Karen’s Other Writings

“Weaving a Seamless Backstory” – Writer’s Digest Magazine (January 2013)

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“BEHIND THE SCENESThriller writer Karen Dionne takes the ultimate research trip to a remote part of Chile for a firsthand look at a volcano.” RT Book Reviews (January 2011)

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“My First Year with an Agent” – 2011 Guide to Literary Agents - Writer’s Digest Books (August 2010)

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“Fact Into Fiction” - The Complete Handbook Of Novel Writing: Everything You Need to Know About Creating & Selling Your Work - Writer’s Digest Books (October 2010)


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“Fact Into Fiction” – Writers Digest magazine (January 2010); online at Writers Digest’s website: “How to Use Facts in Your Fiction”

 

 

“Michael Crichton’s Top 5 Writing Lessons” – Write’rs Digest magazine (April 2009)

 

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“Faith and a Box Full of Clock Parts


Paging Book Lovers: Dedicated Authors Keep Libraries Afloat

Bidding for Authors: When Books Sell at Auction

A Bankrupt Borders Makes Everyone Poorer, Especially Authors

Literary Speed Dating: How Not to Find an Agent for Your Book

Foreign Rights: How Authors Tap a Rich Vein of Royalties

A World Without Borders: One Author’s Fear

E-Piracy: The High Cost of Stolen Books

Listening to Literature: An Author Talks About Audiobooks

How E-Books Are Changing the Economics of Writing


“Aqua Fina or Aqua Finite?”

“Can a Novel Change the World?”

“On Buying Books”

“The Other eBook”

Why I Won’t Write a Disaster Thriller

Why I’m Selling My E-book for $3.99 (and bucking the trend)

I am Not a Scientist. So Why Do I Write Science Thrillers?