Karen Dionne's Posts - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T17:12:59ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionnehttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/60985592?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://crimespace.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=KarenDionne&xn_auth=noTHE KILLING novel nominated for a Scribe Award!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2015-05-19:537324:BlogPost:4071542015-05-19T12:00:00.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
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<div class="entry-content"><p><a href="http://www.karen-dionne.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/The-Killing-new-cover-front.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="align-right" src="http://www.karen-dionne.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/The-Killing-new-cover-front-183x300.jpg?width=183" width="183"></img></a> I’m thrilled to announce that my tie-in novel, THE KILLING: UNCOMMON DENOMINATOR, has been nominated for a 2015 Scribe Award, the awards by which the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers acknowledge “excellence in this very competitive field.”</p>
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<p>IAMTW’s Scribe Awards honor licensed works that tie in with…</p>
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<div class="entry-content"><p><a href="http://www.karen-dionne.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/The-Killing-new-cover-front.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.karen-dionne.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/The-Killing-new-cover-front-183x300.jpg?width=183" width="183" class="align-right"/></a>I’m thrilled to announce that my tie-in novel, THE KILLING: UNCOMMON DENOMINATOR, has been nominated for a 2015 Scribe Award, the awards by which the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers acknowledge “excellence in this very competitive field.”</p>
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<p>IAMTW’s Scribe Awards honor licensed works that tie in with other media such as television, movies, gaming, or comic books. They include original works set in established universes, and adaptations of stories that have appeared i<span class="text_exposed_show">n other formats and cross all genres. Tie-in works run the gamut from westerns to mysteries to procedurals, from science fiction to fantasy to horror, from action and adventure to superheroes. <em>Gunsmoke, Ghost Whisperer, CSI, Star Trek, Star Wars, Shadowrun, Underworld, Man from UNCLE, Doctor Who, Buffy the Vampire Slayer,</em> these represent just a few.</span></p>
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<p>IAMTW congratulates the following nominees:</p>
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<p>BEST ORIGINAL NOVEL – GENERAL</p>
<p><br/> 24: Deadline by James Swallow<br/> Murder She Wrote: Death of a Blue Blood by Don Bain<br/> Mike Hammer: King of the Weeds by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins<br/> Homeland: Saul’s Game by Andrew Kaplan<br/> The Killing: Uncommon Denominator by Karen Dionne</p>
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<p>Many of my fellow nominees have written dozens of tie-in novels. I’m honored to be in such fantastic company!</p>
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<p></p>THE KILLING: UNCOMMON DENOMINATOR now available!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-06-24:537324:BlogPost:3930452014-06-24T11:34:31.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
<p>Happy pub day to me! My original novel based on the television series The Killing publishes today! </p>
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<p>When firefighters respond to a suspected meth explosion at a trailer park, they discover a man’s body in a neighboring trailer, unburned but with terrible head wounds. The meth cooker lies in critical condition, and undercover narcotics officer Stephen…</p>
<p>Happy pub day to me! My original novel based on the television series The Killing publishes today! </p>
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<p>When firefighters respond to a suspected meth explosion at a trailer park, they discover a man’s body in a neighboring trailer, unburned but with terrible head wounds. The meth cooker lies in critical condition, and undercover narcotics officer Stephen Holder feels a kinship with the child the man leaves behind.</p>
<p>Then another man’s body is discovered in a shipping container at the Port of Seattle, shot execution-style. For Homicide Detective Sarah Linden, two cases soon become one, and she must unravel a complex web of addiction, greed, and betrayal to reveal a killer. </p>
<blockquote><p>A terrific read . . . with good plot twists, red herrings, and heartbreaking details essential to any good noir.” — Aunt Agatha’s Bookstore</p>
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<p>“Fans of the late Michael Crichton will enjoy Dionne’s exciting second ecothriller . . . Crisp writing keeps the pace fast, and the tight interweaving of story lines bodes well for this author’s future efforts.” — <a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/reviews/fiction.html?page=3" target="_blank">Publishers Weekly…</a></p>
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<p>“Fans of the late Michael Crichton will enjoy Dionne’s exciting second ecothriller . . . Crisp writing keeps the pace fast, and the tight interweaving of story lines bodes well for this author’s future efforts.” — <a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/reviews/fiction.html?page=3" target="_blank">Publishers Weekly</a></p>
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<p><br/> “Dionne hits her stride with this heart-thumping, timely thriller, one that rings with surreal authenticity. Put simply, it’s a non-stop delight of a read.” – <em>New York Times </em>bestselling author Steve Berry</p>
<h3><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>BOILING POINT </strong>(originally published by Berkley, 2011)</span></h3>
<p><br/> As Chaitén sleeps…</p>
<p>Two microbiologists monitor the effects of global warming in the shadow of the long-dormant volcano.</p>
<p>A celebrity scientist and his film crew arrive at the caldera to capture Chaitén’s spectacular scenery for a television audience.</p>
<p>And a Nobel Prize-winning scientist sits in his apartment in Paris, monitoring data on fifty-six volcanoes around the world—waiting for the one sign that his diabolical plan is about to be put into motion.</p>
<p>Soon, their destinies will converge. For the Earth has become a pawn in the biggest gamble ever played with humanity’s future…</p>
<p>And Chaitén is about to blow.</p>
<p><strong>Bonus Reading: <a href="http://www.karen-dionne.com/2012/05/chaiten-volcano/">“WHAT IT’S LIKE TO VISIT AN ACTIVE VOLCANO”</a></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Cover art by <a href="http://www.customindiecovers.com" target="_blank">www.customindiecovers.com</a></p>
