by Karen Ullo | Oct 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
This post originally appeared at Dappled Things. Exactly two years ago, I was honored to inaugurate the Deep Down Things blog with a post about why I love Halloween. I suppose it is only fitting, then, that my debut novel, Jennifer the Damned (which is about... by Karen Ullo | Oct 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Writers always tend to believe their best writing happens in paradise. Whether it’s a mountain chalet, a cabin in the desert, or a condo overlooking a stretch of glowing white sand, we all love to dream about the “Writer’s Retreat.” Peace. Quiet. Writing. Aah!... by Karen Ullo | Sep 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
This post originally appeared at Dappled Things [During the Christmas Truce of 1914, a] British Daily Telegraph correspondent wrote that on one part of the line the Germans had managed to slip a chocolate cake into British trenches. Even more amazingly, it was... by Karen Ullo | Sep 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
Where do ideas come from? I don’t think anyone really knows. We have all experienced the moment of, “Aha!” that seems to strike like a bolt of lightning, as if from some external source. But no matter where ideas come from, a writer cannot afford to be without... by Karen Ullo | Aug 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
Welcome to The Warble, my new blog where I sing about writing (and maybe some other things, too.) Technically, I suppose I will be writing about writing, but singing and writing are so inextricably tangled up in my brain, I can’t tell them apart anymore. Long years of...
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