Karen Douglass, Author

Karen Douglass, Author: Prose & Poetry

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  • Another Rule Broken

    Read almost any craft book on writing and you’ll find the dictum that we start with action– set the hook, reel the reader in and net him, don’t let him up from his chair to use the bathroom. Well, for much of the time that works and I think we have all come to expect…

  • Tuesday is Tip Day for Poets

    Starting right now, this minute, January 22, 2013, 7:09 MST, I am available for commentary on poems and answers to craft questions.  Here’s how it works: you, the poet or reader, sends a specific question about poetry to kvdbooks@facebook.com. You give me written permission to post your poem/question/comment on a public site and to respond…

  • A Better Detector Finds More Precious Metal

    When I lived in South Portland, ME, my daily trip to work involved crossing the mile-long Casco Bay Bridge, hoping that no oil tanker was steaming into the mouth of the Fore River, needing the drawbridge to open. The roadway on said bridge had no provision for escape and backtracking when this happened. Drivers sat…

  • David Foster Wallace–Hero

    Some time ago I took a little online test to see which other writer’s style mine might resemble. Wallace’s. At the moment I had no idea who he was, so that tiny item got pushed to the back of my mind. Now I wish I had paid attention. I’ve just finished reading most of his…

  • By George! Family Stories, Lies, and Love

    Recently a friend rediscovered her late father’s handwritten journal. It’s full of family stories and she’s busy figuring out how best to handle this treasure. Does she transcribe it into type so that it can be shared without damaging the original? Will she write poems based on the information he has left her? That’s a…