Karen Duvall
I live with my husband in the High Desert of Central Oregon, and I'm a professional graphic designer who writes on the side. Up until recently, my writing has been more of a past time that I squeezed into my busy life whenever possible. Now that I've lost the majority of my design business to an ever-weakening economy, I'm looking to expand my writerly horizons to the article-writing market.
I now write for Helium and Demand Studios, as well as starting here at Suite 101. I really like that there's a writing and publishing category because that's my passion. I've written lots of articles on the craft of writing, and plenty about author branding and promotion, so this will be a great way to showcase future work on those topics.
I'm a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and the Central Oregon Writers Guild. I have two published novels, PROJECT RESURRECTION (Speculation Press); DESERT GUARDIAN (The Wild Rose Press), and my literary agent, Elizabeth Winick of McIntosh & Otis is currently shopping two of my latest projects to New York publishers.
Latest Articles
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Book Promotion Through Blogging
Blogs are viewed by thousands of visitors each and every day. What used to be an interesting way to journal online has become an effective promotional tool for authors.
Sep 3, 2009
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Write Description Using the Sense of Sound
As readers read, their brains will actually translate words that represent sound into auditory pictures. The stronger the description, the stronger the image.
Jun 11, 2009
- Karen Duvall
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Write Description Using the Sense of Smell
Memories are triggered by scent and the sense of smell has the potential to create powerful description that promises a more authentic reading experience.
Jun 11, 2009
- Karen Duvall
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Write Description Using the Sense of Sight
If characters are the heart of fiction, description is the pulse. When something is described, an experience is created for the reader on an emotional level.
Jun 7, 2009
- Karen Duvall
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