Karen Pullen

Restless Dreams Fun Facts

karen — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 15:23:24 +0000

I didn’t write an introduction to Restless Dreams, my story collection. Didn’t describe the thinking, research, erasures, errors, and lurches into the unknown that constituted the path from early draft to nineteen final products. None of that is pretty or interesting.

But each story has a story. Here’s some fun facts, in the same order [...]

Merriment at a Book Launch Party

karen — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 21:12:31 +0000

A recap of yesterday’s grand afternoon at McIntyre’s Books in Fearrington Village, the venue for my Cold Heart launch party.

I love this bookstore! An overflow crowd packed McIntyre’s mystery books room.

The room was full of friends, family, readers, and droppers-in.

The brilliant Marjorie Hudson introduced me.

Her speech made me sound amazing. [...]

How to create a bookmark when all you have is Power Point

karen — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 20:02:01 +0000

Front of bookmark

Back of bookmark

I want to hand out a nice bookmark at my upcoming reading events.

Graphic design is the last skill anyone would accuse me of possessing, but I’ve worked out a process that I will share here. No doubt there are easier or more [...]

My Week at a Fitness Camp

karen — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 17:55:23 +0000

One recent Sunday morning, Mac and I boarded an airplane bound for Nashville and the Tennessee Fitness Spa. TFS had been on my radar for a couple of years, and after the election, we needed a change of locale and mindset. TFS was offering a two-for-one discount on the week’s stay, and who doesn’t [...]