Published in the March 2017 issue of Books Make a Difference magazine.
Writers work so hard to find just the right words. Often, those words spill off the page into readers’ hands and, sometimes, into our hearts. They capture our feelings, stir our desires, push us in new directions, give us reason to pause and consider, and inspire us to keep going. Do you have a favorite line or passage from a book that has struck a chord with your heart? This column shares favorite book quotes. [...]
Published in the June 2016 issue of Books Make a Difference magazine.
We had a book-loving good adventure at Book Expo America 2016 in Chicago in May, looking for Books Make a Difference stories. Inspired by multi-faceted storytelling—from famous and beloved all-stars to emerging teen authors, singer-songwriters who speak in poetry to 3D multimedia entertainers, publishers focused on social empowerment to satirists empowering citizens through humor, writers born of heartache and perseverance to those who would drop a book deal to keep their point of view—we bring you our #BEA16 photoblog. [...]
Published in the November 2015 issue of Books Make a Difference magazine.
Award-winning illustrator Nina Victor Crittenden sits at her home studio and begins to paint. Shy and modest, she’s hesitant to talk about herself, but the words come easier as she strokes her watercolor brush across the back of a flying dragon. A certified veterinary technician, Nina is an animal lover. She says, “What I love about being an artist is that I can draw pictures of dogs and cats and horses ... It gives me a chance to combine two things I really love: artwork and animals.” [...]
Published in the March/April 2015 issue of Books Make a Difference magazine.
Third-generation military wife Terri Barnes writes transparent, personal, and emotionally universal messages that have made her weekly Stars and Stripes column, Spouse Calls, the newspaper’s longest-running military life column. The relevance of her writing to both military and civilian readers led to her first book, and Terri is both humbled and excited by the effect her book is having in diverse communities to stir conversation and increase understanding of military life. [...]
A magazine writer and editor for much of her career, Karen writes for and publishes Books Make a Difference online magazine.
She is often asked to write features or columns for various other publications and web sites as well. In this section, you’ll find links to samples of her work.
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