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Karen A. Parker

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Karen A. Parker is a Black, queer, nonbinary, and neurodivergent Buddhist from Los Angeles, California. They graduated with an MFA in Creative Writing (Fiction) from UC Riverside’s Palm Desert program in June 2024, and they help other BIPOC and QUILTBAG+ speculative fiction writers as an Author Accelerator™-certified fiction book coach. When they’re not reading or writing, they enjoy cooking, cartomancy, composing music, critting in Dungeons & Dragons, and completing their video game collection.

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Karen A. Parker When I get stuck, it's usually for one of two reasons. Either I don't have ideas to work with, or the scene I'm currently writing isn't exciting or do…moreWhen I get stuck, it's usually for one of two reasons. Either I don't have ideas to work with, or the scene I'm currently writing isn't exciting or doesn't make sense plot-wise.

Gathering ideas looks like reading books, watching movies, listening to music, etc. Making sure that the scene I'm writing is exciting or makes sense looks like journaling about it--getting it out of my head and onto something visual and tangible so that I can interact with it.(less)
Karen A. Parker Read a lot. Read books that inspire you. Read books outside the usual genre that you read. Read books about the craft of writing and how to get your m…moreRead a lot. Read books that inspire you. Read books outside the usual genre that you read. Read books about the craft of writing and how to get your message across. Start reading books only to abandon them halfway through, and figure out why you abandoned them.

Next, write a lot. Be bold. Be weird. Be experimental. Cliches are fine in rough drafts, but when you revise, dig deep for the thing that only you can write.

Lastly, find other writers and readers to talk about writing and books with. Find your mentors, cheerleaders, and tribes that'll support you and your work. Don't go it alone.(less)
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The Art of Capturing Phantoms by Karen A. Parker
"The Art of Capturing Phantoms: Definitive Edition is a striking showcase of how expansive short fiction can be when handled with precision and imagination.

Across stories that range from speculative and science fiction to quietly philosophical and hau" Read more of this review »
Nerve by Sarah Fawn Montgomery
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Aicha by Soraya Bouazzaoui
"3.5 stars.

Minus the explicit sex scenes, this was a little too older YA/NA for me (easy to read, concepts aren't convoluted, ideas aren't too complex, etc.) But despite that, I absolutely loved the Moroccan rep and enjoyed my time reading this novel." Read more of this review »
Buddhism in 10 Steps by Alan Peto
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Henry David Thoreau
“How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.”
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Henry David Thoreau
“Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.”
Henry David Thoreau, Walden or, Life in the Woods

Eoin Colfer
“If I win, I'm a prodigy. If I lose, then I'm crazy. That's the way history is written.”
Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl

Eoin Colfer
“And one more thing. About my name — Artemis — you were right. In London, it is generally a female name, after the Greek goddess of archery. But every now and then a male comes along with such a talent for hunting that he earns the right to use the name. I am that male. Artemis the hunter. I hunted you.”
Eoin Colfer, The Eternity Code

Eoin Colfer
“Let us proceed under the assumption that the fairy folk do exist, and that I am not a gibbering moron.”
Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl

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