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A Rainstorm in Rome and Self-Portrait of Brain Exploding

Karin Kallmaker 11/30/2022 Book News, Coin of Love Series, Covered Hearts, Knight of Nights, Velvet in Venice, Wind in Her Hair 0 Comments

All about Venice, Rome, a rainstorm, and the best wrong impression ever. The Coin of Love Series begins with Velvet in Venice.

#lesfic#romancewriterSapphic Romance
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Hidden and Not-So-Hidden Fun in Simply the Best

Karin Kallmaker 08/15/2021 Book News, Simply the Best 6 Comments

I sponge up quips and quotes from movies and then they come back out at odd times. Here’s some nods and quips that made it into Simply the Best. I can’t help myself!

#romancewriter#writingprideMusic be the Food of Love
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Crazy Rich Asians – a RomCom that Takes Love Seriously

Karin Kallmaker 09/07/2018 Cheers & Chocolate, Craft of Writing 2 Comments

You can poke fun at the couple’s foibles, and you can put them in awkward situations, but you can’t make light of love itself. Crazy Rich Asians takes love seriously – that’s why it worked for me.

#CrazyRichAsians#moviereview#romancewriter
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The Order of Books

Because sometimes you just have to know the order of things. There’s comfort in order.

#romancewriter#writingpride
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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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  • A glowing young black woman with natural hair and red lips looks over her shoulder through mottled light at the Grand Canal and skyline of St. Marcos Plaza in Venice. A glass of deep red wine is in the foregound. A Coin of Love Romance, Velvet in Venice, Karin Kallmaker, Goldie and Lammy Winning Author Velvet in Venice - A Coin of Love Romance eBook $4.99
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    Limited and often harsh options of unattached women were starkly depicted but carried gently in an almost sensuous prose...
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