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<p>"Killer Thrillers" is an authors collective of 24 award-winning, best-selling, internationally published authors. 6 of our titles are free today through Friday (2/20-22)</p>
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<p>Freezing Point by Karen Dionne <br></br>Lucidity by CJ Lyons <br></br>Switch by Grant McKenzie <br></br>A Fine and Dangerous Season by Keith Raffel <br></br>Breaking Cover by JD…</p>
<p>"Killer Thrillers" is an authors collective of 24 award-winning, best-selling, internationally published authors. 6 of our titles are free today through Friday (2/20-22)</p>
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<p>Freezing Point by Karen Dionne <br/>Lucidity by CJ Lyons <br/>Switch by Grant McKenzie <br/>A Fine and Dangerous Season by Keith Raffel <br/>Breaking Cover by JD Rhoades <br/>The Unseen by Alexandra Sokoloff</p>
<p>Thanks, and happy reading!</p>
<p>Karen</p>Faith and a Box Full of Clock Partstag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-01-29:537324:BlogPost:3667102013-01-29T14:04:08.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
<p>Thrilled to see my guest essay on writers keeping the faith despite self-doubt on Psychology Today! Here's an excerpt:</p>
<p>"I’m ten years old. My Big Ben-style alarm clock has stopped working. Maybe I wound it too tightly, maybe it’s just worn out. Whatever the reason, the alarm hasn’t gone off in days.</p>
<p>I know I can fix it, if only I can get a look inside. When I tell my …</p>
<p>Thrilled to see my guest essay on writers keeping the faith despite self-doubt on Psychology Today! Here's an excerpt:</p>
<p>"I’m ten years old. My Big Ben-style alarm clock has stopped working. Maybe I wound it too tightly, maybe it’s just worn out. Whatever the reason, the alarm hasn’t gone off in days.</p>
<p>I know I can fix it, if only I can get a look inside. When I tell my <a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/parenting" title="Psychology Today looks at Parenting" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">parents</a>, they don’t <a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/laughter" title="Psychology Today looks at Laughter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">laugh</a>. Instead, my dad gives me a set of miniature screwdrivers, my mom gives me an empty shoebox, and on that day, my writing <a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/career" title="Psychology Today looks at Career" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">career</a> is born.</p>
<p>Okay, technically, I didn’t take up novel writing until I was in my mid-forties. But by encouraging me to go ahead and try to fix that clock, even though they knew full well that all I’d have to show for my efforts would be a shoebox full of clock parts, my parents in effect said, “We believe in you.”</p>
<p>You can read the rest at: <a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/one-true-thing/201301/karen-dionne-faith-and-box-full-clock-parts" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karen Dionne: Faith and a Box Full of Clock Parts</a></p>My article "Weaving a Seamless Backstory" is in the January Writer's Digest!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-11-28:537324:BlogPost:3614852012-11-28T00:07:20.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
<p><span>The January issue of Writers Digest Magazine with my <a href="http://www.writersdigestshop.com/writers-digest-jan-2013-pdf-v9111?lid=wdbkwidget0113-preview" target="_blank">article on backstory</a> is finally here! You can order the issue online, or pick it up starting today at your favorite bookstore. If you get a chance to read my article, I'd love to know what you think!</span></p>
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<p><span>The January issue of Writers Digest Magazine with my <a href="http://www.writersdigestshop.com/writers-digest-jan-2013-pdf-v9111?lid=wdbkwidget0113-preview" target="_blank">article on backstory</a> is finally here! You can order the issue online, or pick it up starting today at your favorite bookstore. If you get a chance to read my article, I'd love to know what you think!</span></p>
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<p><span>"</span><strong>Weaving a Seamless Backstory</strong></p>
<p>Behind every well-developed novel lies an important backstory—but including too much of it too soon can halt your story’s momentum. Here’s how to know what to reveal, and when.</p>
<p><em>by Karen Dionne"</em></p>
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<p></p>I'm in "The News"!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-01-10:537324:BlogPost:2605342011-01-10T12:46:40.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
<p>The Detroit News, that is. If you're in Michigan, check out today's print edition. If not, you can read the story online: <a target="_blank" href="http://detnews.com/article/20110109/OPINION03/101090310/Plucky-writer-not-afraid-of-U.P.-winters-or-active-volcano">"Plucky Writer Not Afraid of U.P. Winters or Active Volcano."</a> Fun!<a target="_blank" href="http://detnews.com/article/20110109/OPINION03/101090310/Plucky-writer-not-afraid-of-U.P.-winters-or-active-volcano"></a></p>
<p>The Detroit News, that is. If you're in Michigan, check out today's print edition. If not, you can read the story online: <a target="_blank" href="http://detnews.com/article/20110109/OPINION03/101090310/Plucky-writer-not-afraid-of-U.P.-winters-or-active-volcano">"Plucky Writer Not Afraid of U.P. Winters or Active Volcano."</a> Fun!<a target="_blank" href="http://detnews.com/article/20110109/OPINION03/101090310/Plucky-writer-not-afraid-of-U.P.-winters-or-active-volcano"></a></p>BOILING POINT - Now available in print, e-book, or audio from Audible.com!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-12-30:537324:BlogPost:2595722010-12-30T19:23:51.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
My new novel is in bookstores at last! <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;">"Fans of the late Michael Crichton will enjoy Dionne's exciting second ecothriller . . . Crisp writing keeps the pace fast, and the tight interweaving of story lines bodes well for this author's future efforts." — …</span>
