Author Archives: Karin Tabke aka Karin Harlow

     I’m very excited to talk about two very exciting topics today!  The first is the release of theMurder She Writes Presents, GUNS AND ROSES anthology! This isn’t your run of the mill let’s-pull-some-old-stuff-out-from-under-our-beds-and let’s see-if-someone-buys-it anthology. Oh, no-no-no!  … Continue reading →

Hubby calls it expensive.  I’m talking about my hobbies over the years.  I’ve dabbled in my fair share.  Horses and showing, shooting and hunting, fishing, sailing, starting businesses, selling businesses, showing my dog, raising snakes and iguanas, refinishing stuff, ceramics, … Continue reading →

I’m not talking about dinner. I’m talking about, are you where you have worked to be? I’m not.  Well, I was on track to make it, and then my goals changed. Many moons ago B.P(before published) my goal was to sell … Continue reading →

I’m in Kauai as I type this, sitting out on the lanai, listening to the surf off in the distance. I have a hot cup of Kona coffee on the table and my family surrounding me.  Life doesn’t get much … Continue reading →

It was during what should have been a lazy winter afternoon in January/February 2010 when I called the lovely Karin Tabke in a panic. “Oh my gawd!” I cried, horrified. “My heroine–my mortal, human heroine–just killed a demon!” We were … Continue reading →

The actual writing of a novel may be a solitary process but after that, it takes a village to get a book from my head into your hands.  Here’s a quick down and dirty list of the people involved in … Continue reading →

Before you all roll your eyes and groan thinking this is one of those craft blogs about defining character arcs, stop. It isn’t. While this blog is about character arcs, it is specifically about one character’s arc. My youngest son’s. … Continue reading →