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October 23, 2019October 23, 2019 by Karen Ranney

Yesterday, after I finished work, I unpacked one cabinet on the other side of my partner’s desk. I hadn’t realized that books were packed, sardine like, in there. Holy heck, now I have 100 more books. No kidding. I’m overwhelmed with books and we haven’t even talked about the three boxes I haven’t unpacked. I … Read more

Categories Karen Ranney Books Tags Being a Writer, Books, Karen Ranney Books 18 Comments

Spotlight on Character

October 10, 2019October 10, 2019 by Karen Ranney

I am finishing up a book this week and it’s throwing me down on the floor, stomping on me, then laughing maniacally. While I attempt to battle through, I thought I’d re-post something I wrote in 2013. I’ve also left the comments intact. Feel free to add your own. My books always start with character. … Read more

Categories Books Tags Being a Writer, Books 4 Comments

My Dry Spell is Over!

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 by Karen Ranney

For the past several months I’ve been having a terrible time finding something that I wanted to read. I must’ve started 50 books and then put them down because they didn’t interest me. I’ve tried different genres, different authors. Everything, I think, except horror. I’m definitely not into horror. Or ghost stories. The other night … Read more

Categories Books Tags Books, Reading, Writing 10 Comments

A Pamphlet? A Novella? A Novelette?

May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 by Karen Ranney

I visited the Writer’s Cafe, which is the KDP forum for writers the other day. I noticed the comment of one writer because of his book covers (featured below his name). They were all the same, except for the tag line. In other words, they were all entitled Mary and the Magic Mop (that’s a … Read more

Categories Questions Tags Books, questions, Writing 9 Comments

Things I Don’t Understand

May 13, 2019May 13, 2019 by Karen Ranney

That’s probably not a good blog post title, because there are a million things I don’t understand. Let’s narrow this topic down to books, writing, and authors. By the way, I use writers more than authors. The word authors sounds pretentious to me. Like someone in a silk blouse with a limp bow declaring, “I … Read more

Categories Writing Tags Being a Writer, Books, Writing 4 Comments
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