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Home Blog POST TOPICS Craft of Writing

The Craft of Writing and Writer Self-Care

These posts by Karin Kallmaker cover practical topics for sapphic writers, as well as advice for writer self-care in difficult times.

Question: Do You Have a Straight Following?

Karin Kallmaker 01/14/2008 Business of Books, Craft of Writing, Finders Keepers, LIFE + STYLE

The women who wrote said those themes in the book spoke to them–and they liked the story, too! Romance is romance, after all, and in a lesbian romance you get double the love from the female point of view.

#forallwomenLesbian Romance
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Q&A – Sequels to Romance Novels

Karin Kallmaker 01/07/2008 All the Wrong Places, Craft of Writing, Finders Keepers, Frosting 1 - The Original, In Deep Waters Volume 1, In Every Port, One Degree of Separation, Paperback Romance, Touchwood - First Edition, Watermark

I am planning to revisit any previous work and assemble a good quantity of stories, but the characters have to speak.

Lesbian Romance
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Why Do I Write Lesbian Romance?

Karin Kallmaker 01/02/2008 Craft of Writing

I also believe that laughter is probably the best thing in life. You can do it anywhere, any time and with anyone. And it feels good.

#ff-fic#wlwLesbian PrideLesbian Romance
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Why don’t you write fanfic?

Karin Kallmaker 10/05/2007 Craft of Writing

Perhaps one of the reasons I rarely deal in repeating characters is that I’d have to remember all the things that happened to them before.

#fanfic
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Dialogue and Sex and Curious Readers

Karin Kallmaker 09/07/2007 Craft of Writing, Embrace in Motion, In Deep Waters Volume 1

Nobody asks if you play the violin, can construct a 7-layer wedding cake, run marathons, create fine art, practice patent law, sing jazz, or solve quadratic equations for fun.

#ff-fic#wlw#writeradviceLesbian Sensuality
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Random Trivial Things

  • Trivia – Substitute for Love’s Fascinating Math
    No math whiz, Karin spent a long time studying the milestones of mathematics to create a realistic passion for Holly Markham in Substitute for Love. Her favorite fascinating fact was how measuring sound waves electronically replaced the whack of an engineer's hammer against a train wheel to test for metal fatigue. File that under "Cool stuff writers hope some day will help them win Jeopardy!"

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  • Cover, Unbeliever by Karin Kallmaker. Romance, magic, and sisters. Unbeliever - Romance, Magic, and Sisters - eBook $3.99 $3.67

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  • Unbeliever – One of the Best I’ve Read
    "I don’t often find myself at a loss for words, but Unbeliever has left me shaken. And heartbroken. And happy. And just slightly off balance. Undeniably one of the best I’ve read."
  • The Kiss that Counted at Lambda Book Report
    Full of suspense and mystery, deeply moving characters and storytelling... The perfect book.
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