5 Gifts a Writer Needs for Christmas
The holiday season is back again this year, and checking off every gift on your list involves also getting the perfect gift for the...
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Karina Sokulski
- Oct 28, 2019
Historical Fashion in Fiction
We all know how crucial accuracy is when it comes to any historical drama. Whether this drama comes from a book or movie, accuracy is key...
Karina Sokulski
- Sep 25, 2019
NaNoWriMo 2019: Preparing to Prevail
I get asked often by my fellow writers what my "secret to success" is when winning NaNoWriMo every year. I'll jokingly answer "an...
Karina Sokulski
- Jul 6, 2019
Prequels: The Before Story...But After
Oh prequels, you’re quickly becoming my bad habit when it comes to my writing. You’re becoming that heart-skipping surprise when my...
Karina Sokulski
- Jun 19, 2019
Writing on an Adventure
It's finally happening. My husband and I are heading out for my first ever road trip through the U.S.! Well, not the entirety of the...
Karina Sokulski
- May 14, 2019
Join Me at Copperfield's Books Local Author Fair
This Saturday, May 18th, 2019 from 10:30 am to 4:00 pm I will be making an appearance at the fabulous Copperfield's Books for their 5th...
Karina Sokulski
- Mar 8, 2019
Three-Act Structure...Less Rambling and More Act II
Onto part two of this exploration of the three-act structure and, as the title suggests, less rambling about the mixed feelings writers...
Karina Sokulski
- Feb 27, 2019
World Building Taboos You Should Break
As I'm writing my fantasy novel, I've come across some bits of good advice from my fellow writers on what taboos to break when...
Karina Sokulski
- Sep 23, 2018
NaNoWriMo Prep: Being a NaNoWriMo Writer
September ends this week and all I can think about is how November is right around the corner. That's right, starting tomorrow, October...
Karina Sokulski
- Mar 6, 2018
Camp NaNoWriMo Prep: New Project or Revise November's?
Camp NaNoWriMo is 26 days away officially today. It you're still asking yourself the question in the title of this post, you're not too...
Karina Sokulski
- Nov 15, 2017
November 15th, NaNoWriMo's Half Way Point!
This is a HUGE deal. Colossal even! It's November 15th, which is officially the day that marks November, and NaNoWriMo's, half way point!...
Karina Sokulski
- Oct 27, 2017
NaNoWriMo Prep: Before You Start
It's the 27th of October. November starts next week. Breathe that in for a second. We're finally here and November's not going to wait...
Karina Sokulski
- Sep 27, 2017
Finishing that First Manuscript
Yep. I did it. I completed my very first manuscript. My goodness did I feel braindead when it finally happened! The accomplishment,...
Karina Sokulski
- Aug 22, 2017
Pseudoscience in Fantasy
As I continue trudging on through my first manuscript for my fantasy-horror genre project, I've come into an interesting discovery in my...
Karina Sokulski
- Aug 8, 2017
Formatting Your Manuscript the "Proper" Way
Sooner rather than later, we're all going to have to plug in those novels we've written into a manuscript to send off to our choice of...
Karina Sokulski
- Jul 25, 2017
Learning From the Masters, A.K.A. Your Favorite Authors
Let's go back in time for a second to the first thing you ever wrote as a writer. No, I'm not talking about your first publication and...
Karina Sokulski
- Jul 14, 2017
To Epigraph or Not to Epigraph?
Not too long ago, a much respected fellow writer wrote a blog post on how to write author biographies for their books (link here). Her...
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