Karyne Corum
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  • Newport, NC
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Can a Jersey Writer Survive and Find Fiction Life Living in North Carolina? Tune in and Find out.

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Karyne Corum commented on the blog post 'The Anatomy Of A Writing Career'
"Lisa you are the universe speaking to me right now! First off, your book sounds amazing and I'm going to get a copy. I recently began to heal a body riddled with PCOS. Secondly, as I dig deeper into my latest MS, I am having wild fears of what…"
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Karyne Corum liked Lissa Rankin, MD's blog post The Anatomy Of A Writing Career
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Karyne Corum commented on the blog post 'Writing is a Humiliation Banquet'
"Oh so true. Especially the whole what makes you feel worthy as a writer. The sales, the events, the sheer fact that you actually got all those ideas into neat word packages and it still makes sense. "
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Karyne Corum liked Sara Mansfield Taber's blog post Writing is a Humiliation Banquet
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Karyne Corum liked Julie Luek's blog post [Making The Leap] Building a Platform: The Scaffolding to Success?
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Karyne Corum commented on the blog post '[1st BOOKS] Caroline Leavitt Throws Stones at Her Own Characters - an interview'
"I love how you never stopped throwing out the manuscripts. Something's got to stick right? Apparently there were a few that did. Nice hearing from someone who lived through an angst ridden teenage life like I did. :-)"
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Karyne Corum liked Meg Waite Clayton's blog post [1st BOOKS] Caroline Leavitt Throws Stones at Her Own Characters - an interview
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Karyne Corum commented on the blog post 'What is a platform?'
"Platform building is the most essential foundation in your job as a writer. It's also really good to keep apprised of changing trends and more effective ways to build one. :-)"
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Karyne Corum liked Maria Murnane's blog post What is a platform?
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Karyne Corum commented on the blog post 'Supporting indie bookstores in the new publishing era'
"Brooke, you really zeroed in on some significant facts about Amazon.  Since their advance into the world of self-publishing and publishing, the playing field  hasn't just been leveled, the lines have been redrawn. I also think…"
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Karyne Corum liked Brooke Warner's blog post Supporting indie bookstores in the new publishing era
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Karyne Corum commented on the blog post 'Should you attend a writers conference?'
"I think writer's conferences are an essential component of educating yourself as a writer and business owner, which all good writers must become if they are to succeed. I know that where I live the only conference coming to town is Boucheron in…"
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Karyne Corum liked Maria Murnane's blog post Should you attend a writers conference?
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Karyne Corum commented on the blog post '[REALITY CHECK] The Butt Nekkid Truth by Jeanie Johnson and Jayha Leigh'
"There is nothing I love better, besides my morning cup of happy juice, aka coffee, then to read a blog post by you two women.  I think there is a even more difficult scenario sometimes when it comes to telling the truth, the whole truth and…"
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Who I am:
Writer, mother of one child, one dog, two cats
Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
From Nightmares and Shadows
My writing is:
Fiction
I found out about She Writes from:
internet search

Karyne Corum's Blog

Want to Blog? Go and See the Wizard.

Posted on February 16, 2013 at 10:00am 2 Comments





How many times should you try something before you give up?  I tell my seven year old that he needs to try a new food three…

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How do you mend a broken heart?

Posted on January 23, 2013 at 7:08am 2 Comments

The answer is, you don't. What you should do is sit down at the keyboard and start typing. Maybe just five words to start with, but by golly it's something, isn't it? Besides what may be feeding those first five words are the first drops of blood that slip from that offended organ.

A writer, a really good one, must possess the ability to sift and sort, like a rabid…

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The Seduction of Creation

Posted on November 30, 2010 at 11:15am 3 Comments

Words kiss the page like eager lovers. Scenes slip as easily from your mind as silk stockings from a courtesan. Characters whisper clever and crafty dialogue in your ear as you sleep.



Ah, the delicious satisfaction of having a book in creation. When anything is possible and rejection seems as distant as economic recovery.



The truth is that all those writers out there holding onto that great American novel, the one they’ve been toting around for decades, have one… Continue

I'm not crazy, I'm a writer...

Posted on February 11, 2010 at 9:03am 6 Comments

When I was little I used to talk to myself. I worried why everyone else didn’t. Was I crazy? Or worse yet, was I destined for politics?…

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At 5:29am on March 29, 2013, Julie Luek said…

Hi Karyne, thank you for stopping by the post and commenting and thank you for the friend invite. I appreciate connecting and networking with other writers.

At 11:44am on March 13, 2013, Maria Murnane said…

Hi Karyne, I'm glad you enjoyed my blog post! I have many more if you'd like to check out my SheWrites page or my website: www.mariamurnane.com :)

At 5:08pm on June 8, 2011, Julie Jeffs said…
Karyne,

Welcome to the Bloggers Let’s Make it Work group! So glad you are here. Please visit the discussion New Members Visit Here First, tell us about your blog so we can list it on the members blog index.

I hope you will find, as I did, a great sense of community, loads of information and resources, and an incredible amount of talent.

Jump in on ongoing discussions or start one if there is an issue you would like to discuss.

Let me know if you have any questions. Look forward to reading your posts.

Warm regards,
Julie Jeffs
Beginning a Life at 50
At 2:46pm on September 5, 2010, Sunny Frazier said…
Ohh, somebody got published in DARK VALENTINE!
At 11:12am on February 14, 2010, Sunny Frazier said…
My goodness, what a lot of fun replies! I especially like "Do you want fries with that?"
At 12:55pm on February 7, 2010, Sunny Frazier said…
Where do your imaginary friends come from? Get on this site and weigh in.
 
 
 

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