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Surviving that First Panel – Moderators and Panelists

Karin Kallmaker 09/04/2022 Business of Books, Events and Appearances, Resources 1 Comment

Karin Kallmaker’s tips on moderating and/or being on a panel. And why it’s important to make love to the bush! Ad free site.

#writeradviceFor WritersParticipating on a Writer's Panel
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Surviving that First Reading – Updated Once Again

Karin Kallmaker 05/03/2021 Business of Books, Events and Appearances, Resources 2 Comments

Revised and expanded – Karin Kallmaker’s advice on how to prepare and survive reading from your book the first time. Ad free site.

#writeradviceFor WritersReading Your Book to a CrowdWriters Live Reading
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Arting Your Heart Out – Introvert Writer Self-Care

Karin Kallmaker 08/11/2019 Craft of Writing, LIFE + STYLE, Resources 1 Comment

Enjoying local people art their heart out is one of my favorite self-cares for the solitary writer lifestyle. It’s also a great balance to the times we’re living through.

#writeradviceArting Your Heart OutFor WritersIntrovert WriterWriter Self-Care

Getting Published – Panel in Castro Valley on Saturday

Karin Kallmaker 01/05/2017 Business of Books, Events and Appearances, Readers and Libraries

Panel for new(er) writers on Getting Published, this Saturday January 7 at 11 a.m. at the Castro Valley Public Library. Local writers share their journeys to publication.

#LibrariesRock#writeradviceLibraries and Librarians Rock
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Why I Love the Editing Phase

Karin Kallmaker 04/17/2016 Captain of Industry, Craft of Writing 6 Comments

Karin Kallmaker’s Writer Brain and Editor Brain duke it out for supremacy, then a real editor shows up.

#amediting#amwriting#romancewriter#writeradvicePringles
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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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  • Trivia – Painted Moon and Turkey Brine
    The turkey cookery in Painted Moon is entirely the result of Karin watching her mother and grandmother cook for the holidays. Years later, she does have a Turkey Brine recipe to share, stolen adapted from Alice Waters and Alton Brown.

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    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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    The perfect mix of angst and comfort.
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