Category: Books

• The Negative Review

  For the published author, a negative review can sting hard. We tend to confer disproportionate power on bad reviews, allowing a single sour note to negate all the wonderful things readers have said about our work. For this reason, many of my friends and colleagues resolve not to pay attention to reader reviews, but let’s…

  Karin Rita Gastreich

  March 1, 2022

  Books, creative writing, fantasy, publishing, writing

  author life, writing advice

• Fireside Joys

  The other day, as I walked across campus through the brisk morning air, I realized how very much I enjoy winter. I love to bundle up on frigid days and snuggle beneath the covers during long, frozen nights. I have great childhood memories of snow forts and snowball fights, of sledding and ice-skating, of hot…

  Karin Rita Gastreich

  December 7, 2015

  Books