My new novel is in bookstores at last! <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;">"Fans of the late Michael Crichton will enjoy Dionne's exciting second ecothriller . . . Crisp writing keeps the pace fast, and the tight interweaving of story lines bodes well for this author's future efforts." — <em style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-size: 12px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: italic; background-xg-p: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: initial none initial;"><strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-size: 12px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; background-xg-p: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: initial none initial;">Publishers Weekly</strong></em><br/><br/>"Dionne's follow-up to <em style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-size: 12px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: italic; background-xg-p: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: initial none initial;">Freezing Point</em> delivers more science thrills. The narrative flows well, the characters are sharp and the setting is explosive. While the chaos compels the reader to turn pages, the science reinforces a scenario this is all too real and terrifying. Readers will seek out the previous book and anxiously await the next one." -- <strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-size: 12px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; background-xg-p: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: initial none initial;"><em style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-size: 12px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: italic; background-xg-p: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: initial none initial;">RT Book Reviews</em> </strong></span>BOILING POINT gets a great Publishers Weekly review!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-11-05:537324:BlogPost:2551012010-11-05T18:05:22.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
<h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="UIStory_Message">"Fans of the late Michael Crichton will enjoy Dionne's…</span></span></h3>
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<div><span class="UIStory_Message"><a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/reviews/fiction.html?page=3">http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/reviews/fiction.html?page=3</a></span></div>2011 Guide to Literary Agents - and me!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-08-20:537324:BlogPost:2470742010-08-20T14:00:00.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Next time you're in a bookstore, check out my personal essay about my road to publication in Writer's Digest's "2011 Guide to Literary Agents." They did a beautiful job with the layout, and wow! What a great advertisement for Freezing Point!…<br></br><br></br><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.backspacewritersconference.com/images/scan0001-small.jpg"></img> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.backspacewritersconference.com/images/scan0002-small.jpg"></img> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.backspacewritersconference.com/images/scan0003-small.jpg"></img> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.backspacewritersconference.com/images/scan0004-small.jpg"></img></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Next time you're in a bookstore, check out my personal essay about my road to publication in Writer's Digest's "2011 Guide to Literary Agents." They did a beautiful job with the layout, and wow! What a great advertisement for Freezing Point!<br/><br/><img src="http://www.backspacewritersconference.com/images/scan0001-small.jpg" alt="" border="0"/> <img src="http://www.backspacewritersconference.com/images/scan0002-small.jpg" alt="" border="0"/> <img src="http://www.backspacewritersconference.com/images/scan0003-small.jpg" alt="" border="0"/> <img src="http://www.backspacewritersconference.com/images/scan0004-small.jpg" alt="" border="0"/></span>Czech author copies!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-08-02:537324:BlogPost:2448022010-08-02T23:30:00.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
Here's something fun - my author copies of Freezing Point finally arrived from the Czech Republic! What I want to know is, who's that "Jeffu Kleinmanovi" guy mentioned in my acknowledgements?…<br></br>
<br></br><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.karen-dionne.com/?attachment_id=774" rel="attachment wp-att-774"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-774" height="224" src="http://www.karen-dionne.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Czech-copies1-300x224.jpg" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="Czech copies" width="300"></img></a> <a href="http://www.karen-dionne.com/?attachment_id=775" rel="attachment wp-att-775"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-775" height="225" src="http://www.karen-dionne.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Czech-credits2-300x225.jpg" title="Czech credits2" width="300"></img></a></div>
Here's something fun - my author copies of Freezing Point finally arrived from the Czech Republic! What I want to know is, who's that "Jeffu Kleinmanovi" guy mentioned in my acknowledgements?<br/>
<br/><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-774" href="http://www.karen-dionne.com/?attachment_id=774"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-774" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="Czech copies" src="http://www.karen-dionne.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Czech-copies1-300x224.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="224"/></a> <a rel="attachment wp-att-775" href="http://www.karen-dionne.com/?attachment_id=775"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-775" title="Czech credits2" src="http://www.karen-dionne.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Czech-credits2-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225"/></a></div>German cover!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-04-21:537324:BlogPost:2330392010-04-21T12:00:00.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
At last, I'm <a href="http://www.droemer-knaur.de/buecher/Gefrierpunkt.3132306.html" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 156);" target="_blank">published in Germany</a>! So fun. Love the "energy in an ice cube" cover!<br></br><br></br><p style="text-align:left"><img src="http://www.karen-dionne.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/gefrier-punkt.jpg"></img></p>
<div><br></br>I know Sebastian Fitzek, a bestselling German thriller author, gave me a nice blurb, and I think that's it at the bottom of the cover. Wish I could read…</div>
At last, I'm <a href="http://www.droemer-knaur.de/buecher/Gefrierpunkt.3132306.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 156);">published in Germany</a>! So fun. Love the "energy in an ice cube" cover!<br/><br/><p style="text-align:left"><img src="http://www.karen-dionne.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/gefrier-punkt.jpg"/></p>
<div><br/>I know Sebastian Fitzek, a bestselling German thriller author, gave me a nice blurb, and I think that's it at the bottom of the cover. Wish I could read it!<br/>.</div>FREEZING POINT now available in audio!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-03-17:537324:BlogPost:2300602010-03-17T14:30:00.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
