by Karen Smith | Jun 29, 2022 | Blog
Once again, I feel duty-bound to point out unreasonable expectations in ghostwriting.Take a look at the above solicitation for ghostwriting. This is a screenshot from Fiverr, a popular freelance platform catering to low-bid vendors and buyers with all-too-often...
by Karen Smith | Jun 20, 2022 | Blog
The third annual Artist Trunk Show held on Saturday, June 18, in Tipp City, Ohio is the second such event I’ve attended. The first was the Dayton Art Trunk Show two weeks earlier. This event echoed the first in several aspects, the first being that neither I...
by Karen Smith | Jun 14, 2022 | Blog
In a discussion regarding vocabulary, the aspiring novelist with whom I spoke dismissed my assertion that a writer needs an extensive vocabulary, saying, “I’m going to write books for ordinary people.”In addition to her statement assuming that...
by Karen Smith | May 24, 2022 | Blog
Last week’s vacation took place on Jekyll Island, one of the Golden Isles off the coast of Georgia. It’s a tropical place complete with palm trees, sandy beaches, sea turtles, palmetto bugs, sand crabs, and fire ants. The island is home to around 200...
by Karen Smith | May 9, 2022 | Blog
From left: Cindra Phillips, Dominic Brogsdale, Karen Smith (aka Holly Bargo) I spent A rainy Mother’s Day weekend at the Multiple Alternate Realities Convention (MARCON). It was held at the Crowne Plaza Columbus North in Worthington, Ohio. It was my second year...
by Karen Smith | May 6, 2022 | Blog
A popular romance trope is the “secret baby” or the “unexpected pregnancy” following a one night stand. I depsise that trope because anyone living in a literate society should know by the age of puberty how babies are made. It’s not...
