By Karna Small Bodman In addition to writing thrillers like my latest, Protecting Jess, that was released a few months ago, I also write children’s picture books. The text of my new one, Stories of Jesus, that was just released a few weeks ago, was actually a poem I had written when my children...
By Karna Bodman Have you had the pleasure of attending an event where a prominent author is giving a speech? I’ve been to several, Here are my favorite recollections: First is Marie Benedict, whom I met when she spoke to some 600 people at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, sponsored by the Naples Library....
By Karna Small Bodman July in Florida means sunny pleasant mornings with a few wispy clouds. This is the only time I can swim laps in our pool here in Naples because by Noon the heat of the day sets in, and the water temperature is 90 degrees - feels like a bathtub. However, at night, it’s a...
By Karna Bodman Have you ever heard a song that inspired you to write a story or a poem? I know I have. Shakespeare once wrote, “If music be the food of love, play on.” It is said that Ernest Hemingway and James Joyce were also inspired by music when they wrote some of their most famous tales. ...
By Karna Bodman On book tours, a question that I, and many other authors, get is, “Where do you find your ideas?” My answer when it comes to my new – 6th – thriller, Protecting Jess, which will be released on March 11, is it was inspired by two completely different situations. When I served in the...
Did you know our Rogue Karna Bodman enjoys turning from thrillers to poetry? Inspiration struck one evening while visiting Jackson Hole and she jotted down An RV Wife, which later won Honorable Mention in a Writer's Digest contest. AN RV WIFE Now I’m a guy who really loves The great outdoors, you...
By Karna Small Bodman If you are an aspiring writer, you undoubtedly sense that you have a daunting, but exciting journey ahead of you. After all, right now there are 22,920,000 books available on Amazon. So how does a new book get noticed or ever make it to a bestseller list? I recall going...
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...