Wow, this is so utterly cool! Not only has FREEZING POINT just been released in audio at Audible.com, they're <a href="http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/homepage/home.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes">featuring it on their home page!</a> Audible bought the audio rights to FREEZING POINT last fall as part of their "Breakout Thriller" program, where established authors recommend new ones. You can <a href="http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/tem...Rollins+Dionne">read what James Rollins has to say about my…</a>
Wow, this is so utterly cool! Not only has FREEZING POINT just been released in audio at Audible.com, they're <a href="http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/homepage/home.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes">featuring it on their home page!</a> Audible bought the audio rights to FREEZING POINT last fall as part of their "Breakout Thriller" program, where established authors recommend new ones. You can <a href="http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/tem...Rollins+Dionne">read what James Rollins has to say about my novel</a> here. You can also listen to a sample on the website. Sweet!Fact into Fictiontag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-12-19:537324:BlogPost:2228202009-12-19T22:50:04.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
by <a href="http://www.karendionne.net/">Karen Dionne</a><br />
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<img alt=""></img> <span style="font-style: italic;">Details, details. You need them to make your story believable, but too many can drag your plot to a halt. Here's how to strike that just-right balance of fact in your fiction</span>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.writersdigestshop.com/product/print-issue-writers-digest-january-february-2010/?r=BrianOnline120809hp"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://images.fwbookstore.com/large/WD0110.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 222px;"></img></a> That's the introduction to my article "Fact Into Fiction," featured in the…
by <a href="http://www.karendionne.net/">Karen Dionne</a><br />
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<img alt=""/><span style="font-style: italic;">Details, details. You need them to make your story believable, but too many can drag your plot to a halt. Here's how to strike that just-right balance of fact in your fiction</span>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.writersdigestshop.com/product/print-issue-writers-digest-january-february-2010/?r=BrianOnline120809hp"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 222px;" src="http://images.fwbookstore.com/large/WD0110.jpg" alt="" border="0"/></a>That's the introduction to my article "Fact Into Fiction," featured in the January issue of <span style="font-style: italic;">Writer's Digest</span> magazine. You can pick up a copy of the magazine at your local bookstore, or purchase one online through <a href="http://www.writersdigestshop.com/product/print-issue-writers-digest-january-february-2010/?r=BrianOnline120809hp"><span style="font-style: italic;">Writer's Digest's</span> website</a>.<br />
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The article explains how authors can incorporate their research smoothly into their novels, and along with my own comments, includes advice from bestselling thriller authors Steve Berry, Douglas Preston, Gayle Lynds, David Hewson, and Joe Moore.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">David Hewson, bestselling author of the Nic Costa series:</span> "The reason we use truth in fiction is so we can tell a bigger, better lie. It's the lie -- how big, convincing and 'real' it is -- that matters."<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">New York Times bestselling author Douglas Preston:</span> "In a novel, something doesn't have to be true; it only has to be believable. The word 'fiction' is a marvelous cover for all kinds of shenanigans, distortions, manipulations and outright fabrications."<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Karen Dionne:</span> "Readers love learning something new, but above all, remember: a novel is a story. An author's job is to entertain. Don't let your enthusiasm for your material turn your novel into the literary equivalent of three hours of vacation pictures."<br />
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What the article DOESN'T discuss is the <a href="http://boilingpoint-thenovel.blogspot.com/">research trip</a> I took last spring to visit the setting for my upcoming novel: an active volcano in Northern Patagonia, Chile. The trip was an absolute blast (pun intended).<br />
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I know I'm not alone in sticking my neck out for my art. What's the most outrageous thing YOU'VE done in the name of research?Who is that woman, and why is she smiling?tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-11-13:537324:BlogPost:2196892009-11-13T18:30:00.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
That would be <a href="http://www.thrillerwriters.org/about/web-site-staff.html" target="_blank">me</a>! And I'm smiling because I'm the new Managing Editor of the International Thriller Writers' webzine and newsletter <a href="http://www.thrillerwriters.org/about/web-site-staff.html" target="_blank">THE BIG THRILL</a>. Very happy to be in a position to give back to an organization that's done so much for me.<br />
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If you've never been to the website, be sure to check it out. And if you love…
That would be <a href="http://www.thrillerwriters.org/about/web-site-staff.html" target="_blank">me</a>! And I'm smiling because I'm the new Managing Editor of the International Thriller Writers' webzine and newsletter <a href="http://www.thrillerwriters.org/about/web-site-staff.html" target="_blank">THE BIG THRILL</a>. Very happy to be in a position to give back to an organization that's done so much for me.<br />
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If you've never been to the website, be sure to check it out. And if you love thrillers, <a href="http://list-manage.com/subscribe.phtml?id=0f3d391beb" target="_blank">sign up</a> for the newsletter - each month, subscribers are automatically entered in a drawing to win great new books.Backspace in Writer's Digest Magazine!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-09-15:537324:BlogPost:2135032009-09-15T00:30:00.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
The writers organization I co-founded five years ago is one of four online writers' sites featured in the October <i>Writer's Digest</i> magazine with a full-page interview with me and my partner. Details on the <a href="http://backspacewriters.blogspot.com/2009/09/backspace-in-writers-digest-magazine.html" target="_blank">Backspace blog</a>. Exciting!
