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Accounting Geekery – GCLS Fundraiser

Karin Kallmaker 10/09/2011 Sisters of the Pen

Before becoming full time parent and writer and part-time editorial director for my publisher, my specialty was nonprofit accounting. As an employee or board member I was involved in both a small home-grown association and a large one with thousands of members. Read More

Loud and Clear – “Gay and Lesbian” Echoing Off the Stands

Karin Kallmaker 08/31/2011 LIFE + STYLE

Monday night the girls in the family went to the San Francisco Giants versus the Chicago Cubs game at AT&T Park. I’d never been to the new park though my partner had several times. She’s the big baseball fan in the family, as is my daughter. I went because it was LGBT Night, the tickets were a good price and there was the promise of an official Giants hat. Read More

Roller Coaster – Before and After the Self-Edit

Karin Kallmaker 07/10/2011 Craft of Writing, Roller Coaster

It’s not uncommon for the beginning of a book to change, especially when I’ve wandered in the woods for a while looking for the best path to get the story off not to just the right start, but the start that sets the right expectation for the rest of the book. Read More

Do You Review? Blog It!

Karin Kallmaker 05/31/2011 Awards and Reviews, Business of Books, Readers and Libraries 2 Comments

ON THE PAGE

Do you take the time to share your impressions of books you read? Where do you post them? Amazon? Goodreads? Barnes and Noble? Facebook, Yahoo or Google groups?

Why not on a blog? But there’s no blog for that, I hear you say. Au contraire—it’s the Internet, the digital age… If there’s no centralized blog for the books you like where you can become a contributor, then blog it yourself! Read More

Book Sale to Aid Long-Time LesFic Supporter

Karin Kallmaker 05/06/2011 Sisters of the Pen

Today your superpower can be helping out someone in need. And you end up with books! I learned a few hours ago that a long-time supporter of lesbian fiction books, a woman who has given countless hours to the Stonewall Library in Fort Lauderdale, touched each and every one of our books on the shelves, alphabetized them, taped up boo boos, acted as a tireless reference and referral for other readers, is battling cancer. As a retiree in Florida, she is without health insurance. Read More

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