True Confessions about Made-Up Things
Pretend you’re something you’re not and hope for the best. After all, the lie only has to last a few days. Making Up for Lost Time started with this basic premise of a screwball comedy, with inspiration from the hilarious Christmas in Connecticut, starring Barbara Stanwyck.
Karin’s favorite sarcastic-inside-voice heroine is Leslie from Embrace in Motion. Marian the Librarian (One Degree of Separation) thinks that’s a load of crapspackle but would never say so out loud.
Karin has named several books after songs, including Substitute for Love (Madonna), Stepping Stone (Duffy), Unforgettable (Nat King Cole), Wild Things (Cris Williamson) and The Kiss that Counted (Catie Curtis).