by Karen Smith | Apr 13, 2022 | Blog
Two projects are racing toward conclusion. One is a ghostwriting project, a YA trilogy very loosely based on the Mahabharata. It’s been a grand project, a whole lot of fun. The client’s wonderful, too. I hope we’ll work on future projects, because we...
by Karen Smith | Mar 18, 2022 | Blog
I’m active on LinkedIn, posting just about every weekday. I scan through my news feed on the platform and respond at whim. What I’ve been seeing there recently bothers me.The first was a post by a member of the LGBTQ-etc. community complaining about the...
by Karen Smith | Feb 9, 2022 | Blog
I’ve made no bones about my extended creative hiatus. It’s been a dark 12-plus months, and grief delivered a sledgehammer blow to both mind and heart. With my creative spark effectively extinguished, my business shifted to editing. Editing requires more of...
by Karen Smith | Dec 15, 2021 | Blog
Emston Media LTD recently contacted me to solicit my services for ghostwriting. I read through their letter and their specifications for hiring, and was happy to reply. One of those specifications as that their ghostwriters sign a nondisclosure agreement (NDA)...
by Karen Smith | Dec 7, 2021 | Blog
Today we’re having a mid-season holiday dinner with our older son’s former neighbors.When Matt died, his neighbors across the corridor offered to take in his dog, Moose, until we could get down to Birmingham to pick him up and bring him home. These kind...
by Karen Smith | Dec 1, 2021 | Blog
In the movie Grease, Sandy reminisces about her evening with greaser Danny Zuko. Her clique of friends respond with, “Tell me more!” I have much the same reaction when reading book reviews.I occasionally check the reviews of my own books. It’s not...
