by Vella Karman | Jul 29, 2026 | For Writers, Reader Thoughts
Dear Reader, I don’t know if you’ve realized this, but you hold all the power in our relationship. When I put my heart out there, it’s in your hands…on your bookshelf I am accepted or rejected. If you like my books, you can leave them five...
by Vella Karman | Jul 15, 2026 | Author News
There are a LOT of scams aimed at authors. Awards, book club features, fake publishers. It takes so much time and energy to sort through the noise. Scammers like to prey on everyone, but author scams seem to work especially well because writers are looking for...
by Vella Karman | Jul 8, 2026 | Author News
After I spoke underneath the World’s Largest Mailbox, I wasn’t sure what could top it. Was that one of my career goals? No. Was it extremely fulfilling? Yes. Luckily for you, that won’t be the only chance you get to meet me, either online or...
by Vella Karman | Jul 1, 2026 | Author News, Filling your life with LIGHT
I grew up on the edge of a rough neighborhood. Sometimes there’d be gunfire so close it sounded like it was in the backyard. One time, a police squad with K9s and a chopper were out looking for a wanted criminal in the creek about fifty feet from my backdoor....