by Karen Smith | Jan 10, 2023 | Blog
Perusing various writing groups nearly every day, I come across a lot of “newbie” writers who ask whether they are allowed to write certain things. I’m tempted to respond like an English teacher: “I don’t know, can you?”Other than...
by Karen Smith | Jan 3, 2023 | Blog
Editors are not a writer’s enemy.It’s dismaying to see post after post by writers either eschewing professional editing or who accuse editors as greedy thieves. Yes, there are some bad actors out there. Every profession has its proverberial bad apples.The...
by Karen Smith | Dec 27, 2022 | Blog
When writing my stories, I like to use examples of real things, the realistic elements that add verisimilitude which help readers suspend their disbelief. Such things include recipes that I may or may not have actually tried. In my latest book, Russian Revival,...
by Karen Smith | Dec 20, 2022 | Blog
More than once, I’ve advised authors to have their books professionally edited if only to reduce the number of scathing reviews from readers who take offense at poorly edited content. After all, the argument goes, isn’t it better to have one person be...
by Karen Smith | Dec 13, 2022 | Blog
Even with over 30 years of experience in professional writing and editing, I don’t know everything. There’s an enormous amount of knowledge I’ve simply forgotten over the decades or have yet to learn. Some of those things I am learning (or...
by Karen Smith | Dec 8, 2022 | Blog
Wow!I have a cover for Russian Revival and it’s amazing! Many thanks go to Drew Robinson of Spork Design for taking on this project. He’s a wonderful artist. Yes, he drew the cover; the image is a charcoal pencil drawing.And I have an updated cover blurb...
