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You Have FIVE Minutes, People! – Adapting Prose for Author Live Reading

Karin Kallmaker 08/11/2025 Above Temptation, Events and Appearances, Frosting 3 - Still Crazy After All These Years, Resources 2 Comments

What does it mean to adapt a passage from a larger work to a live reading of perhaps five minutes? Karin Kallmaker has an example.

#practicepracticepractice#writeradviceFor Writers
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Dandelion Times: Our Heads Explode

Karin Kallmaker 03/05/2025 Business of Books 4 Comments

These times are unprecedented. Yes. And no. Regardless, what’s ahead is not going to be fun for anyone whose living is made from “luxuries.”

#mylesbianfreespeechFor WritersWriter Self-Care

Scrivener – Ideas, Research, Writing and Editing

Karin Kallmaker 11/22/2024 Favorite Things, Resources

Karin’s thoughts on Scrivener, software that helps writers organize, plan and produce.

For Writers
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I Heart SapphFIC Book Finder and Reader Picks

Karin Kallmaker 01/13/2024 Resources

I Heart SapphFIC provides an annual reading challenge for readers, a rich BookFinder, and promotion opportunities for writers. Read more about it.

For ReadersFor WritersSapphic Stories
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Surviving that First Reading – Updated Once Again

Karin Kallmaker 05/03/2023 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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  • A white woman with long red hair, braids and bangs wears silver armor covering shoulders and breast. Her muscled hands rest on a two-headed axe. A Coin of Love Romance Knight of Nights, by Karin Kallmaker, Goldie and Lammy Award Winner. Knight of Nights - Paperback $13.95

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  • Authentic Period Detail in Wind in Her Hair
    If you are looking for a strong, independent heroine, you will discover her...
  • Roller Coaster at the Lesbrary
    Kallmaker quietly but effectively sets the stage... Recommended.
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