmaker's posts about other sapphic writers, particularly the foremothers of sapphic fiction, like Dorothy Allison and Lee Lynch. Women we all should be so lucky to know.

Try Something Different?

Why Change? 3 Things I Learned from Melissa Brayden Plus a Sneak Peek

Karin Kallmaker 08/02/2015 Captain of Industry, Craft of Writing, Sisters of the Pen, Stepping Stone 13 Comments

I learned more than three things from Melissa Brayden at #gcls2015 – now to put them to work! Plus, here’s the current opening of Captain of Industry I read at the Con.

#amwriting#GCLS2015#lesfic#writeradviceMelissa Brayden
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Go Set a Watchman – It’s Not About Atticus

Karin Kallmaker 07/17/2015 Sisters of the Pen 3 Comments

If nothing else, Go Set a Watchman’s very existence, and the hurt and outrage people feel at the idea that their beloved hero could be so deeply flawed has made us all Scout once again.

#racismGo Set a WatchmanHarper Lee
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Stars Fell On Alabama’s Lesbian and Gay Couples – reblog from Mary Griggs

Karin Kallmaker 02/09/2015 LIFE + STYLE, Sisters of the Pen

Mary Griggs shares a wonderful history lesson and a summing up of the beautiful, supportive “Wedding Week” in Alabama. Read it, it will do your heart good.

#LGBT#WWJDMarriage Equality

Dear Dairy – reblog from KG MacGregor

Karin Kallmaker 02/07/2015 Craft of Writing, Sisters of the Pen

My example is from Love by the Numbers:
“She loved her beautiful back hair.” I caught that in the last proof before the book went to press.

#editorsrock#lesficLesbian Romance
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PTown 2014 at Womencrafts and GCLS!

Karin Kallmaker 10/05/2014 Events and Appearances, Sisters of the Pen

You can catch up to me in two places this Women’s Week, both high in laughter and low in pressure. Just drop in and feel free to say hello and collect your hug (if you’re in to that).

#GCLS#WomensWeek
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    One of my favorite things to do after reading a Karin Kallmaker book is to jump over to my Frosting on the Cake.
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