Karen Cantwell

New Poll!

Posted by on Apr 20, 2012 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on New Poll! Barbara Marr book #5 won’t be out for a while since I am currently working on #4, Saturday Night Cleaver. But it’s never too soon to start planning – for me, part of planning, is choosing the title. I actually always choose the title before preparing the plot (shhhh – that’s a secret). I thought that this time around, I would let Barbara Marr fans weigh in on the...
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A New Series on the Horizon

Posted by on Apr 17, 2012 in Uncategorized | 4 comments First, before I get to the big news, did everyone see that Tina Fey won the poll, “Who would you like to see play Barbara Marr in the movie version?” Now if only we could get someone to agree to buy the movie rights. And, of course, Tina would have to agree. Small hurdles. Small hurdles. On to new news: Over the next year, I will be releasing three books (shorter, novella length) in a...
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Another Fun Poll!

Posted by on Mar 30, 2012 in Uncategorized | 6 comments Hello everybody! That last poll was just too fun, so I’ve decided to run another one =============> I hope you find this one just as fun! And if you choose “other,” feel free to elaborate in the comments! Have a great weekend, friends! Best...
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Just for Fun!

Posted by on Mar 22, 2012 in Uncategorized | 1 comment Isn’t that monkey just the cutest? He (she?) has nothing to do with this post, I just had to share. So what’s “Just for Fun” you ask? Well, I once asked readers what they would like to see more of here on the website, and one of the answers was polls. So if you look to your right ===================> you will see my very first OFFICIAL POLL! So go for it – answer...
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Book Signing, Reston, Virginia

Posted by on Mar 19, 2012 in Uncategorized | 2 comments I’m very excited about my book signing this Saturday, March 24th, at the Barnes & Noble in Reston, Virginia. The Reston Barnes & Noble is holding two different “Meet the Author” events for Northern Virginia Writers Club authors, and I’m lucky enough to be a part of the first one being held this Saturday. I’ll be sitting alongside friends and authors, Eric...
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Another Character Name Contest!

Posted by on Feb 18, 2012 in Uncategorized | 14 comments Happy Saturday, friends! Well, because I never seem to be one to rest, I’m already busy plotting the fourth Barbara Marr Mystery, Saturday Night Cleaver. That means I need some character names! Remember the notorious Kiki Urbanowski from Citizen Insane?How about Super-Mom, Judi Horner from Silenced by the Yams? They were born, so to speak, from my Character Name Contests. So, how would you...
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