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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.

Munch painting The Scream

About that nasty e-mail from a reader. . .

Karin Kallmaker 11/09/2005 Book News, Craft of Writing, Readers and Libraries

of the things writers do when we gather is compare not just the good, but the bad side of putting our work into the public marketplace… so this was my answer to the question.

Lesbian Pride
cover Touchwood by Karin Kallmaker. “This is one of the best stories I have ever read.” - Reader Evon. Hand-drawn graphic of an open book, mug of coffee on a table, and a bookshelf lining the wall.

Creating a Character of “Age”

Karin Kallmaker 09/22/2005 Craft of Writing, Touchwood - First Edition, Touchwood 30th Anniversary Edition

One of the first questions a romance writer has to answer is “Why is this character single?” The older the character, the more complicated the answer to that question can be.

#writeradviceCharacter is the Thing
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New Orleans

Karin Kallmaker 08/31/2005 Craft of Writing, Tunnel of Light

New Orleans has no parallel for music, sin, magic, counter culture and historical pastiche.

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Point of View: What’s the Point?

Karin Kallmaker 08/21/2005 Craft of Writing

Answering the question: Why do you use third person limited so much?

#practicepracticepracticeLesbian Romance

Why the Racier Content After All These Years?

Karin Kallmaker 07/15/2005 All the Wrong Places, Craft of Writing

Some writers, especially new ones, are wary of being “branded” by a label that excludes her from one market or the other. To them, my advice is write LOTS.

#practicepracticepracticeLesbian PrideLesbian RomanceLesbian Sensuality
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    On the original cover of Painted Moon, the figures are a woman and... a dog. Absolutely, it's a dog. (Hop over to the "all about" for Painted Moon and open the "Covers Past and Present" gallery. It's the light tealy-bluish one.)

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Sapphic holiday romances by Karin Kallmaker

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  • “Highly Recommended!” – Review from Caren J Werlinger
    Kallmaker's pandemic book, but it wasn't heavy, even if there were echoes of the despair and darkness of that period. Highly recommended!
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    "A well-written story that I really liked and can easily recommend." - Pin
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