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Author: Karen Martin
I provide ideas development and literary craft services to writers and other artists.
Write What You Can’t Know
Bedtime stories Nothing like a good, kind voice reading an endless story to soothe the irritations of insomnia. The sagas … More
Her Little Jewel Box
Her furry cleft “She stepped right over me, naked except for her brassiere, and provided me with a direct shot … More
The Essence of Writing is Revision
“The way to do a piece of writing is three or four times over,” says John McPhee, “never once.” Draft … More
The First African Book to Win a Lammy
The short story anthology I developed and co-edited, Queer Africa: New and Collected Fiction, won the 2014 Lambda Literary Award … More
Writers Who Are and Aren’t Themselves: Stephanus Muller and Gerald Murnane
Winner-winner Stephanus Muller’s Nagmusiek, published by Fourthwall Books, is winging its way to Greylingstad, home of Highveld Reading and Writing … More
Disturbing Immersions
Disturbing Immersions was the first studio Highveld offered. I didn’t get any bookings, so I hosted it as a free … More
