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...
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)...
