By Karna Bodman When you read that title, I’ll bet you thought this would be an article about a new heartfelt, inspirational novel. No. This is a story about the challenge of actually moving out of your house. For the last month, that’s exactly how I have spent almost all my time: listing our...
By Karna Small Bodman For all of us authors, Zoom has been a great way to connect with readers, among others. I figure everyone reading this has a Zoom account and receives many invitations to join meetings from time to time. We don’t pay attention to the technology involved we simply take it for...
By Karna Small Bodman Our Naples Public Library hosts four best-selling fiction authors a year at luncheons that draw some 600 readers and are major fund-raisers for the library. At one, the speaker was Pam Jenoff. Her latest book is Code Name Sapphire: A World War 2 Novel. Inspired by a true...
By Karna Small Bodman Satchel Page once said, “How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?” That’s an intriguing question. I recently discovered one clever way to find out. I read an article in The Wall Street Journal about three companies/laboratories who use a DNA sample to estimate...
By Karna Small Bodman Recently we have enjoyed reading various posts from guest bloggers praising their hometowns. Now, I want to tell you about my very favorite place to live and write: Naples, FLorida. If you can “get your ducks in a row” and come to visit this glorious enclave, you will...
By Karna Small Bodman This week we are celebrating 6th birthday of our loveable Labradoodle, Cammy, who was named for the heroine in my second thriller, Gambit. She, along with her brother, named for the book’s title, have brought so much joy to our family – although we often admit that “they own...
By Karna Bodman Have you ever had a disaster at your home, one that could be featured on that HGTV show, “Help, I wrecked my House?” We have a summer home in Southern California. It turns out that while we needed rain to replenish our reservoirs, we certainly didn’t want the incredible downpours...
By Karna Small Bodman Throughout history, there have been many brilliant women who made incredible contributions, and yet a number have only been recognized and celebrated when authors (and film producers) write bestselling books and make movies highlighting their achievements. I have been reading...
By Karna Small Bodman Have you ever read a book where a dog is one of the characters? It turns out that our Rogue author, Alex Kava, has written an entire bestselling series featuring a dog, “Grace,” who works with her K9 handling, Ryder Creed and FBI agent Maggie O’Dell to rescue people. In her...
By Karna Small Bodman Serendipity, n. The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. We’ve all heard the term, and we may have experienced it now and then, but have you ever thought about how so many things in our lives are there because of chance or an...
