Karen DeLabar

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  • All For the Love of Shoes

    “So, what'll it take to motivate you? Should I take away tv time,” my husband asked with a sly smirk on his face. I slid my foot into my black converse and started to tie the worn out laces. “Noooo, dad. I have no idea what'll it take to get me writing again. Every time…

  • A Worthy Pain in the Ass

    A couple of weeks ago I was minding my own business when I got a notification on my phone that someone mentioned me on Facebook. Giddy at the thought of someone thinking of me, I hopped on my computer and brought up the message thread. It was between one of the instructor's from my gym…

  • Favorite Valentine Memory

    Many of you know I'm not big on Valentine's Day. I have my reasons and no I'm not sharing them with you. However, just because the holiday isn't my favorite (not even in the top 5, it even falls after Administrative Assistant Day) that doesn't mean that I don't have a favorite memory from the…

  • New Review of the Serial Bone Wires by Michael Shean

    When I last reviewed Michael Shean's Bone Wires, a cyberpunk noir featured weekly on Curiosity Quills, Detective Daniel Gray had just found the first homicide victim missing his spine. Now in its fifteenth week, two more bodies were discovered with their spines removed adding pressure on Gray to solve the case. Since the beginning of…

  • Interview with Michael Shean author of Shadow of a Dead Star

    Oh happy day! Michael Shean, author of [amazon-product text=”Shadow of a Dead Star” type=”text”]B006JQ1HLA[/amazon-product], stopped by the pub today to talk science fiction. Now if you've hung out in the pub before you know that only a few science fiction writers have made their way onto my bookshelves and Michael Shean is one of them.…

  • It's All Downhill From Here

    I don't know if you know this about me, but I like to be a little bit reckless sometimes. See, I was raised pretty sheltered. I'm the youngest of four children and the only girl. Now granted if you read my last post with random facts about me, you know that I can handle myself…

  • Crescent Moons, Soccer, Gypsies, and Me

    I love winning awards for being me, it's about the only time I win anything. When I received notifications from the lovely Lorca Damon and the awesome Gareth Young about passing the “Versatile Blogger Award” to me I got super excited. It took me back to last Spring when I received my first blogger award.…

  • Interview with Holly Bush author of Romancing Olive

    KD: When and how did Olive's story come to you? HB: I'm not sure how to explain this without sounding odd but I see my characters in my head. They lodge themselves there. I saw Olive seated on the train west to Ohio, purse strings looped over her arm, bonnet tied and traveling coat buttoned-up,…

  • Interview with Billy Purgatory author, Jesse James Freeman

    KD: I think I fell in love in Billy Purgatory. Where did inspiration for his character, and his story, come from?  JJF: Wow, thanks so much for saying that about Billy.  At his core, he's kind of a knuckle-head – but I think he has some qualities that manifest themselves as the story goes along…

  • Review of Billy Purgatory: I am the Devil Bird by Jesse James Freeman

    What Billy Purgatory is is too big to be categorized into the confines of just one genre. Simply put, its a story about a ten year old skateboarder who could care less about the world around him. However, when he's faced with vampires and a monster he nicknamed the Time Zombie, Billy realizes that there…