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	<title>Karen Dionne</title>
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		<title>Keynote Speaker!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Dionne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m so excited! This weekend, I&#8217;m going to be giving the keynote address at A Rally of Writers &#8212; Michigan&#8217;s oldest and most respected writers conference. The topic will be &#8220;Writers Helping Writers: Finding Your Place in the Writing Community,&#8221; and I&#8217;m really looking forward to sharing what I&#8217;ve learned. I&#8217;m also conducting two workshops: [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m so excited! This weekend, I&#8217;m going to be giving the keynote address at A Rally of Writers &#8212; Michigan&#8217;s oldest and most respected writers conference. The topic will be &#8220;Writers Helping Writers: Finding Your Place in the Writing Community,&#8221; and I&#8217;m really looking forward to sharing what I&#8217;ve learned.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m also conducting two workshops: &#8220;Something Has to Happen&#8221; on balancing beautiful language with compelling storytelling for fiction writers, and &#8220;Getting Noticed&#8221; or writing and placing magazine articles and essays to build your platform.</p>
<p>Hope to see many of my Michigan friends there!</p>
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		<title>New! Signed E-Books!</title>
		<link>http://www.karen-dionne.com/2013/03/new-signed-e-books/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Dionne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now, this is cool! Authorgraph makes it possible for authors to sign copies of their readers&#8217; e-books! Click on the image below to get a free autograph from yours truly! (P.S. &#8211; this link works not just for Freezing Point, but for all of my titles.)]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now, this is cool! Authorgraph makes it possible for authors to sign copies of their readers&#8217; e-books! Click on the image below to get a free autograph from yours truly!</p>
<p>(P.S. &#8211; this link works not just for Freezing Point, but for all of my titles.)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.authorgraph.com/authors/KarenDionne" target="_blank"><img alt="Get a free Authorgraph from Karen Dionne" src="http://www.authorgraph.com/widgets/author/KarenDionne.gif" /></a></p>
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		<title>FREEZING POINT in the UK</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m thrilled to see Freezing Point selling so well in the UK!]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m thrilled to see Freezing Point <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/bestsellers/books/426336031/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_b_2_4_last" target="_blank">selling so well in the UK</a>!</p>
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		<title>Freezing Point gets a great UK review!</title>
		<link>http://www.karen-dionne.com/2013/02/freezing-point-gets-a-great-uk-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Dionne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOVE this review for Freezing Point from Amazon.uk: I bought Karen Dionne&#8217;s Freezing Point on my Kindle for $3.99 and couldn&#8217;t figure out why it was so underpriced. This book is up there with all the best. Terrific writing, a plot that keeps you on your toes, and characters that jump off the page. The [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.karen-dionne.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/freezing-point-new-cover.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-382" alt="freezing point-new cover" src="http://www.karen-dionne.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/freezing-point-new-cover-186x300.jpg" width="186" height="300" /></a>LOVE this review for Freezing Point from Amazon.uk:</p>
<p>I bought Karen Dionne&#8217;s Freezing Point on my Kindle for $3.99 and couldn&#8217;t figure out why it was so underpriced. This book is up there with all the best. Terrific writing, a plot that keeps you on your toes, and characters that jump off the page. The real surprise is the depth of knowledge that made me wonder if Ms. Dionne had done masses of research, or whether she spends her summers on the ice in the Antarctic.</p>
<p>From the opening scene, I had my heart in my mouth, wondering how the heck you get out of this situation. By the time you&#8217;re back on dry land, you&#8217;re hooked. This is a book that&#8217;s very hard to put down, with heaps of twists and turns, plenty of drama, and the most unexpected culprit. Ms. Dionne&#8217;s Boiling Point is next on my reading list.</p>
<p>And today and tomorrow (2/21 &amp; 22), you can <a href=" http://www.amazon.com/Freezing-Point-ebook/dp/B00AJ37XHG/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1354965663&amp;sr=1-2&amp;keywords=freezing+point" target="_blank">get it for free</a>!</p>
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		<title>Free E-Books!</title>