The writers organization I co-founded five years ago is one of four online writers' sites featured in the October <i>Writer's Digest</i> magazine with a full-page interview with me and my partner. Details on the <a href="http://backspacewriters.blogspot.com/2009/09/backspace-in-writers-digest-magazine.html" target="_blank">Backspace blog</a>. Exciting!Looking for an agent?tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-08-15:537324:BlogPost:2102462009-08-15T17:36:24.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
If so, check out the <a href="http://www.backspacewritersconference.com" target="_blank">Backspace Agent-Author Seminar</a>, November 5 & 6, in New York City - two days of panels, workshops, and small-group meetings with ONLY literary agents on the program - Janet Reid, Colleen Lindsay, Paige Wheeler, Scott Hoffman, Jeff Kleinman, Holly Root, Miriam Kriss, and many more - over 20 in all.<br />
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Registration is limited to 120. Early registration discount through September 15. More information on…
If so, check out the <a href="http://www.backspacewritersconference.com" target="_blank">Backspace Agent-Author Seminar</a>, November 5 & 6, in New York City - two days of panels, workshops, and small-group meetings with ONLY literary agents on the program - Janet Reid, Colleen Lindsay, Paige Wheeler, Scott Hoffman, Jeff Kleinman, Holly Root, Miriam Kriss, and many more - over 20 in all.<br />
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Registration is limited to 120. Early registration discount through September 15. More information on the conference website: <a href="http://www.backspacewritersconference.com" target="_blank">http://www.backspacewritersconference.com</a><br />
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Questions can be directed to me, Karen Dionne, at <a href="mailto:karendionne@bksp.org" target="_blank">karendionne@bksp.org</a>, or you can telephone Christopher Graham at 732-267-6449German AND Czech rights sold!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-19:537324:BlogPost:2077442009-07-19T20:30:00.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
It's official! I just got the word from my publisher that their foreign rights department sold the rights to FREEZING POINT to Droemer Knauer in Germany and to the Czech Republic, whoo-hoo! The German edition will be paperback, and the Czech will be hardcover. These are my first foreign rights sales. Really, REALLY happy and excited!
It's official! I just got the word from my publisher that their foreign rights department sold the rights to FREEZING POINT to Droemer Knauer in Germany and to the Czech Republic, whoo-hoo! The German edition will be paperback, and the Czech will be hardcover. These are my first foreign rights sales. Really, REALLY happy and excited!Contesttag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-03-24:537324:BlogPost:1894412009-03-24T03:19:24.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
To celebrate the sale of my second environmental thriller to Berkley, I'm running a contest. Prizes include a boxed set of the BBC's Planet Earth series on DVD. Check it out: http://boilingpoint-thenovel.blogspot.com/<br />
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Karen Dionne<br />
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<a href="http://www.karendionne.net">FREEZING POIN</a>T (October 2008, Berkley)<br />
BOILING POINT (coming October 2010, Berkley)
To celebrate the sale of my second environmental thriller to Berkley, I'm running a contest. Prizes include a boxed set of the BBC's Planet Earth series on DVD. Check it out: http://boilingpoint-thenovel.blogspot.com/<br />
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Karen<br />
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Karen Dionne<br />
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<a href="http://www.karendionne.net">FREEZING POIN</a>T (October 2008, Berkley)<br />
BOILING POINT (coming October 2010, Berkley)Book Two!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-03-16:537324:BlogPost:1883642009-03-16T18:00:00.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
I'm very pleased to announce there will be a follow up book to my debut environmental thriller FREEZING POINT. Here's the Publishers Marketplace announcement:<br />
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March 15, 2009<br />
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Fiction: Thriller -<br />
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Author of Freezing Point, Karen Dionne's BOILING POINT, her second environmental thriller, in which an erupting volcano, a missing researcher, and a scheme to bring a permanent end to global warming collide, again to Natalee Rosenstein at Berkley, by Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management…
I'm very pleased to announce there will be a follow up book to my debut environmental thriller FREEZING POINT. Here's the Publishers Marketplace announcement:<br />
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March 15, 2009<br />
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Fiction: Thriller -<br />
