by Karen Smith | May 2, 2023 | Blog
On Wednesday, April 26, I finished the latest work-in-progress, a fantasy romance (more fantasy than romance with this one) clocking in at 93,561 words. This manuscript took me four months to draft. I do mean “draft.” For those new to the whole...
by Karen Smith | Apr 24, 2023 | Blog
Festival season in Ohio has begun. Ohio has the good fortune to be saturated with fairs, festivals, and other events throughout the year, but spring is when things really start rockin’. I participated in my first event, the Jackson City Book Fair, in late March....
by Karen Smith | Apr 18, 2023 | Blog
Over the weekend I cracked 70,000 words on the latest work-in-progress which will be the fifth book in my Twin Moons Saga, Champion of the Twin Moons. I anticipate the book to hit approximately 90,000 words.To coordinate with my marketing team’s efforts, that...
by Karen Smith | Apr 12, 2023 | Blog
Every so often, I come across a post asking what to do about writer’s block. Writer’s block is an inability to write; it does not refer to having written your character into a corner. I don’t believe in writer’s block. I do, however, understand...
by Karen Smith | Apr 4, 2023 | Blog
Over the years, I have partipipated in several online writers’ groups. Some are general, targeted to writers of fiction and nonfiction of any genre; others focus on novice writers or publishing or specific genres. I no longer participate in some and continue to...
by Karen Smith | Mar 28, 2023 | Blog
My first event of 2023 was the Apple City Book Fair in Jackson, OH. The event was hosted by Monday Creek Book Publishing (Nelsonville, OH) and the Jackson City Library (Jackson, OH).When I worked in association management, spring was the beginning of “convention...
