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Home Blog POST TOPICS Craft of Writing

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“Craft of Writing”

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
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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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