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Author of Freezing Point, Karen Dionne's BOILING POINT, her second environmental thriller, in which an erupting volcano, a missing researcher, and a scheme to bring a permanent end to global warming collide, again to Natalee Rosenstein at Berkley, by Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management (world).<br />
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Now I'm off to plan a research trip to Chile! What a kick to be able to take a business trip to a volcano!Live tonight on COS's "Today's Author" on Blogtalk radiotag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-01-08:537324:BlogPost:1756792009-01-08T12:22:57.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
Me, the author who doesn't like to talk on the phone will be doing a 15-minute live Internet radio interview tonight at 8:30 EST on Circle of Seven's "Today's Author" program about my debut thriller FREEZING POINT. You can listen in <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Circle-Of-Seven"><b>here</b></a>, or come back later and check out the interview in the show's archives.<br />
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And as if that's not enough, I'm also going to do a half-hour live call-in program on…
Me, the author who doesn't like to talk on the phone will be doing a 15-minute live Internet radio interview tonight at 8:30 EST on Circle of Seven's "Today's Author" program about my debut thriller FREEZING POINT. You can listen in <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Circle-Of-Seven"><b>here</b></a>, or come back later and check out the interview in the show's archives.<br />
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And as if that's not enough, I'm also going to do a half-hour live call-in program on <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Circle-Of-Seven">Reader's Entertainment Radio</a> on January 23. Save up those virtual rotten tomatoes!<br />
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You can check out <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Circle-Of-Seven">www.cospRadio.com</a> to learn more about COS Radio and Circle Of Seven Productions.My first op-ed in HuffPo!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-10-25:537324:BlogPost:1637382008-10-25T02:13:31.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
Check out my op-ed <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karen-dionne/aqua-fina-or-aqua-finite_b_137312.html"><b>"Aqua Fina or Aqua Finite?"</b></a> that just went live in Huffington Post's "Green" section. The world's water crisis is the topic of my just-released debut thriller FREEZING POINT, and it's also a topic I care deeply about, so I'm REALLY happy the op-ed found such a great home.
Check out my op-ed <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karen-dionne/aqua-fina-or-aqua-finite_b_137312.html"><b>"Aqua Fina or Aqua Finite?"</b></a> that just went live in Huffington Post's "Green" section. The world's water crisis is the topic of my just-released debut thriller FREEZING POINT, and it's also a topic I care deeply about, so I'm REALLY happy the op-ed found such a great home.Ouch! Roasted!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-10-22:537324:BlogPost:1635652008-10-22T10:09:40.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
Come rake me over the coals at <a href="http://bookroast.blogspot.com/"><b>The Book Roast</b></a> today! Read the excerpt, then answer these three questions served up by my intrepid roastmaster for a chance to win a copy of FREEZING POINT:<br />
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1) What kind of vehicle does Karen typically drive, and why?<br />
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2) Zo obviously frequents the Ice Shelf often. Why doesn't she just stay home and keep her peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in the freezer like the rest of us? (10 words or less.)<br />
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3) Write a…
Come rake me over the coals at <a href="http://bookroast.blogspot.com/"><b>The Book Roast</b></a> today! Read the excerpt, then answer these three questions served up by my intrepid roastmaster for a chance to win a copy of FREEZING POINT:<br />
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1) What kind of vehicle does Karen typically drive, and why?<br />
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2) Zo obviously frequents the Ice Shelf often. Why doesn't she just stay home and keep her peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in the freezer like the rest of us? (10 words or less.)<br />
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3) Write a haiku using at least 3 of the following words: rats, albatross, iceberg, Hägglunds, Rorschach.<br />
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Come on - you know you want to!The Literary Fiction/Thriller Dividetag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-10-08:537324:BlogPost:1621322008-10-08T11:00:00.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
Beginning today and running until the end of October, thriller authors David Morrell, Gayle Lynds, Barry Eisler, and myself offer their thoughts on the literary fiction/thriller divide at <a href="http://litpark.com/2008/10/08/thriller-writers-dionne-eisler-lynds-morrell/"><b>LitPark</b></a>, Susan Henderson's popular site for literary fiction writers. It's a thoughtful, intelligent discussion that wants your input. Please join us.
