Karleen Koen

Well.....writing for a living is a real kick in the pants. Before finishing revisions I was feeling sorry for myself at how chained to the computer I was.

This week, having finished, I feel empty, melancholy, and remote. Tune in for next week. No telling what I'll feel. At least I've learned one (more…)

Didn't do a thing about writing, other than the wordpress blog, over the holidays. That made me feel saggy-baggy. I began this week to read over the revision suggestions made by Crown Publishing. It's interesting what a matter of weeks does to my sense of prickliness. I feel much cooler toward everything, not so (more…)

Where am I in the process of the fourth novel?

My agent has read it. She has made two suggestions to clarify the plot. A variety of friends who function as my readers have read it or are reading it. They serve as proofreaders, and they serve as first readers.

So..... (more…)