Author Archives: Karin Tabke aka Karin Harlow

About Karin Tabke aka Karin Harlow

Award winning author Karin Tabke isn’t just another author with steamy stories to tell, but a cop’s wife who has “seen it all and heard it all.” Karin also writes paranormal romance as Karin Harlow with her L.O.S.T. series hailed as paranormal romantic suspense at its “chilling and sizzling” best.

It Takes A Village

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

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Character Arc (keep 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

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Full Circle

I’ve completed a couple of milestone circles recently. There was a bittersweet one: My youngest son shipped off to Camp Pendleton last month to Marine boot camp.  He was the last of our four children to leave home.  Now it … Continue reading

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Guest Natalie R. Collins

Thanks to my friend Karin Tabke/Karin Harlow for letting me guest blog today (and I also want to ask her, “Do you ever get confused with who you are, because I know writing under two names, I do!” But you … Continue reading

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How Much Pain Is Enough?

Pain, it’s why I’m so late posting my blog today. Not that I’m in pain, but my characters in my current wip are in pain. I have been so focused on their pain, I have neglected my other writerly duties: … Continue reading

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Karin’s Winner Is!

Bev!!  Email me at Kltabke@aol.com and we’ll get you squared away! Also, BAD TO THE BONE is live at both Amazon http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=karin+tabke+bad+to+the+bone&x=10&y=15 And Smashwords! http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/37188 It should be available at www.bn.com soon! Thank you, everyone who bought the book and to those … Continue reading

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Karin Enters the Arena!

No, not as a gladiator but as a self-published author! Yep, I did it, I took the plunge! And here’s why:  It’s good business.  On two fronts. One, it keeps my name out there, and two, with the explosion of … Continue reading

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Stand By!

It’ 4:00 a.m. Pacific time and I have just come off a marathon writing jag.  I can barely see the screen much less write a blog.  I promise to be back with a coherent post later this morning. both Karins* thank you … Continue reading

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Tis The Season For Deadlines and Distractions, Fa La La La La, La La La La!

So, those who know me, know I procrastinate, but always, somehow, get the job done.  Case in point:  Deadlines. I have too many to count at the moment.  I don’t even want to count them, they make me tremble and … Continue reading

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Guest Roxanne St. Claire (with giveaway)

I’m happy to welcome my friend Roxanne St. Claire. She’s a New York Times bestselling, RITA-award winning author of twenty-five novels of suspense and romance. She currently writes a romantic suspense series for Hachette/Grand Central Publishing called “The Guardian Angelinos” … Continue reading

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