Beginning today and running until the end of October, thriller authors David Morrell, Gayle Lynds, Barry Eisler, and myself offer their thoughts on the literary fiction/thriller divide at <a href="http://litpark.com/2008/10/08/thriller-writers-dionne-eisler-lynds-morrell/"><b>LitPark</b></a>, Susan Henderson's popular site for literary fiction writers. It's a thoughtful, intelligent discussion that wants your input. Please join us.A Web 2.0 Book Launch Partytag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-09-30:537324:BlogPost:1615962008-09-30T18:24:34.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
Because my friends live all over the world, I knew only a handful would be able to attend my book launch no matter where it was held. So I decided to recreate the traditional launch party experience on the Web.<br />
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Entertainment for the October 1-3, 2008 event includes video welcomes from David Morrell, Gayle Lynds, James Rollins, and Douglas Preston, a reading by a professional voice actress who's also a New York Times author, standup comedy from one of my author friends - even testimony from a…
Because my friends live all over the world, I knew only a handful would be able to attend my book launch no matter where it was held. So I decided to recreate the traditional launch party experience on the Web.<br />
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Entertainment for the October 1-3, 2008 event includes video welcomes from David Morrell, Gayle Lynds, James Rollins, and Douglas Preston, a reading by a professional voice actress who's also a New York Times author, standup comedy from one of my author friends - even testimony from a medical doctor regarding the science behind the story's premise. There are door prizes: a boxed set of the BBC's "Planet Earth" series on DVD, bottles of genuine iceberg water, and Penguin Gear from my publisher. And because a book launch party wouldn't be complete without, well, books, two independent booksellers are making signed copies available.<br />
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Compared to a real-world book launch, an online party has definite advantages. Where else but on the Internet could my mom hang out with Lee Child? There's no limit to the guest list, work schedules and time zones don't even factor, and perhaps best of all, guests can attend wearing their pajamas.<br />
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http://www.freezingpointlaunchparty.comWin a signed copy of FREEZING POINT!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-08-30:537324:BlogPost:1579192008-08-30T01:00:00.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
Romantic Times just named my October debut thriller a "Top Pick" and gave it 4 1/2 stars -- hooray! "Its ingenious plot, genuine characters, superlative writing and nail-biting suspense will change the way you look at a bottle of water."<br />
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Now you can get a signed copy, PLUS a bottle of genuine iceberg water. Check out the FREEZING POINT <a href="http://freezingpointcontest.blogspot.com/"><b>"Star in My Book Video" contest</b></a>, and thanks for playing!
Romantic Times just named my October debut thriller a "Top Pick" and gave it 4 1/2 stars -- hooray! "Its ingenious plot, genuine characters, superlative writing and nail-biting suspense will change the way you look at a bottle of water."<br />
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Now you can get a signed copy, PLUS a bottle of genuine iceberg water. Check out the FREEZING POINT <a href="http://freezingpointcontest.blogspot.com/"><b>"Star in My Book Video" contest</b></a>, and thanks for playing!A Free Book with a Caveattag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-07-15:537324:BlogPost:1515752008-07-15T10:00:00.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
<a href="http://freezingpointbooktour.blogspot.com/"></a><p style="text-align:left"><img src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_nx-iCNcuSXg/SDwjR3-NugI/AAAAAAAAAD0/dhSxCr2mZGs/S1600-R/booktourbanner.jpg"></img></p>
<span style="font-size:100%;">With gasoline prices skyrocketing, it only makes sense: Send the book on tour; leave the author at home.<br />
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If you'd like to receive a FREE<span style="color:red;">*</span> advance reader copy of <span style="font-weight: bold;">FREEZING POINT</span>, the hot new eco-thriller coming October 2 from Berkley, send your address to Jodi.Rosoff (at) us.penguingroup.com.…</span>
<a href="http://freezingpointbooktour.blogspot.com/"></a><p style="text-align:left"><img src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_nx-iCNcuSXg/SDwjR3-NugI/AAAAAAAAAD0/dhSxCr2mZGs/S1600-R/booktourbanner.jpg"/></p>
<span style="font-size:100%;">With gasoline prices skyrocketing, it only makes sense: Send the book on tour; leave the author at home.<br />
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If you'd like to receive a FREE<span style="color:red;">*</span> advance reader copy of <span style="font-weight: bold;">FREEZING POINT</span>, the hot new eco-thriller coming October 2 from Berkley, send your address to Jodi.Rosoff (at) us.penguingroup.com. Please put "Freezing Point ARC Giveaway" in the subject line.<br />
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Take a picture of yourself chilling out with <span style="font-weight: bold;">FREEZING POINT</span>, send the picture to <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="mailto:karendionne@bksp.org">the author</a>, and join the tour!<br />
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<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span style="color:#99c9ff;"><b><u><a href="http://freezingpointbooktour.blogspot.com/">The Tour Starts Here</a>:</u></b></span></span></span><br />
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<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_nx-iCNcuSXg/SElPH8gizNI/AAAAAAAAAEA/c9D25wue13k/s1600-h/booksbox.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208781441950993618" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_nx-iCNcuSXg/SElPH8gizNI/AAAAAAAAAEA/c9D25wue13k/s320/booksbox.jpg" border="0" name="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208781441950993618"/></a>My First Book Review!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-06-27:537324:BlogPost:1483072008-06-27T19:44:01.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
From Sarah Weinman's <a href="http://www.sarahweinman.com/">Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind</a>:<br />
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Karen Dionne: Freezing Point<br />
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Karen is the brainchild behind the wonderful writer's forum Backspace, and finally, her debut thriller is about to arrive this fall. The action is nonstop and the hot button issue - finding untapped resources to solve a growing drinking water shortage - is timely in light of rising populations, global warming and other signs of the economic slowdown. But just when…
