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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.

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When It’s Not About You

Karin Kallmaker 05/22/2006 Craft of Writing, Readers and Libraries

I mean to stir the reader’s emotions with my work and sometimes I hit nerves I did not intend and are simply not about me at all.

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Should You? Using Song Lyrics in Fiction

Karin Kallmaker 05/02/2006 Craft of Writing

It’s a natural inclination to refer to, quote from and honor words of others that move us. Frequently, then, the question comes up: can I quote song lyrics in my story? To me the legal issues are secondary to the artistic concerns.

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Based on Actual Events or People – Are There Issues?

Karin Kallmaker 03/24/2006 Craft of Writing

I like to write characters who are both specifically real and universally meaningful, and who are my own creation.

#WritingislikeCookingLesbian Romance
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Society of Women

Karin Kallmaker 02/10/2006 Craft of Writing

If you love lesbian fiction of all genres, this convention is for you! I’m proud to be a sponsor again this year, and spending time with readers and other writers is great.

#GCLSLesbian Pride
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Might I be so bold as to ask how much sex is enough?

Karin Kallmaker 02/08/2006 Craft of Writing

Whether it’s suds in the shower or yahoo-bucking-bronco sex is determined by the plot and characters.

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    Making Up for Lost Time was named more for a life situation (Karin's) than as a metaphor. It remains the novel written in the shortest time span. And the metaphor worked out anyway.

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    The heat of a prairie fire and the bold passion these women share is portrayed in vivid, poetic language.
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    Kallmaker's writing gets better and better, her observations on the life lesbian more and more astute. Painted Moon is a very good romance novel with lots of extras.
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