		<link>http://www.karen-dionne.com/2013/02/free-e-books/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:18:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Dionne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Killer Thrillers&#8221; is an authors collective I joined last fall along with 23 other award-winning, best-selling, and internationally published thriller authors. There are literally hundreds of excellent, low-cost e-books featured on the website, and from February 20 &#8211; 22, 6 of our titles will be FREE! Freezing Point by Karen Dionne Lucidity by CJ Lyons Switch by [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;<a href="http://www.killer-thrillers.com/" target="_blank">Killer Thrillers</a>&#8221; is an authors collective I joined last fall along with 23 other award-winning, best-selling, and internationally published thriller authors. There are literally hundreds of excellent, low-cost e-books featured on the website, and from <strong>February 20 &#8211; 22,</strong> 6 of our titles will be FREE!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.karen-dionne.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/killer-thrillers-graphic-square.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1358" alt="killer-thrillers-graphic-square" src="http://www.karen-dionne.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/killer-thrillers-graphic-square.jpg" width="225" height="225" /></a>Freezing Point by Karen Dionne<br />
Lucidity by CJ Lyons<br />
Switch by Grant McKenzie<br />
A Fine and Dangerous Season by Keith Raffel<br />
Breaking Cover by JD Rhoades<br />
The Unseen by Alexandra Sokoloff</p>
<p>From February 20 &#8211; 22, you can <strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/lm/R1DVIP8470BPA9/ref=cm_lm_pthnk_view?ie=UTF8&amp;lm_bb=" target="_blank">download all 6 FREE e-books </a></strong><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/lm/R1DVIP8470BPA9/ref=cm_lm_pthnk_view?ie=UTF8&amp;lm_bb=" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;d like to help spread the word abut this amazing free e-book deal, here is some sample copy you can use, or, if you like, just come up with your own personalized version:</p>
<p><strong>TWITTER: </strong>6 FREE E-books from award-winning, bestselling thriller authors! Feb 20-22 http://tinyurl.com/af4xf69 #kindle #ebooks #free #rt</p>
<p><strong>FACEBOOK:</strong> Check out these 6 terrific FREE &#8220;Killer Thrillers&#8221; from award-winning, bestselling, internationally published thriller authors! Download for FREE from Feb 20 to 22. http://tinyurl.com/af4xf69</p>
<p>Happy reading!</p>
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		<title>Faith and a Box Full of Clock Parts</title>
		<link>http://www.karen-dionne.com/2013/01/faith-and-a-box-full-of-clock-parts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Dionne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thrilled to see my guest essay on writers keeping the faith, &#8220;Faith and a Box of Clock Parts,&#8221; on Jennifer Haupt&#8217;s &#8220;One True Thing&#8221; column on Psychology Today!]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thrilled to see my guest essay on writers keeping the faith, &#8220;<a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/one-true-thing/201301/karen-dionne-faith-and-box-full-clock-parts" target="_blank">Faith and a Box of Clock Parts</a>,&#8221; on Jennifer Haupt&#8217;s &#8220;One True Thing&#8221; column on Psychology Today!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/one-true-thing/201301/karen-dionne-faith-and-box-full-clock-parts"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-1156" title="psych today small" alt="" src="http://www.karen-dionne.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/psych-today-small.jpg" width="381" height="218" /></a></p>
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		<title>My short story featured in Rogue Reader!</title>
		<link>http://www.karen-dionne.com/2013/01/my-short-story-featured-in-rogue-reader/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m delighted that Rogue Reader, a terrific new website for crime fiction readers, has chosen to feature my short story &#8220;Calling the Shots.&#8221; You can read the story at this link. Thanks, Rogue Reader!]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m delighted that Rogue Reader, a terrific new website for crime fiction readers, has chosen to feature my short story &#8220;Calling the Shots.&#8221; You can read the story at <a href="http://theroguereader.com/2013/01/calling-the-shots-by-karen-dionne/">this link</a>. Thanks, Rogue Reader!</p>
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		<title>New article in Writer&#8217;s Digest Magazine!</title>
		<link>http://www.karen-dionne.com/2012/11/new-article-in-writers-digest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Dionne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The January issue of Writers Digest Magazine with my article on backstory is finally here! You can order the issue online, or pick up a copy at your favorite bookstore. &#8220;Weaving a Seamless Backstory by Karen Dionne Behind every well-developed novel lies an important backstory—but including too much of it too soon can halt your story’s [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.karen-dionne.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/wd0113_1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-767" title="wd0113_1" alt="" src="http://www.karen-dionne.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/wd0113_1-216x300.jpg" width="216" height="300" /></a>The January issue of <em>Writers Digest Magazine</em> with my article on backstory is finally here! You can <a href="http://www.writersdigestshop.com/writers-digest-jan-2013-pdf-v9111?lid=wdbkwidget0113-preview" target="_blank">order the issue online</a>, or pick up a copy at your favorite bookstore.</p>