From Sarah Weinman's <a href="http://www.sarahweinman.com/">Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind</a>:<br />
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Karen Dionne: Freezing Point<br />
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Karen is the brainchild behind the wonderful writer's forum Backspace, and finally, her debut thriller is about to arrive this fall. The action is nonstop and the hot button issue - finding untapped resources to solve a growing drinking water shortage - is timely in light of rising populations, global warming and other signs of the economic slowdown. But just when a solution (melt the icebergs!) arrives, then things get really frightening. Dionne combines the necessary scientific background with a knack for upping the stakes as the story goes along. Others may call her the next so-and-so, but the first Karen Dionne works for me.<br />
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I think I'm in love. :)<br />
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<img style="float:left;" src="http://a5.typepad.com/6a00d83451af9169e200e55373b1cd8833-75hi"/>The Backspace Book Promotion Networktag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-06-08:537324:BlogPost:1451642008-06-08T12:30:00.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
A few months before the release of my debut thriller, <a href="http://www.karendionne.net">FREEZING POINT</a>, I decided I was going to use the Internet to promote my novel as much as possible.<br></br><br></br>From talking to other writers, I knew there were plenty of promotional opportunities available - blog tours, online book clubs, book review sites, video sharing, and social network sites where people who might be interested in the topic of my book gathered.<br></br><br></br>I heard words like…
A few months before the release of my debut thriller, <a href="http://www.karendionne.net">FREEZING POINT</a>, I decided I was going to use the Internet to promote my novel as much as possible.<br/><br/>From talking to other writers, I knew there were plenty of promotional opportunities available - blog tours, online book clubs, book review sites, video sharing, and social network sites where people who might be interested in the topic of my book gathered.<br/><br/>I heard words like "Authorbuzz" and "LibraryThing" and "Shelfari," but didn't know what they meant, or how these sites and services could help promote my book.<br/><br/>And while I had an author page at MySpace, I wasn't sure how to make the most of it.<br/><br/>I looked for a resource that would explain it all; that had all of the Internet promotional opportunities listed in one place - a central database where everything could be accessed without wasting precious writing and promotional hours googling.<br/><br/>And when I couldn't find one, my Backspace partner, Christopher Graham, and I decided to make our own.<br/> <br/><br/><strong>What is The Backspace Book Promotion Network?</strong><br/> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.bookpromonetwork.com" target="_blank"><strong>The Backspace Book Promotion Network</strong></a> is a searchable database of thousands of listings of Internet book promotion opportunities. Current, comprehensive information - an extensive collection of everything related to Internet book promotion that we could find on the Web. Most of the listings are free, while some, such as newsletter advertising and press release services, are available to authors for a small cost.<br/><br/>But <a href="http://www.bookpromonetwork.com" target="_blank"><strong>The Backspace Book Promotion Network</strong></a> is more than a vast collection of links. Our Articles section tells you how to USE these promotional opportunities to best advantage. The articles are written by the people who know: website designers, publicists, best-selling authors.<br/><br/>Publishers have a finite amount to spend on marketing, and the bulk of their promotional dollars go to best-selling authors. Literary agencies hire full-time publicists to take up the slack. Authors with small presses and self-published authors are at an even bigger disadvantage.<br/><br/>Smart authors are figuring out new and innovative ways to promote their books using the Internet. The Backspace Book Promotion Network can help. $30 for six months; $50 for one year.<br/><br/>Not much more than the price of a good book.John Searles, books editor for Cosmo, to keynote at the Backspace Writers Conferencetag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-06-06:537324:BlogPost:1448182008-06-06T11:05:15.000ZKaren Dionnehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
<img align="right" src="http://cdn.harpercollins.com/harperimages/author/19710.jpg"></img> Author and editor <a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/author/index.aspx?authorid=19710"><b>John Searles</b></a> will present one of two keynote addresses at the 2008 Backspace Writers Conference in New York City this August. John is the Deputy Editor of Cosmopolitan where he oversees all book coverage for the magazine. His essays, articles and reviews have appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times and other national magazines and newspapers. He is the author of two…
<img src="http://cdn.harpercollins.com/harperimages/author/19710.jpg" align="right"/>Author and editor <a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/author/index.aspx?authorid=19710"><b>John Searles</b></a> will present one of two keynote addresses at the 2008 Backspace Writers Conference in New York City this August. John is the Deputy Editor of Cosmopolitan where he oversees all book coverage for the magazine. His essays, articles and reviews have appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times and other national magazines and newspapers. He is the author of two bestselling novels, BOY STILL MISSING and STRANGE BUT TRUE.<br />
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Upon the publication of his first novel in 2001, Time named him a “Person to Watch” and the New York Daily News dubbed him a “New Yorker to Watch.” Searles appears frequently on morning shows such as NBC's Today, CBS's The Early Show, Live! with Regis & Kelly and CNN, where he discusses his favorite seasonal book selections. He is at work on his third novel to be published by William Morrow/HarperCollins in 2008.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.backspacewritersconference.com"><b>2008 Backspace Writers Conference</b></a> will be held August 7 & 8 at the Radisson Martinique in NYC. Others on the program include Mark Tavani, senior editor at Random House, literary agents Simon Lipskar, Jenny Bent, Richard Curtis and Jeff Kleinman; authors Chris Grabenstein, Reed Farrell Coleman, William Powers, and Caroline Leavitt, and many more.<br />
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Attendance is limited to 200. <a href="http://www.backspacewritersconference.com/content/section/7/28/"><b>Register now</b></a>!