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Just going with it
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Donna Carrick Jul 24.

Whew!

Replied Jul 17

 

This month My Ravens Eye is On Juliet Blackwell, at theravencroaks.blogspot.com

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September 3
This is the "Pay It Forward" idea, with a bit of Karma thrown in. I've always felt I lose nothing of my own success by helping others in their endeavors. After watching authors on the Internet saying "Look at me! Read my book!" I thought it would ...
September 3
I have to agree that if we continue to think that the publishing world has pre-established boundaries that cannot be broached, then we've already set limits on success. I spend alot of time learning the how, what, where and why of the publishing w...
September 3
Brava Karyne
September 2
Karyne added a blog post
Writers tend to be solitary creatures. After all, no one is going to write our stories for us. So we huddle in the caves of our creativity, emerging for chocolate, coffee and whatever poison that helps us get through the sticky scenes, character r...
September 2
The ability to see change and flow with it is critical to success. I am busy learning as much as I can about the current publishing atmosphere so I will be in the know when I'm ready.
September 2
To be frank, it's the freedom of having a blog that appeals to me. I can say what I like, express any opinions or ideas I have, and people are free to read or not, as they see fit. I can't imagine how much freer the world would be right now if blo...
July 25
Thank you to elveryone for such great comments on my discussion. It certainly seems like alot of people are having good expereinces with blogging.
July 21

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At 3:27pm on March 23, 2009, Sunny Frazier said…
Hey Karyne, Dorinda Ohnstadt joined. Why don't you befriend her and explain our connection.
At 2:08am on February 20, 2009, Mary Montague Sikes said…
Thanks! This seems to be a really active site!
At 2:07am on January 9, 2009, David L. Hoof said…
Writers are suposed to be sensitive enough to soak in, and react to, their surroundings, not plod through a place focused only on their shoes, but, to be honest, I was once prompted into a novel (ultimately published by NAL) by staring at my shoes a bit too long. From that point it was just a matter of putting my best foot forward, then keep going.
At 3:37pm on January 8, 2009, David L. Hoof said…
Strangely, or perhaps the word would be 'unexpectedly' human in scale for a place so accessible to the big apple. That's not bad, it's just that the transition is unanticipated.
At 9:36am on January 7, 2009, Sunny Frazier said…
Uh, that was suppose to be NETWORK--but, I kinda like netword. Looks like I'm starting my own dictionary.
At 9:35am on January 7, 2009, Sunny Frazier said…
Let's get your name out there and develop a netword! That's the goal for 2009.

Profile Information

Hometown:
Metuchen
About Me:
I write mystery, horror and supernatural. I currently blog and write for the Horror Ezine, B through Z on the web. What I love about writing is making murder out of nothing at all.
I Am A:
Reader, Writer
Books And Authors I Like:
Christopher Fowler, Jane Austen, Thomas Berger, Stephen King. My list of favorites comes and goes as I go.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
CSI: Las Vegas, Bones, Life On Mars,

Karyne's Blog

Karyne

It takes a whole village to raise an author

Writers tend to be solitary creatures. After all, no one is going to write our stories for us. So we huddle in the caves of our creativity, emerging for chocolate, coffee and whatever poison that helps us get through the sticky scenes, character revolts and plot puddles. This time spent alone can make us think only of ourselves all the time.

The truth is, we can do more together than we can alone. Writers united can be a powerful force in a world of publishing obstacle and challenges. There is… Continue

Posted on September 2, 2009 at 11:07am — 3 Comments

Karyne

Whats in a name?

I have great friends, loyal supportive and very smart. Why else would they be friends with me? We’ve been through men, (thankfully not the same ones), divorces, childbirth, first loves and last kisses.

In all the years I’ve known them, twenty plus for some, I rarely mentioned my writing. If I did, it was only as an offhand remark and I usually mumbled about working on “something’.

Remarkably they formed the opinion from such minimal information that I could actually write and gave me every bit… Continue

Posted on April 28, 2009 at 11:00am —

Karyne

Mommy, I Don't Want to be a Writer Today

Writers are masochinistic. It’s a fact. We have picked, hopefully through love and passion, a lonely job that means long hours banging our heads against keyboards and computers in order to finish a scene, get an idea, come up with an ending. We miss important events, parties, even bathroom breaks if necessary. We might work for years and never get the recognition we crave. Let alone get published. Still, if the love is there, you plug on ahead and hope fervently that this will all pay off.

Who… Continue

Posted on April 2, 2009 at 6:35am —

Karyne

Ah the sweet smell of rejection..

Blog date- October 14, 2008


Know thyself is an old but extremely accurate proverb. As a writer it’s critical to know the length and breadth of your talent and skill. Because the world is going to knock them every chance they get.

I learned, the hard way, to have a realistic evaluation of my own talent. It doesn’t mean I think I’m headed for the New York Times book review any time soon but I know my own worth. So when a horror ezine, remaining nameless of course, rejected me for a staff positi… Continue

Posted on March 5, 2009 at 7:02am — 1 Comment

Karyne

If you wrote what I knew

Urban legends have a way of being created out of fear. Fear of the unknown, fear of the dark, or just plain fear. The trouble is, they tend to take on a life of their own and travel from myth to accepted fact without ever having the necessary substantiation.

Such is the case with my favorite urban legend. One that freezes any writer in their tracks, prevents all creativity and in the end, stalls them almost indefinitely.

Only write what you know. (underlined AND in bold!)

Those words, suppose… Continue

Posted on February 23, 2009 at 1:35am — 3 Comments

 
 

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