<p>&#8220;<strong>Weaving a Seamless Backstory by Karen Dionne</strong></p>
<p>Behind every well-developed novel lies an important backstory—but including too much of it too soon can halt your story’s momentum. Here’s how to know what to reveal, and when.&#8221;</p>
<p>If you get a chance to read my article, I&#8217;d love to know what you think!</p>
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		<title>Audio version of Freezing Point picks up a fantastic review!</title>
		<link>http://www.karen-dionne.com/2012/08/audio-version-of-freezing-point-just-picked-up-a-fantastic-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Dionne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Though I&#8217;ll admit my heart dropped for a moment when I read the review&#8217;s title below!) &#8220;Freezing Point will have your blood running cold&#8221; I picked this book up on the recommendation of James Rollins. He mentioned that he had read this one and really liked it so I thought I&#8217;d give it a try. I [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.audible.com/pd/ref=sr_1_1?asin=B003AV07CM&amp;qid=1345571548&amp;sr=1-1"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-685" title="fp-website" src="http://www.karen-dionne.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/fp-website-184x300.jpg" alt="" width="184" height="300" /></a>(Though I&#8217;ll admit my heart dropped for a moment when I read the review&#8217;s title below!)</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Freezing Point will have your blood running cold&#8221;</p>
<p>I picked this book up on the recommendation of James Rollins. He mentioned that he had read this one and really liked it so I thought I&#8217;d give it a try. I was not disappointed. Talk about freezing you to your seat. I couldn&#8217;t stop listening.</p></blockquote>
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<blockquote><p>This book has just the right amount of technology, &#8220;save our world&#8221; issues, and believeable characters, delivering a solid, fast paced, at times gruesome, story line.</p>
<p>With our resources of fresh water dwindling rapidly, could the technology in this book provide a possible solution?</p>
<p>If you like adventure, this is one for you!!!!</p></blockquote>
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<div>If you&#8217;re into audiobooks, FREEZING POINT is available at <a href="http://www.audible.com/pd/ref=sr_1_1?asin=B003AV07CM&amp;qid=1345571548&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank">Audible.com</a>.</div>
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		<title>ThrillerFest!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m just back from ThrillerFest VII in New York City last week &#8211; what an incredibly fabulous time! &#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m just back from <a href="http://www.thrillerfest.com" target="_blank">ThrillerFest VII</a> in New York City last week &#8211; what an incredibly fabulous time!</p>
<div id="attachment_668" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.karen-dionne.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bob-lee-and-me.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-668" title="bob, lee, and me" alt="" src="http://www.karen-dionne.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bob-lee-and-me-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">R.L. Stine, Lee Child, and me!</p></div>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<div id="attachment_669" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.karen-dionne.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/after-the-board-meeting.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-669" title="after the board meeting" alt="" src="http://www.karen-dionne.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/after-the-board-meeting-300x235.jpg" width="300" height="235" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Men in Black! L &#8211; R: Joseph Finder, Jon Land, Peter James, David Morrell, Lee Child, R.L. Stine (my fellow board members &#8211; what a talented and accomplished group!)</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_670" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.karen-dionne.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ann-rule-and-me.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-670" title="ann rule and me" alt="" src="http://www.karen-dionne.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ann-rule-and-me-300x295.jpg" width="300" height="295" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Ann Rule! What a smart, delightful, and entertaining lady!</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_671" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 234px"><a href="http://www.karen-dionne.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/paul-mceuen.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-671" title="paul mceuen" alt="" src="http://www.karen-dionne.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/paul-mceuen-224x300.jpg" width="224" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">My writer pal Paul McEuen took home a Thriller Award for Best First Novel. Yay, Paul!!!</p></div>
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